California police rushed to the scene of a domestic violence call on Christmas Eve and watched as the home where the incident occurred erupted into flames. The victim and her other family members fled the Hermosa Beach home at about 3:30 p.m. after the suspect threatened her. The first 911 call reported a loud argument …
The owner of the home where a 27-year-old school teacher was found dead in the trunk of a burned out car has been arrested for her murder. Matthew Switalski, 37, was named a “person of interest” last week after finding the body in the car trunk in the garage of his Lancaster home on December …
California law enforcement are looking for a “person of interest” after finding the body of a 27-year-old school teacher in the trunk of a car after an explosion and fire in a Lancaster garage. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it was looking for Matthew Switalski, 37, who is “wanted only for questioning at …
A California firefighter and paramedic wanted for stabbing his ex-wife and killing her boyfriend Thursday morning was found dead hours later in Mendocino County. Sources told KGO that Jason Gillenwater, 46, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police had been tracking Gillenwater since 8 a.m., when he stabbed his ex-wife and her boyfriend …
Authorities in California have identified the road rager who killed a 4-year-old boy in the back seat of his parents’ car last week. Byron Burkhart, 29, is charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of shooting at an occupied vehicle, and five counts of possession of a firearm by …
A 4-year-old boy was shot dead Friday evening when an angry driver opened fire into his family’s vehicle. The boy was in the back seat and struck by gunfire in the upper body, police told the Los Angeles Times. His parents rushed him to a hospital, but it was too late, and he was pronounced …
A California man is dead from what prosecutors called a “justifiable homicide” early Saturday morning after he tried to kidnap his estranged wife and was shot by a witness. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office says Christopher Saunders, 35, drove to an apartment in Sacramento shortly after midnight, left his car running in the parking lot, …
San Francisco police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman found dead in her apartment last week as a domestic violence homicide, but no arrests have been made. Kimberly Wong, who worked at banking software firm Plaid, lived with her boyfriend in an apartment on Clay Street, the San Francisco Standard reported. Police came …
Los Angeles Police on Saturday arrested a man believed to have shot dead three homeless men in the city last last month and is also linked to another murder in San Dimas. LAPD Chief Michael Moore identified the suspect as Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, and said he was already in custody for the San Dimas …
California deputies found a missing 19-year-old woman dead and arrested her ex-boyfriend and his friend for her murder. Melanie Camacho left work at about 10:15 p.m. on Friday, telling her mother she was meeting with friends. “However we spoke with that friend as well as a co-worker, who said she was actually going to meet …
A California father has been arrested for allegedly helping his 16-year-old daughter sell nude photos online. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said that Scott Davis has been charged with sex trafficking, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and child abuse for his part in the scheme. Detectives said they began investigating in August …
The mother of a 9-year-old girl found dead in her home on Friday has been arrested for the girl’s murder. Westminster, California, police said Khadiyjah Pendergraph, 32, was taken into custody 20 miles away at a shopping center in Aliso Viejo, KNBC reported. A family member called police shortly before noon on Friday for a …
