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Nathan Hochman, who campaigned on a “hard middle approach” to battling crime and scored a resounding victory over reform-minded incumbent George Gascón in last month’s election, is set to take the oath of office Tuesday as L.A. County’s 44th district attorney. The 61-year-old former federal prosecutor — who ran as an independent after seeking the state attorney general’s office as a Republican in 2022 — will be sworn in at noon in a ceremony outside the Hall of Justice, with former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger administering the oath. Hochman will carry what amounts to a mandate from L.A. County voters to get tougher on crime — with the latest numbers giving him more than 1.9 million votes, or just under 60%, compared to Gascón’s 1.3 million votes. Gascón conceded defeat on Nov. 6, one day after Election Day. Gascón was swept into office four years ago with a progressive platform — but he became a target of critics, including Hochman, who accused him of being soft on crime. Gascón defended his record while in office, denying allegations that his policies led to an increase in crime

A Compton man was in custody Monday for allegedly killing his 9-year-old autistic son outside the boy’s grandfather’s home over the weekend. Nicholas Jones, 32, was booked on suspicion of murder and child abuse resulting in death in the killing on Saturday of Princeton Jones, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. He was being held on $2 million bail, the sheriff’s department reported. No other details were immediately released regarding the circumstances of the shooting or what led to Jones’ arrest. Deputies were sent to the 15000 block of South Haskins Avenue about 7:30 p.m. Saturday “regarding a gunshot victim call,” according to a sheriff’s department statement. “Upon arrival, deputies located a … male juvenile in the backyard of the residence suffering from a gunshot wound to his body,” sheriff’s officials said. “The juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene. Through investigation, Detectives identified the juvenile’s biological father, 32-year-old Nicholas Jones, of Compton, as a suspect.” Jones was arrested on Sunday, the sheriff’s department reported. “This investigation is on-going and there is no additional

Ventura police are searching for two women involved in a hit-and-run that left a 71-year-old cyclist critically injured Sunday evening. It happened around 5:25 p.m. near Foothill Road and La Fonda Drive when the elderly man was discovered lying in the roadway after losing control of his bicycle due to an object in the street. Witnesses reported seeing a white sedan, possibly a Lexus, strike the downed cyclist. The car’s occupants, described as a white woman driver in her 70s and a white woman passenger in her early 20s, briefly exited the vehicle to check on the man before fleeing without offering help. The cyclist remains in critical but stable condition, officials said. Police are urging anyone with information to contact the Ventura Police Department Traffic Division at 805-339-4437.

Police arrested a 24-year-old man for vehicular manslaughter after he allegedly engaged in illegal street racing that killed a teen in San Bernardino County, officials announced Monday. Investigators found that the suspect, Jose Perez-Villafuerte of Fontana, was driving a gray Ford Mustang when he approached a white Ford Mustang that was stopped at the intersection of Cactus and San Bernardino avenues. According to initial findings, both Mustangs engaged in an illegal street race southbound on Cactus Avenue. While both cars raced at what police described only as “a high rate of speed,” the 19-year-old driver of the white Mustang, Marcques Mena of Rialto, lost control of his car and crashed into a tree. The Rialto Police Department says officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash around 10:35 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of South Cactus Ave. Fire crews arrived soon after and found Mena suffering from life-threatening injuries, and paramedics pronounced Mena deceased at 10:45 p.m. According to officials, two other passengers in the Mustang sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Rialto Police say officers located Perez-Villafuerte

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence will soon be more than just comedy contemporaries: They’re going to be in-laws. Eric Murphy (son of “The Nutty Professor” star Murphy) and Jasmin Lawrence (daughter of “Bad Boys” comic Lawrence) are headed to the altar, they announced Saturday. “God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny,” they captioned an Instagram video of their engagement. “We couldn’t be more excited for this next chapter,” they added. In the video, Eric walks Jasmin into a room adorned with elegant candelabra, flower petals spread across the floor, bouquets of roses and a large red heart framed on a wall. Eric, wearing a black suit, gets down on one knee and pops the question. Then he and Jasmin, in a black body-hugging dress, pose for photos. Jasmin, 28, and Eric, 35, shared their engagement more than three years after they made their romance Instagram official in June 2021. At the time, Eric said he was “head over heels in LOVE” with his now-fiancée. A month later, Jasmin celebrated her partner’s birthday on Instagram, writing “I’m so incredibly blessed to know

SACRAMENTO —  California lawmakers met at the state Capitol Monday to devise a plan to shield the state from President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative policies, including his vows to repeal environmental protections and initiate mass deportations. The goal of the special legislative session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom is to establish a $25 million fund for legal challenges to federal polices that the governor said could “harm the state,” including when it comes to civil rights, abortion access and immigration. But with Trump’s return as president, the politics of leading the resistance are trickier as Democrats assess how they lost the White House and grapple with why support for Trump in California increased since the 2020 election despite his felony convictions, pattern of lies and role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol after his loss to President Biden. Legislative leaders — under pressure to prove that the special session is more than just political theater, as alleged by some Republicans — tried to balance their concerns about a second Trump term with state issues important to constituents such as the rising cost of living. As the

The California Department of Justice is opening an investigation into the fatal shooting by Santa Ana police of a man armed with a fake rifle on Sunday, authorities said. The Santa Ana Police Department responded to reports of a man loading a rifle near Broadway and 2nd streets at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the department. After arriving on scene, two officers shot the man multiple times, said department spokesperson Officer Natalie Garcia. The man, identified only as a 30 years old and Latino, was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead, police said. No more details about the shooting were released, including whether the man pointed the rifle at the responding police officers. The rifle the man was reported to be carrying turned out to be an airsoft gun, a nonlethal replica firearm that shoots plastic pellets and is often used for games like paintball, police said. There were no reports of bystanders or officers harmed during the incident and a critical incident debrief will be released in the coming weeks, police said. On Monday, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced that the California

An Apple employee has sued the company, alleging it improperly requires access to personal data that employees store on the tech behemoth’s iCloud. The lawsuit, filed by Amar Bhakta, who has worked in advertising technology for Apple since 2020, also alleges the company’s policies illegally restrict discussions about wages and working conditions among workers. While Apple provides employees with iPhones and other equipment, it is common for employees to use their own devices or to link company-issued products to their personal iCloud accounts, according to the lawsuit. When they do so, the lawsuit alleges, Apple demands as part of its terms of employment that employees allow the company to install software that makes it possible to search a device or iCloud account. In addition, the company “actively discourages” the use of work-only iCloud accounts, the lawsuit said. According to the lawsuit, Apple forbade Bhakta from speaking publicly about his work in digital advertising and required him to remove information about his work from his LinkedIn profile. These moves “limited his visibility and attractiveness in the job market” the lawsuit said. “If you use your personal

By Ash-har Quraishi, Amy Corral, Charlie Brooks, Matt Clark, Scott Pham, Jose Sanchez, Ryan Beard December 2, 2024 / 8:06 PM EST / CBS News Amazon’s driver program faces safety criticism Amazon’s driver program faces criticism over safety issues 04:15 The death of a 19-year-old college student on a Texas highway is raising questions about the fleet of drivers Amazon uses to move packages between its facilities. College freshman Iliana Velez’s life was cut short in a crash with a contractor who was driving to pick up an Amazon load. A University of Texas freshman, Velez was working nights sorting packages part time at an Amazon fulfillment center. In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2022, Velez was on a break when she was forced off the road by a box truck driven by Jordan Sannicola, a contractor on his way to pick up an Amazon shipment. Velez’s car rolled multiple times. She died at the scene.  Iliana Velez, 19, was working overnights at an Amazon facility to pay for college. CBS News Her mother, Trula Velez, received the news from police that same

Amazon’s driver program faces criticism over safety issues – CBS News Watch CBS News The holiday shopping season is now in full swing, with shoppers expected to spend more than $13 billion before Cyber Monday is over. Amazon expects to deliver millions of packages in the next few weeks, relying on a fleet of drivers who mostly work for third-party carriers. Ash-har Quraishi looks into the safety implications of delivery on this kind of mass scale. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

This story is currently being updated while video of the LAPD update loads. Please refresh page for additional details. Authorities are set to update the public Monday evening with the latest details on Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old Maui resident who has been the center of a massive search since she vanished in Los Angeles in early November.   On the way to visit her aunt in New York, the 30-year-old flew from Hawaii to L.A. on Nov. 8 and intentionally missed her connecting flight at LAX, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell.  The Maui native was spotted a day later at The Grove for a LeBron James event, with family members receiving concerning texts from her that same day.   She was last seen at the Pico Metro Station near Crypto.com Arena around 10 p.m. on Nov. 11 with an unknown person.  Hannah Kobayashi seen in L.A. in a surveillance photo obtained by family members. (viewer image) As the weeks passed and the search intensified, with more family members traveling to L.A. to look for her, they stated publicly that they believed Hannah had

Detectives are investigating a double homicide that left two teens dead in Northeast Los Angeles in November, police say. The Los Angeles Police Department says Northeast Area patrol officers received a radio call of “unknown trouble” in Mount Washington around 12:10 a.m. on Nov. 7. Officers responded to the call in the 1400 block of Cliff Drive and found two teenage boys unconscious, appearing to have sustained gunshot wounds. Officials did not immediately say whether any witnesses were present or heard the encounter. LAPD says despite lifesaving efforts, paramedics arrived and pronounced both teens dead at the scene. Police identified the first victim as 18-year-old Denzel Guzman, and the second victim as a 17-year-old juvenile. Details are limited, LAPD says there is no suspect information and did not mention whether arrests have been made. Police urge anyone with information regarding this crime to call Central Bureau Homicide Detectives Cardenas or De La Riva at 213-996-4163 or via email at 36303@lapd.online.   During non-business hours or on weekends, calls can be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).  To remain anonymous, call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477)