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9 arrested in L.A. County prostitution bust

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

Nine people were arrested during a prostitution bust in Pomona on Tuesday.The sting operation targeted sex purchasers and human trafficking in the area near East Holt Avenue and Indian Hill Boulevard, according to the Pomona Police Department.During the operation, undercover officers posed as sex workers and were “contacted by sex purchasers” in the area, police said.Nine people were taken into custody for allegedly soliciting prostitution:-John Vazquez, 19, from Riverside-Cesar Barrios, 24, from Covina-Edwin Alberto, 25, from Ontario-Jorge Gallegos, 26, from Baldwin Park-Anthony Trinh, 28, from Chino-Carlos Ponce, 33, from Wildomar-Jeronimo Munozpastrana, 38, from Pomona-Martin Carrillo, 42, from Lennox-Jess Maldonado, 82, from PomonaThe operation was a joint effort by the Pomona Police Department Special Investigations Unit and the Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking Team. Family searches for 13-year-old girl and her baby in L.A. County “The Pomona Police Department takes a proa...

Man fatally stabbed on Metro train in South Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

A man was fatally stabbed while riding a Metro train in South Los Angeles on Tuesday.Los Angeles police responded to a stabbing at the 2400 block of South Flower Street at around 3:44 p.m. The victim was boarding the E-Line train from the LATTC/Ortho Institute Station.The victim, described only as a man between 25-30 years old, was stabbed multiple times by a suspect on board.The victim was able to drive himself home after the stabbing, police said.A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in South Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2023. (KTLA)Emer...

Retail theft ring targeted Home Depot, Lowe’s, CHP says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested three people and seized roughly $500,000 worth of merchandise stolen from home improvement stores in Southern California, the California Highway Patrol announced on Tuesday.54-year-old Jose Rivera, 43-year-old Fernando Hernandez, and 45-year-old Rogelio Ramirez Salgado face charges including organized retail theft, receiving stolen property and weapons-related offenses.On Dec. 11, investigators assigned to CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force raided a hardware and plumbing supply business on S. Central Avenue in L.A. where they discovered a massive stockpile of stolen goods, officials said.Items recovered included small tools, buckets of paint, extension ladders, and plumbing fixtures, along with larger and more expensive items such as water heaters and furnaces which, authorities say, were taken by various “boosters” from the home improvement stores.Some of the items seized in a retail theft raid on a hardware and plumbing supply business ...

Warriors suffer latest collapse against Phoenix Suns; Draymond Green ejected

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

PHOENIX — The Warriors’ 13th loss of the season, 119-116 to the Phoenix Suns, looked similar to the rest.The Suns, playing without Kevin Durant, chipped away at a 13-point lead and pummeled the Warriors into the mud in the fourth quarter shortly after Draymond Green’s third ejection of the season on Tuesday night at Footprint Center.The Warriors had a chance to tie the game up in the final nine seconds, but Steph Curry missed the fadeaway three attempt. Golden State continues to tumble below .500, moving to 10-13 on the year.There was one bright spot. A lineup of Klay Thompson, Chris Paul, Dario Saric, Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski fueled a 15-2 run to start the second quarter. That lead was sliced down to three points at the half once starters subbed back in with Suns’ Devin Booker checking back in, too.Notably, Kerr started the second half not with his full starting five, as he usually does, but with Podziemski and Kuminga in for Andrew Wiggins an...

$10K of designer jackets stolen from Santa Rosa store

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Approximately $10,000 worth of designer jackets were stolen from a Santa Rosa store on Monday, the Santa Rosa Police Department said. Four people were arrested in connection with the theft. SRPD responded to the 2400 block of Magowan Drive at 11:50 a.m. Monday for the report of a retail theft. Witnesses told police that two men went into a clothing store and stole dozens of designer jackets. Man arrested for pulling gun during road rage incident The suspects ran from the store and into a waiting car that was driven by a female suspect, witnesses said. The business claims the jackets were worth about $10,000. Officers obtained the suspect vehicle's license plates and stopped the car on Monday evening near Cleveland Avenue and College Avenue. The same female suspect was driving it, SRPD said.Police searched the car and found one of the jackets, methamphetamine, and evidence of identity theft and check fraud. Two passengers were arrested for crimes unrelated to the jacket ...

Draymond Green ejected after hitting Suns' Nurkic in face

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

(KRON) -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected from Tuesday's game against the Phoenix Suns after he struck Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. The ejection was Green's third of the season. Green was attempting to get open for an inbounds pass in the third quarter when he turned around and smacked Nurkic in the face. He was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul, which warrants an automatic ejection. Giants reportedly sign Korean star Jung Hoo Lee for $113 million Green served a five-game suspension this season after he put Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert in a headlock during a skirmish between the two teams. He was also ejected from a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in which he received two technical fouls. In the 2023-24 season, Green has played in 15 games. He was ejected from three of them and fouled out of a fourth. Draymond's play on the court has been great this season too. But the ejections are really putting Golden State in a tough spot. That...

Kraken snap 8-game losing streak with 4-0 win over Panthers as Joey Daccord gets first shutout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first career shutout, Kailer Yamamoto scored the first of two goals from Seattle’s fourth line and the Kraken snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.Yamamoto scored his fourth goal of the season early in the second period and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare got his third with 14:01 remaining in the third period off a terrific pass from rookie defenseman Ryker Evans. It was the first career point for Evans, a second-round draft pick in 2021 who was called up last week.Alex Wennberg added his fourth goal at 9:13 of the third and Eeli Tolvanen sealed it on an empty-net goal with 3:51 left. Yamamoto and Bellemare both finished with a goal and an assist. Will Borgen had two assists and Seattle celebrated its first victory since beating San Jose the day before Thanksgiving.It’s been a miserable stretch for the Kraken that has seen them tumble in the Pacific Division standings. The losing stre...

Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor returns to Winnipeg to have knee injury reevaluated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor missed Tuesday game at San Jose with a knee injury, returning to Winnipeg to be reevaluated by team doctors two days after getting hurt in a win against Anaheim.Connor will also miss Wednesday night’s game at Los Angeles, Jets coach Rick Bowness said.Connor was injured during the second period of Sunday’s 4-2 win over the Ducks when he took a knee from Anaheim defenseman Ryan Strome, who received a game misconduct on the play, but avoided a suspension.After the game, Bowness said the correct call was made against Strome.“It’s knee on knee. (Strome) sticks his knee out there and hopefully that’s suspendable,” Bowness said Sunday. “Knee on knee, there is no other way to look at that. The referees made the correct call: five-minute major, a game misconduct and we’ll see where it goes from there.”On Tuesday, Bowness stood by his original opinion.“I respectfully disagree with the league,” Bowness said. “I still think it’...

Ezeagu leads New Mexico State over Northern New Mexico 76-71

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Kaosi Ezeagu scored 14 points to help New Mexico State hold off Northern New Mexico 76-71 on Tuesday night.Ezeagu made 5 of 6 shots but just 4 of 9 free throws, adding five rebounds for the Aggies (5-6). Jordan Rawls and Brandon Suggs both scored 10 off the bench. Rawls added six assists and four steals, while Suggs snagged four rebounds.Emmanuel Taban paced the Eagles with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Malek Manuel pitched in with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Eloy Medina had 14 points and four steals.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballSource

Oquendo, Shelstad spark Oregon to 76-55 victory over Cal Baptist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:45 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kario Oquendo came off the bench to score 19 points, freshman Jackson Shelstad scored 17 and Oregon pulled away in the second half to beat California Baptist 76-55 on Tuesday night.Oquendo made 7 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Ducks (7-2). Shelstad hit 8 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer in his best scoring effort and added a season-high eight assists. Brennan Rigsby had 11 points and Jadrian Tracey pitched in with 10 points and five rebounds off the bench. Kwame Evans Jr. contributed nine points and five boards.Shelstad had nine points early and Oquendo’s three-point play gave the Ducks a 19-12 lead with 7:43 remaining in the first half. Cal Baptist pulled even at 23-all on back-to-back baskets from Dominique Daniels Jr. and Blondeau Tchoukuiegno with 5:26 left. Tracey answered with a 3-pointer and Evans followed with a three-point play as the Ducks regained the lead and took a 36-31 advantage into halftime.Oregon was never threatened in the second hal...