Articles by Richard Winton

1517 articles since 1997

Three arrested in connection with Fashion District robberies

California | Local | By Richard Winton | November 1, 2008
Three suspects in as many as 10 street robberies in the downtown Los Angeles Fashion District have been arrested after a witness saw the getaway car’s license plate, police said today. Read more
 

Mackenzie Phillips pleads guilty to drug charge.

California | Local | By Richard Winton | November 1, 2008
Actress Mackenzie Phillips pleaded guilty today to a felony narcotics charge and was placed in a drug diversion program following her August arrest at LAX for possession of cocaine and heroin. Read more
 

Mackenzie Phillips pleads guilty to drug charge

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 31, 2008
Actress Mackenzie Phillips pleaded guilty today to a felony narcotics charge and was placed in a drug diversion program following her August arrest at LAX for possession of cocaine and heroin. Read more
 

Dead baby found in Crenshaw-area home

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 30, 2008
Los Angeles police responded to a call this morning at 5 to a home in the Crenshaw area and found a newborn dead and wrapped in plastic. Read more
 

Plan to cut crime lab backlog unveiled

California | Local | By Joel Rubin and Richard Winton | October 29, 2008
Top city officials Tuesday unveiled a plan to help the Los Angeles Police Department’s crime lab reduce its massive backlog of unexamined DNA evidence from violent crimes, but they acknowledged that the funding for the proposal was less than certain. Read more
 

Probe of alleged theft prompts L.A. County sheriff to review impound policies

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 24, 2008
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said an investigation into allegations that a sergeant stole more than $400,000 in car impound fees has prompted a review of the way his department handles such transactions for the dozens of cities it patrols. Read more
 

Deputies accused of assault

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 22, 2008
Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies face assault charges for allegedly beating up a firefighter while off duty last year in Pomona, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday. Read more
 

200 sex assault cases pass prosecution deadline before LAPD tested DNA kits

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 21, 2008
Los Angeles police officials have allowed the deadline for prosecuting as many as 200 potential sexual assault cases to pass without testing DNA evidence that might have resulted in a suspect’s identification, according to a city audit released today. Read more
 

Official urges audit of fingerprint lab

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 18, 2008
Los Angeles Police Commission President Anthony Pacheco on Friday ordered the panel’s civilian watchdog to investigate disclosures that the LAPD’s fingerprint experts have bungled cases and implicated the wrong people in crimes. Read more
 

LAPD officer under investigation for allegedly soliciting sex acts

California | Local | By Richard Winton | October 18, 2008
A Los Angeles police officer is under investigation for allegedly forcing women he met while on duty to have sex with him, law enforcement sources said Friday. Read more
 
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