Crime Archives ~ L.A. TACO https://lataco.com/category/los-angeles/crime Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:54:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://lede-admin.lataco.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/45/cropped-FAVICON.jpg?w=32 Crime Archives ~ L.A. TACO https://lataco.com/category/los-angeles/crime 32 32 217520893 Walnut Woman Gets Prison Time For Selling L.A. Homes That Weren’t Actually For Sale https://lataco.com/real-estate-scam Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:53:38 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=152528 Using other people's broker's licenses, Gonzalez listed the properties on real estate websites, even though many were not on the market, and she did not have authority to list them.

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]]> 152528 L.A.’s 13 Most Infamous Murder Sites https://lataco.com/l-a-s-13-most-infamous-murder-sites Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:53:13 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=152508 While these sites' physical appearance or purpose may have changed over time, the legacy and horrors of what might have happened there linger forever. Once you know the backstory, walking or driving past them on a cool, crisp October evening is sufficient to provide you with a heaping helping of heebie-jeebies. 

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]]> 152508 Thieves Strike At Mariscos Jalisco, Stealing Both Cash and Octopus https://lataco.com/mariscos-jalisco-theft Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:30:45 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=152500 The Boyle Heights-based taco truck, a favorite amongst Angelenos, attached photos that appeared to show that the locks on a door had been damaged as well as a Dodge Ram pickup truck doing the dash. 

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]]> 152500 FBI, ATF, and LAPD Announce Crack Down on Drugs, Ghost Guns, and Crime Linked to Cartels in Harbor Area https://lataco.com/harbor-gangs-raid Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:58:00 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=152199 The multi-agency investigation, which found the criminal activities stretching to associates in two counties in Northern California, yielded a total of 27 arrests, 30 firearms, 72,115 fentanyl pills, 1.7 pounds of fentanyl powder, 143 pounds of methamphetamine, 4.7 pounds of heroin, 1.9 pounds of cocaine, 1.7 of pounds PCP, and $44,000.

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]]> 152199 L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Claims ‘Touching Fentanyl Could Kill You,’ All Toxicology Experts Disagree https://lataco.com/mayor-bass-touching-fentanyl Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:43:15 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=151244 Jody Armour, a University of Southern California (USC) law professor, called Mayor Bass’ claim that you can die from touching fentanyl “a dangerous lie.” Armour and medical experts say that misleading the public about fentanyl overdose can cause first responders and bystanders to back off in situations when someone is actually overdosing from fentanyl.

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]]> 151244 It Took LAPD Two Hours To Show Up After a South L.A. Taco Stand Was Robbed At Gun Point https://lataco.com/robbery-south-la-tacos Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:15:15 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=150641 "As I kept writing down their order, the one in the grey sweater took out the gun. That’s when he said give me the money," said the owner of Tacos Deliciosos.

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]]> 150641 Former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Violate Skateboarder’s Civil Rights https://lataco.com/deputy-guilty-skateboarder Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:25:51 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=150540 During a verbal argument between Vega and a man identified in court records as J.A., the deputy challenged the skateboarder to a fight. Later, Vega grabbed J.A. and threw him in the back of the patrol car before weaving a web of lies.

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]]> 150540 L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Punched Young Mother Holding Three-Week-Old Baby Twice In The Face During Arrest https://lataco.com/sheriff-punching-woman-infant Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:41:53 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=150228 A Los Angeles sheriff's deputy punched a young mother “twice in the face” as she held onto a three-week-old infant in her arms during an arrest in Palmdale a year ago. Video of the incident is now circulating online.

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]]> 150228 Downey Man Arrested For Allegedly Strangling Tijuana Sex Worker to Death at Hong Kong Gentlemen’s Club in Zona Norte https://lataco.com/sex-worker-killed-tijuana Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:46:56 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=150055 Bryant Rivera, 30, was arrested around 5:30 A.M. Thursday on one count of femicide at Hotel Cascadas filed against him in the state of Baja California, authorities said. A detention hearing is scheduled Monday in Los Angeles, at which federal prosecutors will ask a judge to keep Rivera behind bars during extradition proceedings.

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]]> 150055 Last Night’s Taco Stand Robbery in South L.A. Marks Seventh Similar Assault Against Street Vendors Since May 1st https://lataco.com/street-vendor-crime-assault-south-la Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:14:26 +0000 https://lataco.com/?p=149474 “I’m not going to lose my life over some money,” taquero Oscar Lozano told KTLA in an interview.

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