Cypress Man, 33, Sentenced For Fatally Beating Niece, 2
SANTA ANA (CBS) — A 33-year-old Cypress man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years to life for fatally beating his 2-year-old niece. Michael David Balderas was found guilty Jan. 25 of second-degree murder...
View ArticleFullerton Police Chief On Medical Leave In Wake Of Homeless Man’s Death
FULLERTON (CBS) — Fullerton Police Chief Michael Sellers has been placed on medical leave in the wake of the death of a 37-year-old homeless man with schizophrenia. This latest development comes amid...
View ArticleMoreno Valley Man On Trial For Allegedly Beating His Son, 2, To Death
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — Jury selection got under way Thursday for the trial of a Moreno Valley man accused of fatally beating his 2-year-old son in April 2010. Alexandro Alfonso Baeza, 27, could face 25...
View ArticleMan Gets 16 Years To Life In Prison For Fatally Beating Homeless Man With...
SANTA ANA (AP) — An Orange County judge has sentenced a man to 16 years to life in prison for a homeless encampment murder in which the victim was beaten, stomped on and smashed with a boulder. The...
View ArticleMan Pleads No Contest In Fatal Hammer Beating Of Neighbor’s Dog
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — A Pasadena man entered a no contest on Friday to charges stemming from the fatal beating of a 16-month-old German shepherd last year. A news release issued by the Los Angeles...
View ArticleHusband Ordered To Trial In Iraqi-American’s Death
EL CAJON (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered an Iraqi immigrant to stand trial in California in the killing of his wife, whose fatal beating prompted international condemnation because it had appeared to...
View ArticleInmate From Riverside County Accused Of Fatally Beating Another Prisoner
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — An inmate from Riverside County serving time at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, is accused of fatally beating another prisoner. Brandon Scott Keen, 28, was placed in the...
View ArticleMan, 21, Charged With Fatal Beating Of 84-Year-OldRelative In Glendale
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — A 21-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday in connection with the fatal beating of his 84-year-old relative. James Adrian Sanchez, of El Cajon, was charged with one count...
View Article2nd Woman Arrested In Fatal Beating Outside Santa Ana Nightclub
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the beating death of a 23-year-old woman outside an Orange County nightclub. Santa Ana police held a press conference...
View Article300 Demonstrators Gather In Hollywood To Protest Officers Acquittal In Kelly...
HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — Demonstrators in Hollywood Saturday called for justice for Kelly Thomas, the mentally ill homeless man who was beaten to death by Fullerton police more than two years ago....
View ArticleSuspects In Fatal Santa Ana Nightclub Beating Appear In Court
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Two suspects charged in the fatal beating of a 23-year-old Westminster woman outside an Orange County nightclub were in court Monday for a preliminary hearing. Vanesa Tapia...
View ArticleMan Arrested In Fatal Beating Of Hawthorne Taxi Driver
HAWTHORNE (CBSLA.com) — Police have nabbed a 28-year-old man they suspect killed a South LA taxi driver last Monday. Cedric Dominic Staten, of Gardena, was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles, according...
View ArticleFamily Of Man Fatally Beaten On Metro Train Platform Speaks Out
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detectives investigating a beating last week on a train platform are now investigating a homicide. The 65-year-old victim, now identified as LA...
View Article$10K Reward Offered For 2 Women Wanted In Fatal Beating Of Man, 65
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A $10,000 reward was offered Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of two women accused of fatally beating a 65-year-old man at a Blue Line train stop. John Wayne...
View Article2nd Arrest Made In Fatal Beating Of Elderly Man At Metro Station
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said a second woman was arrested Wednesday in the beating death of a 65-year-old man at a Metro Blue Line station in Willowbrook Virginia Butler, 23, was arrested...
View ArticleWoman Arrested In Fatal Beating Of Man On Train Platform To Be Arraigned
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A woman arrested in the beating death of a 65-year-old man at a Metro Blue Line station was expected to appear in court Thursday. Officials believe 24-year-old Tracy Gomez and...
View ArticleMan Killed In Brutal Beating Outside Burger King In Downtown LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Detectives continued their investigation Sunday into the circumstances surrounding the beating death of a man in his 30s. According to the Los Angeles Police Department,...
View ArticleSuspect Wanted For Fatally Beating Dog With Shovel Is Arrested
WHITEWATER (CBSLA.com) – The suspect wanted for the fatal beating of a dog with a shovel last month has been arrested, according to authorities. Efren Rodriguez Martinez was arrested in Coachella...
View ArticleCoroner: In-N-Out Employee Found Dead In La Mirada Was Beaten, Not Shot
LA MIRADA (CBSLA.com) — An In-N-Out Burger employee found dead outside the La Mirada restaurant where she worked for two decades didn’t die of a gunshot wound, but was fatally beaten, authorities said...
View ArticlePETA Joins LAPD On The Hunt For Man Who Allegedly Beat Small Dog To Death
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has joined the Los Angeles Police Department on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly beat a small dog to death. PETA...
View ArticleFontana Family Defends Man Beaten To Death After Trying To Get Into Woman’s...
FONTANA (CBSLA) — A Fontana family is speaking out on behalf of a man who was beaten to death in a Phoenix for reportedly trying to get into a bathroom stall already occupied by a young woman. Leon...
View Article3 Arrested In Fatal Beating Of Long Beach Man In West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) — A man and two women have been arrested in connection with the beating death of a 49-year-old Long Beach man in West Hollywood. Investigators at the scene of a beating death in...
View Article$50,000 Reward Announced For Information On Fatal Sept. Beating In Chinatown
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Los Angeles Police Department has announced a reward of $50,000 for any information leading to the arrest of suspects wanted in connection with the fatal beating of a 59-year-old...
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