Former L.A. homeless outreach worker accused by feds of fentanyl trafficking

A 42-year-old Culver City man who previously worked with a homelessness advocacy nonprofit is accused by federal authorities of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, Christopher “Chris” Johnson was arrested May 5 near MacArthur Park after he abruptly made a U-turn in front of Los Angeles police […]

Elderly couple targeted by scammer pretending to be actor Tom Selleck found dead in suspected murder-suicide

Investigators said a scammer pretending to be actor Tom Selleck had defrauded an elderly couple in Riverside County who was later found dead in a suspected murder-suicide. On May 15, deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station were called to a home in the 79000 block of Montego Bay Drive in Bermuda Dunes just before midnight […]