Underworld Turns

LAPD helicopter shooter convicted in less than an hour of jury deliberations

A 62-year-old South Los Angeles was convicted for shooting a police helicopter in an incident that prosecutors said could have ended in tragedy. The incident occurred in August 2025 when officers with the L.A. Police Department responded to a residence in the 1800 block of West 35th Street after receiving multiple reports of shots fired, the Los Angeles Times reported. When […]
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Suspect arrested after $6 million worth of stolen luxury handbags, watches discovered in Riverside County

A burglary suspect was arrested in Riverside County after police discovered over $6 million worth of stolen luxury goods. El Segundo police began investigating the case on Jan. 10 after a residential burglary near California Street and East Sycamore Avenue in El Segundo. The suspect broke into the victim’s home and stole over $600,000 worth […]
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4 Mexican Mafia associates from Pomona get life sentence for prison murder

Four Pomona gang members connected to the Mexican Mafia were sentenced Thursday to life in federal prison for racketeering crimes, including the 2020 murder of a federal inmate in Los Angeles, authorities said. Prosecutors said the killing happened inside the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles after the victim failed to pay drug debts […]
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Deputies arrest 18-year-old suspect in string of Victorville armed robberies

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s detectives announced Thursday that they have arrested a suspect tied to multiple armed robberies of students near Mesa Linda Park spanning over a two-week period. He’s been identified as 18-year-old Gabriel Gutierrez Rodriguez of Victorville. Detectives said during the robberies, he brandished a firearm and demanded victims give him various jewelry […]
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2 found stabbed to death near Riverside courthouse; investigation underway

Two people were killed in an apparent stabbing early Thursday morning near the Riverside County courthouse, authorities confirmed. Officers with the Riverside Police Department responded between 2 and 2:30 a.m. to reports of a person down near 12th Street and Orange Street, according to department spokesperson Officer Steve Espinosa. When officers arrived, they located one […]
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