Archive for February, 2009

Men in Los Angeles who are arrested for solicitation as a first offense may catch a break, thanks to a new program designed to reduce related criminal activities, including assault and drug crimes.
The program provides education to men who have been arrested for solicitation instead of a trip to court. It’s a one-time break; men [...]

US Customs officials arrested a California man last weekend as he attempted to re-enter the United States at San Ysidro. Jeffrey Berrouet, 23, was arrested on an outstanding murder warrant from issued San Bernardino County. In addition to the murder warrant, Berrouet was also wanted on a 0 controlled substance warrant from Riverside County [...]

A Rialto man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly attempted to flee a sobriety checkpoint that had been established by police in Redlands. Redlands officers suspected that Bryant Jones was driving under the influence, and was stopped at the checkpoint. Jones told the Redlands police officer that he was driving on a suspended license. [...]

Police in Van Nuys arrested John Soria, 23, in connection with the stabbing death of his mother, Carmen Soria, 47. Police were called to the Soria home late Sunday morning and discovered the body of Mrs. Soria. John Soria was arrested on the scene and is being held on $1 million bail. He is expected [...]

A custodian has been arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for sex crimes after allegedly fondling two girls at a Lennox elementary school. The custodian, Bernard Lobjois, was also accused of molesting the same girl and a 7-year-old friend at the school in December. According to police, Lobjois threatened the girls and [...]

Jim Erwin, Chief of Staff for San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry now says that he received a $13,000 Rolex and a trip to New York City as compensation for consulting work he performed over a six-month period for Colonies Partners, a developer at one time engaged in a protracted and expensive legal battle with [...]

Brian Robinson, 49, of Los Angeles, has been arrested and faces federal charges in connection with at least 17 bank robberies in the Los Angeles area since the beginning of the year. Robinson is scheduled to appear in US District Court on Friday to answer allegations that he robbed banks in Los Angeles, Seal [...]

A Riverside, California man was sentenced to seven life terms plus sixteen years for torturing and abusing members of his family. Mansa Musa Muhammed, originally from Virgina, was accused of horrific abuses by seven of his nineteen children. Two of Muhammed’s three wives also testified against him, saying that they suffered extreme spousal abuse and [...]

Simi Valley police arrested a man on DUI charges, after he collided head-on with a Simi Valley police car last week. The suspect, Antonio Riccio, 23 was driving a van registered to Time Warner Communications when the accident occurred. Both the suspect and the officer involved in the crash were treated at a local hospital, [...]

The Los Angeles Police Department has announced the arrest of two men whom they say are linked to the shooting of a USC sprinter on Halloween. Police say they arrested Travon Reed of Los Angeles, and Horasio Kimbrough, of Inglewood, and have charged them each with one count of attempted murder. The charge also carries [...]