714-997-4400Man Sentenced for Tattoo Artist’s Death
Robert Andrew Falcon, 32, was sentenced to 16 years in state prison earlier today after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a well-known tattoo artist last year. On October 9, 2014, Falcon and Michael Christopher Pebley—also known as “Trigz”—got into an argument that escalated into a fight nearby […]
Bay Area Man Indicted for Assault on Airline
Lawrence Wells, 54, was arrested on Wednesday, December 16, by FBI agents in connection with an assault that occurred on a flight earlier this year. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Wells on one count of assault causing serious bodily injury while on an aircraft. Wells, originally from the Bay Area, is expected […]
Suspects Charged in Downey Police Shooting
(Photo Credit: KTLA Channel 5 News) Last week, Downey Police Officer Ricardo Galvez was shot to death while sitting in his car in the Downey Police Department parking lot. Galvez was 29-years-old and a five-year veteran of the Downey police force. Two days later, the first of three individuals believed to be involved in the […]
California Death Penalty Lives On
This past week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal judge’s ruling that determined California’s death penalty system violated the Constitution. In a unanimous decision, the federal court of appeals overturned U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney’s ruling from July 2014 that concluded the state’s death penalty procedures were arbitrary and unconstitutionally implemented. […]
Former Voice of Charlie Brown Pleads Guilty
Peter Robbins, a child actor who provided the voice of Charlie Brown for several episodes in the 1960s, pleaded guilty last week to criminal charges in San Diego County. Mr. Robbins, 59, was accused of making criminal threats against the San Diego County sheriff from his jail cell. Mr. Robbins was already in jail since […]
Long Federal Investigation Results in Guilty Plea
A former West Hills resident who was on the run from the federal government for the past four years pleaded guilty to federal charges relating to his illegal importation of unique fish. Isaac Zimmerman, 66, was indicted on 13 counts stemming from his importing and exporting of a protected South American air-breathing fresh known as […]
Rowland Heights Doctor Convicted of Murder
(Photo Credit: english.sina.com) Hsiu-Ying (“Lisa”) Tseng, a medical doctor from Rowland Heights, was convicted this past week of second-degree murder for the death of three of her patients. Tseng is scheduled to be sentenced on December 14. In what has been reported as the first case of its kind in California, Tseng was charged with […]
Suspect Charged in LAPD Shooting
As a result of an altercation with Los Angeles police officers earlier this week, Oscar Ovidio Diaz has been charged with two counts of assaulting a peace officer and one count of stealing a motor vehicle. Diaz, 30, was shot and critically wounded by the LAPD during a struggle with the officers. The Los Angeles […]
UCLA Football Player Arrested and Accused of Rape
This past Thursday, a UCLA football player was arrested on three counts of rape related to an alleged incident that took place nearly one year ago. After conducting what the LAPD characterized as a thorough investigation, police arrested and booked Adam Searl, 20-years-old, on October 8. Mr. Searl was released that same day after making […]