Jose Salazar

Two Los Angeles police officers have been charged with use of excessive force in the death of a transient in MacArthur Park last year, after witnesses said the officers beat and kicked the man, shoved him against a wall, allowed him to fall face down on the pavement after handcuffing him, and stuffed him head first into a shopping cart. Raymond Diaz Triana, age and hometown unknown, was pronounced dead at Queen of Angels hospital 90 minutes after the incident began last New Year's Day.

An acquaintance who watched a baby girl as her baby-sitter ran an errand was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for killing the 11-month-old child after she soiled his sweatshirt. Jose Alonso Salazar, 31, got the maximum prison sentence in Van Nuys Superior Court, meaning he will not be eligible for parole consideration for 22 years. The victim's mother, Kimberly Krygoski, 21, said she will never forgive Salazar. "He's a coward, he couldn't even look at me," Krygoski said.

A transient arrested for throwing bottles in MacArthur Park died at the hands of police, according to a forensic pathologist consulted by the Los Angeles district attorney's office. "My opinion is that but for what happened during his arrest, he would not have died at that time," said the pathologist, Dr. Irving Root of the San Bernardino County coroner's office. "He had a pre-existing subdural hematoma (bleeding beneath the skull) which re-bled during this series of episodes."

Cardinal Jose Salazar Lopez, 81, archbishop of Guadalajara and the third of only five cardinals in Mexico's history. Named archbishop in 1970, he was appointed cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1973. Mexico's two remaining cardinals are Ernesto Corripio of Mexico City and Juan Jesus Posasdos, also of Guadalajara. In Guadalajara on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack.

Cardinal Jose Salazar Lopez, 81, archbishop of Guadalajara and the third of only five cardinals in Mexico's history. Named archbishop in 1970, he was appointed cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1973. Mexico's two remaining cardinals are Ernesto Corripio of Mexico City and Juan Jesus Posasdos, also of Guadalajara. In Guadalajara on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack.

An acquaintance who watched a baby girl as her baby-sitter ran an errand was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for killing the 11-month-old child after she soiled his sweatshirt. Jose Alonso Salazar, 31, got the maximum prison sentence in Van Nuys Superior Court, meaning he will not be eligible for parole consideration for 22 years. The victim's mother, Kimberly Krygoski, 21, said she will never forgive Salazar. "He's a coward, he couldn't even look at me," Krygoski said.

One man died Monday when a pickup truck with 24 illegal immigrants on board overturned on a rural highway near the U.S.-Mexico border. The pickup was heading the wrong way with its headlights off just before 1 a.m. on Interstate 8 when the driver lost control, said California Highway Patrol Officer Jose Salazar. A 42-year-old man from the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero died in the crash. The other 23 people suffered minor injuries and were treated at local hospitals.

A sheriff's deputy on routine patrol early Sunday discovered the body of a Santa Ana man lying near a street in Dana Point, authorities said. Murder is suspected because the man had a head wound, and an autopsy will be performed, Sheriff's Department Lt. Larry Richey said. The victim was identified as Jose Salazar Reynaldo, 25. Richey said the deputy, who was not identified, was driving on Stonehill Drive near Del Obispo Street when he discovered the body about 5:15 a.m.

A Burbank man was fatally shot Wednesday morning by two gunmen who were waiting for him when he and his wife drove into a parking space outside their apartment, police said. Jose Salazar, 37, was shot once in the head as he sat in his car in the 700 block of East Cedar Avenue about 12:30 a.m., Burbank Police Sgt. Don Goldberg said. He died an hour later at Burbank Community Hospital. His wife, Cecilia, was not injured. Investigators had no motive for the slaying, Goldberg said.

A 23-year-old Hollywood woman has been convicted of first-degree murder for hiring two gang members for $100 to kill a Burbank grocery clerk so she could continue a romantic relationship with the clerk's wife. Pasadena Superior Court jurors handed down the verdict against Maria Serrato on Tuesday after four days of deliberation.

A transient arrested for throwing bottles in MacArthur Park died at the hands of police, according to a forensic pathologist consulted by the Los Angeles district attorney's office. "My opinion is that but for what happened during his arrest, he would not have died at that time," said the pathologist, Dr. Irving Root of the San Bernardino County coroner's office. "He had a pre-existing subdural hematoma (bleeding beneath the skull) which re-bled during this series of episodes."

Two Los Angeles police officers have been charged with use of excessive force in the death of a transient in MacArthur Park last year, after witnesses said the officers beat and kicked the man, shoved him against a wall, allowed him to fall face down on the pavement after handcuffing him, and stuffed him head first into a shopping cart. Raymond Diaz Triana, age and hometown unknown, was pronounced dead at Queen of Angels hospital 90 minutes after the incident began last New Year's Day.

A Burbank man was fatally shot this morning by two gunmen who were waiting for him when he and his wife drove into a parking space outside their apartment, police said. Jose Salazar, 37, was shot once in the head as he sat in his car in the 700 block of East Cedar Avenue about 12:30 a.m., said Sgt. Don Goldberg. He died an hour later at St. Joseph Medical Center. His wife, Cecilia, was not injured. Investigators had no motive for the slaying, Goldberg said.

A 23-year-old woman has been convicted of first-degree murder for hiring two gang members for $100 to kill a Burbank grocery clerk so she could continue a romantic relationship with the clerk's wife. Pasadena Superior Court jurors handed down the final verdict against Maria Serrato of Hollywood on Tuesday after four days of deliberation.