Category: Crime

  • Purple McLaren seized, SoCal man held in scheme to steal luxe cars, police say

    Purple McLaren seized, SoCal man held in scheme to steal luxe cars, police say

    An Irvine man orchestrated what amounts to a car-laundering scheme, buying stolen cars and trucks and reselling them with counterfeit identifiers, police allege. The man, identified as 37-year-old Zihua Zhang, was arrested Thursday while driving a Dodge Durango SRT that Irvine police said had been stolen. At his residence in Woodbridge, police said they found…

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  • California workers switched jobs and moved to these states

    California workers switched jobs and moved to these states

    California, home to a rich pool of talent in major industries such as film and tech, has lost thousands of workers to states that have a lower cost of living and other perks, according to a recent report. The National Assn. of Realtors, which analyzed U.S. census data from the third quarter of 2023, found…

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  • San José State athlete at center of lawsuit can play, judge rules

    San José State athlete at center of lawsuit can play, judge rules

    A federal judge ruled Monday that a San José State University volleyball player, who teammates say is transgender, can continue to participate in a volleyball tournament this week. The ruling by Judge S. Kato Crews, an appointee of President Biden to the U.S. District Court in Colorado, comes ahead of the three-day Mountain West Conference…

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  • The jury is still out on whether the controversial Public Works “compromise” around part-time bus lanes will work on not.

    Despite the debate, road diets are good for business, quality of life

    Frustrating as it may be, road construction is a fact of life and a sign of progress. Infrastructure gets old and needs to be replaced, and cities that can afford it devote resources into improving their streets and sidewalks. It’s not hard to find cities with threadbare budgets whose streets slowly degrade into oblivion. By…

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  • 2 toddlers killed in Rialto in wreck blamed on suspected drunk driver

    2 toddlers killed in Rialto in wreck blamed on suspected drunk driver

    Two toddlers were killed Sunday night when a speeding drunk driver ran a red light, causing a three-car collision, police allege. Just after 11 p.m. the Rialto Police Department responded to a multivehicle collision at the intersection of Riverside and Walnut avenues. A white Honda Accord with four occupants, including two toddlers ages 3 and…

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  • An Old National Bank in Granger, Indiana.

    Old National acquires Bremer Financial for $1.4 billion

    Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune is reporting St. Paul-based Bremer Financial, the second largest bank based in Minnesota, will be sold to Old National Bank for $1.4 billion, culminating a five-year saga over Bremer’s future. Sam Stroozas at MPR News reports Dionne Sims is selling Black Garnet Books, Minnesota’s first Black-owned bookstore, to friend…

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  • Person of interest ID'd in hit-and-run that killed bicyclist

    Person of interest ID’d in hit-and-run that killed bicyclist

    The California Highway Patrol searching for a driver who killed a 16-year-old bicyclist in a potential case of road rage in Exposition Park have identified a person of interest. Two cars believed to be involved in the fatal hit-and-run were seized by police at a Los Angeles home Saturday, the CHP announced in a news…

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  • St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, St. Paul

    Cannabis lottery delayed as lawsuits sent to Appeals Court

    A Ramsey County judge has ordered Minnesota cannabis regulators to delay the first cannabis license lottery that was set for Tuesday morning. Judge Stephen Smith, after an hour-long hearing on four lawsuits filed against the Office of Cannabis Management, decided to delay the lottery to give four parties time to appeal to the state Court…

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    Lead exposure continues to harm immigrant communities

    Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly.  I am writing to highlight the issue of lead contamination in rental homes and its disproportionate impact on immigrant families in Minneapolis.  As an advocate working with these communities, I…

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  • Dad of missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi dies by suicide near LAX

    Dad of missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi dies by suicide near LAX

    A Hawaii woman’s father who flew to Los Angeles looking for her after she was reported missing has been found dead near Los Angeles International Airport. The body of Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was found in a parking lot on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Los Angeles Police Department officials said they…

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