Jet Vandalized by Tagger in Van Nuys
Police are searching for an elusive tagger who left behind little evidence when she or he vandalized a private jet at Van Nuys Airport. Someone scrawled the word “Flame,” flanked on either side by...
View ArticleWoman Tried to Smuggle Crack Pipes in Her Genitals: Cops
A Florida woman who was taken to jail for drug possession is facing additional drug charges after police found her trying to smuggle two crack pipes into jail through her genitals. Cynthia Scholes, 41,...
View ArticleKids Made Themselves Sick in Cafeteria as Part of Game
The 22 children who became ill Thursday after eating lunch at a San Diego school cafeteria made themselves sick on purpose as part of a game, school officials confirmed on Friday. According to San...
View ArticleTeacher Arrested on Wedding Day for Alleged Rape
A Westchester County high school teacher was arrested in the alleged rape of a 16-year-old student on what was supposed to be his wedding day Friday, authorities said. John M. Azabache, a 31-year-old...
View ArticleRace to Mackinac Parade of Boats Launches
A new kind of parade set sail in Chicago Saturday. Ashore Thing, presented by Michigan Avenue Magazine and the Chicago Yacht Club, celebrated the start of the famous Race to Mackinac Island boat race...
View ArticleFDNY Rescues Dog Trapped on Window Ledge
A dog that became trapped on a window ledge in Brooklyn was rescued by a firefighter who won the pup's trust with treats and brought him down in a bucket truck. Witnesses said the dog appeared to have...
View ArticleFremont Offers Inmates Option to Pay for Private Cells
It's not quite the Marriott Hotel, but Fremont police are convinced you would want to stay at their 54-bed detention facility rather than serve time in county jail. "In here we've got the sleeping...
View ArticleTeacher Abused Boys: Court Docs
Police contend that a Southern California teacher molested boys in his classroom over a decade. Juan Aguilar of Oxnard is a fourth-grade teacher at Fred L. Williams School in Oxnard. He's pleaded not...
View ArticleBig Rig Erupts in Flames on Fwy
A big rig burst into flames on the 2 Fwy. The driver, who escaped unharmed, said the truck has 7,500 gallons of flammable gas in its tank. July 13, 2013.
View ArticleBoy Runs Through Burning Homes to Warn Residents
Firefighters are crediting a 12-year-old boy with alerting residents of a fire that broke out in a building Saturday morning, causing an extra-alarm blaze in Chicago’s Canaryville neighborhood....
View ArticleBART Investigates Sex Tape Taken on Train
Bay Area Rapid Transit police are investigating an amateur sex tape that was apparently shot on a moving BART train. Deputy Chief Ben Fairow said his officers are trying to track down the cell phone...
View Article19 Injured in San Francisco Light-Rail Crash
A crash involving a MUNI light-rail train and a van in San Francisco's Bayview District has sent more than a dozen people to the hospital, according to a San Francisco Fire dispatcher. The crash was...
View ArticleMan Exposes Himself to Girls: Police
A 54-year-old Torrance man was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to three girls walking home from a middle school on two separate occasions in 2012. Eliseo Borrero was taken into custody by...
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspect in Road Rage Slaying
A 22-year-old man died Saturday after being shot during a road-rage incident in Arleta, police said. The car-to-car shooting occurred about 3 p.m. on Branford Street beneath the Interstate 5 Freeway...
View ArticleWoman Finds Officer Who Saved Her Life
A woman used social media to reunite with the police officer who rescued her 43 years ago from a Santa Ana house fire that killed her mother. Angela Basore, 47, now of San Diego, said that when she was...
View ArticleGiants' Lincecum Throws First No-Hitter
Tim Lincecum threw his first career no-hitter and the second in the majors in 11 days, a gem saved by a spectacular diving catch by right fielder Hunter Pence in the San Francisco Giants' 9-0 win...
View ArticleProtesters March in D.C. After Zimmerman Acquittal
Marchers took to the streets of D.C. early Sunday morning to protest George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin. "Trayvon was murdered," the marchers chanted as they walked up U...
View ArticleCorpse Flower Ready to Bloom
A very stinky flower is getting ready to bloom, and its unique aroma is attracting visitors rather than driving them away. The U.S. Botanical Garden Conservatory said its titan arum, or corpse flower,...
View Article8,500 Gallons of Gas Fuel Fwy Fire
Concerns were raised Saturday about an "extreme public hazard" at storm drains and manhole covers due to "potentially explosive runoff" after a big rig caught fire on a stretch of the Glendale (2)...
View ArticleLive Video: Today in LA Weekend
We've launched our online livestreaming player so that you can follow along with our reporters and anchors during NBC4's on-air broadcasts. The player above is a multiplatform tool. You can watch on...
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