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Katherine Short's Death Ruled a Suicide

Only Murders co-stars skipped Actor Awards in solidarity with her father

(Newser) - The cause of death for Martin Short's eldest child, Katherine, has been formally ruled a suicide. A Los Angeles County death certificate shows the 42-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at her Hollywood Hills home, where police and firefighters responded last week and found her...

LAPD Cop Charged With Fraud After Going Skydiving

DA says officer on 'total disability' pay was also seen working out at a gym

(Newser) - A Los Angeles police officer is accused of cashing disability checks with one hand and pulling a parachute cord with the other. Prosecutors say 18-year LAPD veteran Christopher Brandon Carnahan, 43, collected full disability pay after reporting an on-duty elbow injury in May 2023, while allegedly working out and going...

Ex-NFL Player's Murder May Be Linked to 3 Others

All 4 victims were unhoused, killed near Compton Creek encampments

(Newser) - Authorities are investigating whether former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson's killing near Los Angeles is linked to the murders of three other unhoused people in the same area. Johnson, 55, who played defensive lineman for various teams in the 1990s, was fatally stabbed on Jan. 21 at a homeless encampment...

Kiefer Sutherland Arrested, Accused of Rideshare Altercation

Actor accused of assaulting rideshare driver, making criminal threats

(Newser) - Kiefer Sutherland's latest offscreen drama unfolded in the back of a rideshare, police say. Los Angeles authorities report the 24 star was arrested early Monday after an alleged confrontation with a rideshare driver near Sunset Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Variety reports. Around 12:15am, officers responded to an assault...

Police Had Been Called to Rob Reiner's Home Before

Police twice answered 2019 welfare and mental health calls

(Newser) - Police had been called to Rob Reiner's Los Angeles home years before the filmmaker and his wife were found dead there last month. Records reviewed by People show LAPD officers went to the Brentwood residence twice in 2019: once in February for a welfare check and again that September...

SNL Writer Seeks Public's Help Finding Missing Sister

Christina Lynn Downer last seen in Los Angeles

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie is turning to the public for help as Los Angeles police search for his missing sister, Christina Lynn Downer. In an Instagram post shared Monday, the 40-year-old comedy writer said his family fears the 38-year-old may be in danger and asked followers to circulate...

Michelle Obama Defends Reiners After Trump Post: 'Not Deranged'

Former first lady speaks to couple's character on Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show

(Newser) - Michelle Obama says a social evening with Rob and Michele Reiner never happened for the worst possible reason. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday, the former first lady revealed that she and former President Obama had been set to see the couple on the very day they were found...

Andy Dick Found Unresponsive on Hollywood Street

Comedian was taken home by friends after apparent overdose

(Newser) - Andy Dick was reportedly found unresponsive on a Hollywood sidewalk Tuesday afternoon, but was "taken home by a friend," according to the Los Angeles Police Department, though officers did not confirm the comedian's identity. Emergency responders were called to a 7-Eleven at Highland Avenue and Yucca Street...

A Waymo Passenger Took Quite the Detour in LA

Driverless taxi ends up in middle of a police standoff in Los Angeles

(Newser) - A Waymo robotaxi with a passenger aboard unexpectedly drove right into the middle of an apparent police standoff in downtown Los Angeles last week, according to footage posted online and statements from the company and police. The incident took place around 3:40am on Friday, when officers were in the...

Video Shows Officer Swerving, Fatally Striking Skateboarder

Family demands accountability from LAPD after Sept. 19 death of Gerardo "Jerry" Estrada

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Police Department has released dash-cam footage showing officers fatally striking a 30-year-old skateboarder as they sped through traffic with sirens blaring. The Sept. 19 video reveals the LAPD cruiser weaving around cars and crossing onto the wrong side of the road on Figueroa Street in Highland Park,...

Weezer Bassist's Wife Avoids Jail After LAPD Shootout

Author Jillian Lauren Shriner will undergo a mental health diversion program

(Newser) - The wife of Weezer's bassist will be able to see charges dismissed over a wild altercation in which she exchanged gunfire with Los Angeles police officers if she completes a two-year mental health diversion program, reports Rolling Stone . Jillian Lauren Shriner, an author, also must submit to drug and...

Body Found in Trunk of Singer's Tesla
Body in Singer's Trunk
Identified as Girl, 15
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Body in Singer's Trunk Identified as Girl, 15

Celeste Rivas was reported missing over a year ago

(Newser) - The decomposed body found in the trunk of singer D4vd's Tesla last week has been identified as Celeste Rivas, a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a year. A medical examiner said Celeste, who was reported missing from Lake Elsinore in April 2024, had been dead...

LAPD Seizes Fake Fire Truck From Fake Fire Department

Vehicle's owner faces charges including impersonating a firefighter during the Palisades Fire

(Newser) - The LAPD, working with federal agents, raided a Brentwood home on Wednesday and confiscated a fire truck linked to a non-existent agency called the Santa Muerte Fire Department. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office says Steve Farzam has been charged with 28 felonies in connection with a...

She Was a Logical Suspect, but Arrest Took 23 Years

Victim's family suspects it's because the killer was an LAPD cop at the time

(Newser) - The mystery of who murdered newlywed Sherri Rasmussen in 1986 finally got solved in 2009. But as the Los Angeles Times reports, the related question of why it took the LAPD 23 years to arrest one of their own remains unanswered to this day. The killer turned out to be...

In Bomb Threat on LA's City Hall, a Most Surprising Suspect

LAPD names Brian Williams, city's deputy mayor for public safety, in incident from earlier this year

(Newser) - A bomb threat was made against City Hall in Los Angeles earlier this year, and the LAPD is now releasing some details, including the name of a surprising suspect. "Our initial investigation revealed that the source of the threat was likely from Brian Williams, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety,...

LAPD Seeks Help Finding Killers of General Hospital Star

No suspects have yet been arrested in murder of Johnny Wactor

(Newser) - It's been more than two months since former General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor was killed in downtown Los Angeles , and no suspects have yet been arrested in his murder. Wactor was fatally shot when he stumbled upon thieves trying to steal his car's catalytic converter, and on Sunday,...

Cop Who Killed Teen in Dressing Room Won't Be Charged

Girl was shot when LAPD officer fired rifle at suspect

(Newser) - The California Attorney General has declined to file criminal charges against a Los Angeles police officer who fired a rifle at a suspect inside a clothing store in 2021, killing a 14-year-old girl in a dressing room . Officer William Dorsey Jones Jr. fired three times when police responded to a...

LAPD Honcho Accused of Stalking Officer With AirTag

Al Labrada, assistant chief in department, on leave after allegations of tracking officer with Apple AirTag

(Newser) - A top-level official with the LAPD who's been there for three decades is now on administrative leave after allegations of stalking a co-worker. Per the Los Angeles Times , Chief Michel Moore made the announcement about Al Labrada, one of his three assistant chiefs, during a Tuesday gathering of the...

LAPD Officer Arrested on Theft, Burglary Charges

16-year veteran of force allegedly stole woman's debit card, used it at store

(Newser) - A Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested Tuesday after officers recognized him as the person seen using a stolen debit card at a home improvement store. Edmond Babaians was booked on a felony warrant by the internal affairs unit, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 42-year-old works in the...

Black Filmmaker Reported Burglary, Got Tased: Lawsuit

Damien Smith alleges false arrest, violation of civil rights in lawsuit against LAPD

(Newser) - Actor-director Damien Smith was making a documentary about police brutality when he says he unwittingly became a victim. Smith says he returned to his Hollywood apartment in October 2021 to find a man walking out of his bedroom carrying his grandfather's watch and other belongings. As the man charged,...

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