Parole Denied — What’s Next for Erik & Lyle Menendez?
Erik & Lyle Menendez’s defense lawyer Mark Geragos says he’s going to court to challenge the decision last week to deny parole for the brothers, but it’s a difficult legal path. Criminal justice profe...
26 Aug 202525min
17 years later – a final arrest in the murder of an LA County Sheriff’s Deputy
The last of 6 men accused of taking part in the 2008 murder of LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Abel Escalante was returned to Southern California from Mexico this week, as part of a negotiated agreeme...
14 Aug 202515min
Burglars, Bass, and Price
We update a few stories we’ve been covering: arrests in burglary of actor Brad Pitt’s home in Los Feliz, an information vacuum in the hoax bomb threat made by LA Mayor Karen Bass’ former deputy mayor ...
13 Aug 202515min
Could a faulty x-ray have led to the deaths of 3 LA County Sheriff’s detectives?
The ATF and LA County Sheriff’s Department continue to examine what caused the hand grenade explosion that claimed the lives of Detectives Victor Lemus, William Osborn, and Joshua Kelley-Eklund. The g...
6 Aug 202521min
At the Doorstep: LAPD, a Missed Warning, and a Deadly Burglary
More questions have been raised about the LAPD’s response to the home of an American Idol music supervisor and her husband, who were worried about security in the neighborhood, and were murdered when ...
25 Jul 202523min
Three Lost: The Bomb Squad Explosion That Shook LA
Federal agents and homicide detectives are working to find out – how 3 members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department’s Arson and Explosives Detail, also known as the Bomb Squad, were killed July 18 wh...
23 Jul 202516min
LA’s Crime Shift: What Changed in 2025?
Mid-year crime data suggests LA is safer now – than last year. Like most other major cities in the US the number of violent and property crimes reported to police continue to decline, following major ...
9 Jul 202526min
The Fire Before the Flames
The cause of the January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire remains a mystery, at least to the public, as fire investigators from the ATF and local agencies have said little about what’s been discovered. We’ve pi...
8 Jul 202512min
