2 arrested, 2 others sought in downtown LA storage facility burglary
2 arrested, 2 others sought in downtown LA storage facility burglary
Two people were arrested and two others are being sought in a standoff at a storage facility in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning. The incident began at around 1:35 a.m. when the manager of the storage facility, located at 1000 W. 6th Street, called police to report having seen people inside the storage facility. The manager told police they had seen people breaking into units, grabbing items and putting them into a car that they had taken inside. Police set up a perimeter around the facility and monitored the scene. At one point, the suspects stuck their heads out of the storage facility but went back in, according to police. Drivers are advised to avoid the area between 6th Street and Beaudry Avenue as the search for the other two suspected burglars continues.
LAPD Arrests One in Silver Lake Residential Burglary
One person was arrested during an early morning burglary in Silver Lake. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded at 2:41 a.m. Tuesday to a residential burglary in the 1920 block Redcliff Street and Castle Street, just west of the Silver Lake Reservior and Dog Park Arriving officers noticed an open door at the residence and requested additional units, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. One suspect was taken into custody at the scene, police said. It was not immediately known how many suspects were believed to be inside or around the home. Police said it was unclear if any property or cash was taken during the burglary.
Father killed twin boys, shot at mother before taking his life in suspected Canoga Park murder-suicide: LAPD
A father suspected of killing his twin 10-year-old boys also shot at his wife and missed before turning the gun on himself Sunday night, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspected murder-suicide happened at a grandmother’s birthday party at an apartment on the 8000 block of Owensmouth Avenue near Strathern Street at around 7:15 p.m., KTLA’s Hailey Winslow reports. Police responded to a call for shots fired in the area. Officers arrived at the apartment and found the father and his sons dead from gunshot wounds to the head. The boys killed in the shooting have been identified as Joseph and Greysen Chavez. The mother of the two boys was seen grieving with her family outside the apartment complex Sunday night.
Police respond to trespassing report at home of Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Police responded over the weekend to report of two men trespassing at the Los Angeles-area home of Olympic track and field gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and retired NFL player Andre Levrone, LAPD sources tell NBC4 Investigates. Officers took a trespassing report after two men seen on security camera video Saturday night in the couple's yard approached the residence. After seeing the security cameras, the men could be heard saying they did not have time to deal with cameras and left, police said. The men never attempted to enter the home. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was inside the home at the time. No arrests were reported. The case is under investigation, police said. NBCLA reached out to representatives for McLaughlin-Lavrone for comment. McLaughlin-Levrone, 26, is a four-time Olympic gold medalist, a legendary Team USA figure who sprinted to victory in the 400m hurdles at Paris 2024 with a world record time of 50.37. In September, she became the first woman in nearly 40 years to crack 48 seconds in the 400m, running 47.78 in Tokyo.
LACo Woman Pleads Guilty to Paying People in Skid Row to Vote
A woman who worked as a longtime signature collector for ballot initiatives pleaded guilty Monday to paying homeless people in Los Angeles’ Skid Row and elsewhere $2 or $3 to register to vote. Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, of Marina del Rey, also known as “Anika,” entered a plea to one count of paying another person to register to vote, a federal charge that carries a penalty of up to five years behind bars. Sentencing was scheduled for Aug. 31. According to her plea agreement, for nearly 20 years, Armstrong periodically worked as a “petition circulator.” In that role, she was paid by coordinators to collect voter signatures on official petitions that qualify initiatives, referendums and recalls for California state ballots. Prosecutors said Armstrong drove around the Los Angeles area to find registered voters to sign the petitions.
Man sentenced to death for 1983 drug-induced killing of Southern California cop dies in prison
Michael A. Jackson, who was sentenced to death in 1984 for killing a West Covina police officer while high on PCP the previous year, died in prison over the weekend, California prison officials announced. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), in a media release, confirmed in a media release that Jackson, whose sentence began on May 30, 1984, died at the age of 72 on Saturday. He had been serving his condemned sentence at the California Institute for Men in Chino. “At approximately 4:25 p.m., Jackson was pronounced deceased at an outside medical facility,” CDCR’s release reads. State corrections officials said the San Bernardino County Coroner has yet to determine Jackson’s cause of death. The case surrounding Michael Anthony Jackson stems from events that transpired on Aug. 31, 1983.
6 people hurt in stabbings at New York’s Penn Station with a suspect in custody, authorities says
Six people were injured in a stabbing inside New York’s Penn Station on Sunday evening, authorities said, less than a day before thousands of fans are expected to descend on neighboring Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. A suspect was taken into custody after the attack, which unfolded around 7 p.m. in one of the nation’s busiest transportation hubs. The sprawling rail complex beneath Madison Square Garden serves Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit and New York City subway lines and is used by hundreds of thousands of commuters and travelers each day. Paramedics found one victim with serious injuries, two with moderate injuries and two with minor injuries, according to the city’s fire department. All five were taken to Bellevue Hospital. Another person, whose condition was not immediately known, was transported to a separate hospital. Authorities did not immediately release details about what led to the stabbing or whether the victims were targeted. By late Sunday, the immediate chaos had given way to a familiar Penn Station scene. Travelers wheeled luggage past a roped-off area near Tracks 5 and 6 where medical gloves, discarded bandages and traces of blood still marked the floor.
Feds say Vegas woman on trial for murder in Mexico targeted older men on dating apps
A U.S. woman on trial for murder in Mexico is expected to be extradited to the states to face additional charges tied to accusations that she used dating apps to befriend older men before drugging, robbing and, in at least one instance, killing them. In a February 2025 bulletin, the FBI said Aurora Phelps, a dual U.S.-Mexico citizen, “either met individuals online or exploited those known to her in order to steal their personal information” between 2019 and 2022. Phelps, 44, who also went by the names Aurora Velasco, Aurora Flores and Aurora Alvarez, is accused of using that personal information to access victims’ bank, Social Security and retirement accounts. “It is believed Mrs. Phelps would sometimes drug her victims without their knowledge to obtain this information,” the bulletin stated. “Mrs. Phelps primarily targeted elderly men, however, she was known to target all age groups as well as women.” Phelps reportedly carried out the schemes while married to Las Vegas resident William Phelps, who spoke to the Los Angeles Times last year.
