Serial killer Rodney Alcala to be extradited in New York slayings

8 February 2012, 4:46 pm

Rodney Alcala, one of California’s most notorious killers and a death row inmate, can be extradited to New York to stand trial in two decades-old murder cases, a judge ruled this week. Rodney Alcala, 68, was indicted in New York...... Read More »

One dead, four wounded in Hawthorne restaurant shooting

4 February 2012, 11:01 am

Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives on Saturday are investigating a restaurant shooting in Hawthorne that left one person dead and four others wounded.... Read More »

Man Sought in Hawthorne Bar Shooting

4 February 2012, 8:44 am

Police on Saturday were searching for a man responsible for an early morning shooting that was sparked after a Hawthorne bar fight.... Read More »

Wednesday's police log: El Segundo and the beach cities

31 January 2012, 4:59 pm

Recent police activities in El Segundo and the beach cities. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK... Read More »

A fallen officer is remembered

27 January 2012, 3:55 pm

Hawthorne police Officer Andrew Garton was remembered Friday as a family man who committed himself to his department and its residents. | PHOTOS | FUNERAL... Read More »

Corriganville residents charged in Frostburg residential burglary

26 January 2012, 8:10 pm

CUMBERLAND — Two Corriganville residents were arrested Thursday in connection with a burglary that occurred in Frostburg on Monday night, according to the C3I Unit.... Read More »

Centinela Valley school board's Gloria Ramos arrested for alleged assault

24 January 2012, 1:01 pm

Centinela Valley Union High School District board member Gloria Ramos was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting her niece in Hawthorne, police said Tuesday.... Read More »

CITY BEAT

20 January 2012, 11:35 am

Palos Verdes Estates Police Chief Dan Dreiling has announced his intention to retire this year. Dreiling was appointed to the position in March 2004.... Read More »

Sex offender charged with kidnap, rape of 16-year-old girl in Hawthorne

19 January 2012, 5:02 pm

A registered sex offender has been charged with kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl in Hawthorne on Christmas Day, authorities said Thursday. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK... Read More »

Fund established for Hawthorne officer's family in Torrance police crash

17 January 2012, 11:51 am

Police are trying to identify a man who entered a parking structure in the 800 block of South Grand Avenue on Oct. 1, smashed the rear window of a car and took a guitar from inside.... Read More »