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A park ranger suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he fell from a city vehicle during an investigation into an assault with a deadly weapon on a biking trail in Griffith Park. Los Angeles Police Department officers and city park rangers responded shortly after 4:20 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Fern Dell Drive and Los Feliz Boulevard to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, police said. Police determined after further investigation that the crime occurred on a biking trail. Police did a follow-up investigations at Western and Franklin avenues, where a park ranger fell from a city vehicle. It was unclear what motivated the assault. Details leading up to the ranger falling from a vehicle remain limited. Reports from the scene indicate that the suspect was taken into custody.

An at-risk 17-year-old girl reported missing after being last seen in Cudahy has been found, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday. Gretel Gabriela Chavarin had last been seen Tuesday in the 7900 block of Crafton Avenue around 8 a.m., according to the department. Sheriff’s deputies have since located Chavarin, but as is customary in missing persons cases, additional details about when or where she was found were not provided.

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November 20, 2024 / 11:40 PM EST / AP Google’s Chrome browser could be sold DOJ could force Google to sell Chrome after monopoly ruling 02:08 U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favoring its search engine. The recommended penalties underscore how severely regulators operating under President Biden believe Google should be punished following an August ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta that branded Google as a monopolist . The Justice Department decision-makers who will inherit the case after President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year might not be as strident. The Washington, D.C. court hearings on Google’s punishment are scheduled to begin in April and Mehta is aiming to issue his final decision before Labor

November 20, 2024 / 11:29 PM EST / CBS/AP A U.S. citizen has died in a tourist town in the Southeast Asian nation of Laos following reports that multiple travelers suffered suspected cases of alcohol poisoning in the same town after possibly consuming tainted drinks. A State Department spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that the death occurred in Vang Vieng.   “We are closely monitoring the situation and providing consular assistance,” the spokesperson said, adding that local authorities were responsible for determining the cause of death. The victim’s name was not provided.   Australian media also reported that two Danish tourists died after consuming tainted alcohol in Vang Vieng, but it was not immediately possible to confirm details. Asked about media reports, Denmark’s Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press that “two Danish citizens have passed away in Laos” but that it could not provide specifics for “reasons of confidentiality in personal matters.” A woman carries a baby as she walks by the Nana Backpack hostel in Vang Vieng, Laos, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Anupam Nath / AP Meanwhile, two Australian tourists were being treated in

Loved ones and authorities are searching for two Southern California teenagers who have been missing for nearly a month. Mileena Agustin, 13, and her friend, Jose Sanchez, 14, were reported missing on Oct. 27, according to the Pomona Police Department. “Although their cases were reported separately, it is believed they are together,” authorities said in an update on Nov. 20. They may have been seen in the Pomona, Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley areas, authorities said. The circumstances surrounding their disappearance were not released, however, police said their families remain very concerned for their well-being. They have not had contact with the teens since. Agustin is described as an Asian female standing 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing around 197 pounds. She has black hair, brown eyes and hyperpigmentation around her neck and chest. Mileena Agustin, 13, and her friend, Jose Sanchez, 14, were reported missing on Oct. 27, 2024. (Pomona Police Department) She was last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored basketball shorts with red and white stripes on the side. She may be carrying a camouflage tie-dye Victoria’s Secret tote

A 46-year-old Riverside County man ambushed by vigilante teens after he allegedly provided a girl with nude photos of himself and tried to arrange a sexual encounter with her is, so far, not facing charges.   Prosecutors with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said they would not be filing charges against William Vandenbush, a resident of Homeland, and sent the case back to the sheriff’s department for further investigation.   The Nov. 15 incident, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, unfolded around 4:30 p.m. at Nicolas Road Park in Temecula.  Authorities told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson that deputies were tipped off that the suspect was allegedly meeting a minor at the park for “sexual purposes.”   William Vandenbush, 46, a resident of Homeland is shown in this undated mug shot. (Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) “When deputies arrived at that scene, there were probably 20 other juveniles there,” RCSD Sgt. Diedre Vickers told KTLA.    While many of the teens had their cellphones out and recorded the encounter, deputies detained the 46-year-old and waited for detectives to respond to the park.   Human

Police in Upland arrested a woman who allegedly stabbed her partner during a domestic dispute Wednesday morning. According to the Upland Police Department, officers were dispatched around 1 a.m. to a home near the intersection of Alpine Street and Palm Avenue. Neighbors had reported an intoxicated woman armed with a kitchen knife was yelling and had just stabbed a man in an apartment complex. Police arrived on scene and found the woman in front of the building. When she spotted officers, she took off on foot while “barefoot and in a dress,” police said. Body cam footage shared by the Police Department shows the woman running between apartment buildings and into an alley before ultimately surrendering to armed officers. The knife was located nearby. Upland police released body camera footage of an arrest of a woman accused of stabbing a partner during a domestic dispute on Nov. 20, 2024. (Upland Police Department) Upland police released body camera footage of an arrest of a woman accused of stabbing a partner during a domestic dispute on Nov. 20, 2024. (Upland Police Department) The victim suffered two stab

Family members are disturbed after they say mice have been repeatedly spotted inside a San Fernando Valley nursing home. Cell phone video captured a mouse running inside a bedroom and darting behind furniture at the Sherman Village Healthcare Center in Valley Village. On Sunday night, family members claimed they spotted at least four mice inside the facility. Leticia Sahagun said she’s horrified that her mother and other elderly patients are living under such conditions. She said she managed to trap at least four mice inside a bathroom that night. She also found mouse droppings behind furniture. “It was dinner time and I think the smell of the food just ignited mice coming out of the cupboards and behind furniture, in and out of the bathroom,” Sahagun said. “I’m just concerned about my mother and her roommate. They are fall risks so their beds are down on the floor. Just the thought of having mice run on them throughout the night when I’m not there, it just makes me so sad and it breaks my heart.” Elaine Barringer, the daughter of another patient, was also there

Police in Santa Ana are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating three suspects involved in an armed robbery at a local gas station late last week, officials announced.   It’s unclear exactly which convenience store and gas station the robbery occurred, but in a post to social media, officials at the Santa Ana Police Department said the incident happened on Nov. 14.   In surveillance footage, two of the three suspects can be seen browsing the aisles of a convenience store before purchasing some items and leaving.   That’s when police say suspect number one approached a man sitting in his vehicle next to his girlfriend while fueling up his car and brandished a gun, pointed it at the victims and demanded their property.   Two of three suspects wanted in an armed robbery at a gas station in Santa Ana on Nov. 14, 2024. (SAPD) Footage of the incident shows suspect number two approach and take the stolen items — two cellphones and a wallet — from the gunman. Police said the third suspect stood nearby and was acting as a