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• Columbine Teacher Can Still Hear The Gunfire 20 Years Later

  20-04-2019 23:19
  What many consider America's first mass school shooting took place in the community of Littleton, Colorado, 20 years ago today.
  
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• SWAT Team Discovers Massive Illegal Marijuana Grow In Riverside

  20-04-2019 20:41
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) – A massive illegal marijuana grow spanning an entire city block was discovered by authorities in Riverside after neighbors noticed a strong smell.
  About 40,000 plants were found inside of a nursery greenhouse, with the potential to produce 20,000 pounds of pot, an estimated street value of $20 million.
  The hidden plants were conveniently concealed behind a nursery and nestled in between the orange groves in Riverside’s scenic greenbelt neighborhood.
  Neighbor Loret
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Murder Of 76-Year-Old Woman In Arcadia

  20-04-2019 19:36
  ARCADIA (CBSLA) – Authorities have arrested a man believed to be the suspect in the murder of a 76-year-old woman in Arcadia.
  Heber Enoc Diaz, 27, was arrested on suspicion of killing Chyong Jen Tsai, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  According to sheriff’s officials, Tsai’s body was found by a construction crew in the backyard of her home on April 9.
  Coroner’s records stated that Tsai died from “combined effects of multiple sharp force
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Murder Of 76-Year-Old Grandmother In Arcadia

  20-04-2019 19:36
  ARCADIA (CBSLA) – Authorities have arrested a man for the murder of a 76-year-old woman in Arcadia.
  Heber Enoc Diaz, 27, was arrested on suspicion of killing Chyong Jen Tsai, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
  According to sheriff’s officials, Tsai’s body was found by a construction crew in the backyard of her home on April 9.
  Coroner’s records stated that Tsai died from “combined effects of multiple sharp force injuries, multiple blunt
  
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• Man Who Was Shot Alongside Nipsey Hussle Released From Jail

  20-04-2019 19:10
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man who was shot alongside rapper Nipsey Hussle last month, a parolee who was jailed because he was with the slain performer at the time he was fatally shot, was released from jail Saturday morning.
  Lathan, 56, was one of two men wounded with Hussle when the rap star was gunned down outside his Hyde Park clothing store on March 31.
  Complicating Lathan’s release, he was also shot that day. In Lathan’s case, in the back.
  His attorney said his release date
  
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• Officials Looking For Woman They Say Tossed Bag Of Puppies In Trash Bin

  20-04-2019 17:33
  COACHELLA (CBSLA)  —  Riverside County Animal Services is hoping the public can help them identify a woman who is allegedly shown tossing a bag filled with puppies into a trash bin in Coachella Thursday.
  A woman is seen throwing seven three-day-old puppies into a trash bin in Coachella (credit: Riverside County Animal Services)
  The bag was sealed and cavalierly tossed into the bin causing Animal Services to term the case one of “willful act of animal cruelty.” They be
  
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• Man Who Was Shot Alongside Nipsey Hussle, Scheduled For Release From Jail

  20-04-2019 17:13
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A man who was shot alongside rapper Nipsey Hussle last month — a parolee who was jailed because he was with the slain performer at the time he was fatally shot — was scheduled for release from jail Friday night.
  CBS2/KCAL9 reporter Jeff Nguyen said reporters were waiting outside the Men’s Central Jail for Kerry Lathan to emerge.
  Lathan, 56, was one of two men wounded with Hussle when the rap star was gunned down outside his Hyde Park clothing store o
  
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• Lake Forest Mom Home From Hospital After Being Stabbed 20 Times, Chased Down The Street

  20-04-2019 08:56
  LAKE FOREST (CBSLA)  — “I’m alive and I’m here,” says Mary Lou Palos.
  After the Lake Forest mom was stabbed 20 times by an intruder in her home and chased down the street where he continued to attack her, it is not lost on her how lucky she is.
  Here? She is fortunate to be anywhere.
  Palos came home from the hospital earlier Friday. At home, she spoke to CBS2/KCAL9 reporter Stacey Butler about her harrowing ordeal.
  She doesn’t take long to answer when aske
  
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• Alleged Dana Point Bank Robber Found Dead After Chase, Standoff In Santa Margarita

  20-04-2019 04:53
  RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA (CBSLA) – A man suspected of being the Leatherface Bandit led authorities on a chase Friday that ended with a crash in Rancho Santa Margarita, where a standoff ensued.
  Police eventually found the suspect dead inside of the vehicle.  The cause of death was not immediately released.
  According to FBI Special Agent Chris Gicking, the pursuit ensued after the suspect robbed a Pacific Western Bank branch at 34180 Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point about 3:40 p.m.
  The
  
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• Detectives Announce Arrest Of Suspect In Murder Of Beloved Skating Rink Owner

  20-04-2019 03:06
  GRAND TERRACE (CBSLA)  — Homicide detectives in Grand Terrace on Friday announced the arrest of a suspect wanted for the murder of a beloved skating rink owner last month.
  Detectives said they arrested Tre’elle Potts, 25, on Wednesday for the murder of 43-year-old Ryan Harsany.
  Officials are remaining mum on what led them to Potts or details about his arrest.
  Potts was booked at Central Detention Center and is being held without bail.
  On Saturday, March 16, at approximately 1:50
  
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• Father Of 4 Among Victims In Glendale Triple Shooting; Official Cause Of Death Still Undetermined

  20-04-2019 01:15
  GLENDALE (CBSLA) — Authorities Friday identified three men who were found fatally shot at a home in Glendale as efforts continued to solve the triple homicide.
  Police say 26-year-old Leon Gough II, 50-year-old Deandre Tyronne Sims, and Christian Marty Moukam, 35, were found dead shortly after midnight Thursday in the 1300 block of Columbia Drive, just west of Adams Street, according to Sgt. Dan Suttles of the Glendale Police Department.
  The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Offic
  
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• Victims In Glendale Triple Shooting Identified; Official Cause Of Death Still Undetermined

  20-04-2019 00:03
  GLENDALE (CBSLA) — Authorities Friday identified three men who were found fatally shot at a home in Glendale as efforts continued to solve the triple homicide.
  Police say 26-year-old Leon Gough II, 50-year-old Deandre Tyronne Sims, and Christian Marty Moukam, 35, were found dead shortly after midnight Thursday in the 1300 block of Columbia Drive, just west of Adams Street, according to Sgt. Dan Suttles of the Glendale Police Department.
  The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Offic
  
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