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Suspected car thief speeds erratically through L.A. streets

A female driver in a suspected stolen vehicle was seen driving erratically on surface streets in Los Angeles County on August 16, 2024. (KTLA)

Family IDs teen beaten while enjoying birthday burger

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4 arrested after ransacking Highland Park shoe store

Four people were arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Highland Park shoe store on Dec. 6, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department)

Officers shoot armed man in Watts alley, LAPD says

The LAPD investigated after at least one officer opened fire in Watts on Aug. 18, 2023. (KTLA)

Woman charged for attacking taco vendor in Watts

Video captured the moment a taco vendor was violently attacked by a woman who had refused to pay for her food in South Los Angeles on August 6, 2023. (KTLA)

Woman arrested in violent dine-and-dash in South L.A.

Video captured the moment a taco vendor was violently attacked by a woman who had refused to pay for her food in South Los Angeles on August 6, 2023. (KTLA)

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2 injured after car crashes, lands in Watts lawn

A car is being lifted from a crash scene in Watts on June 30, 2022. (KTLA)

Sweet Alice helps kids look their best for Easter

Sweet Alice, shown on April 16, 2022, is known for assisting those in need in Watts. (KTLA)

Man fatally stabbed after altercation in Watts: LASD

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department patrol car is seen in this file photo.

Fire under investigation at historic Watts church

Authorities examine the aftermath of a fire Sunday at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Watts, where flames left a silhouette of a cross.(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Woman arrested in Watts for serial retail theft worth …

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shared this photo of merchandise that was allegedly stolen from H&M and recovered by authorities on Jan. 18, 2022.

2 L.A. area men collected ransom payments for people …

A U.S. Border Patrol agent shows an incomplete section of a border wall on a hillside along the U.S.-Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana on May 10, 2021 in the Otay Mesa area. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Shooting reported outside Watts elementary school: …

Authorities are investigating after a shooting was reported outside an elementary school in the Watts neighborhood of South Los Angeles on Nov. 3, 2021. (KTLA)