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Man shot to death in front of family in apparent road rage attack in Downey
This tragic story comes courtesy of City News Service: DOWNEY — Whoever gunned down a Bellflower man in front of his wife and children in an apparent case of road rage in Downey was at large Sunday,...
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Allegedly stolen iguana reunited with burglary victim
Deputies Thursday jailed a Downey man on suspicion of burglary and other crimes and reunited a Bellflower auto shop owner with his pet iguana, which was stolen late last year. “Lizard” the iguana,...
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Guard from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey convicted of assault on teen
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles jury Wednesday convicted a guard from Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey of an attack on a 13-year-old detainee, officials said. D’Wayne Jordan, 58, was convicted of...
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La Puente man, Downey man killed in Pomona freeway crash identified
POMONA — Authorities Thursday released the names of a La Puente man and a Downey man killed in a violent crash between two trucks on a freeway transition road in Pomona. Jose Antonio Garcia, 25, of La...
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Ex-ice skating coach convicted of child molestation
A Pomona jury convicted a former ice-skating coach Tuesday of molesting a teenage boy and a young girl while living in Hacienda Heights and Downey. Donald James Vincent, 30, who lived in Torrance when...
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Downey couple seriously hurt, Long Beach man accused of drugged driving...
NORWALK — A senior citizen couple from Downey suffered major injuries Sunday when their car flipped multiple times on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk after being struck by another car driven by a drugged...
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Compton man killed in Downey motorcycle crash
DOWNEY >> A 29-year-old Compton man died early Saturday in a motorcycle crash on the Bellflower Boulevard onramp to the 105 Freeway, authorities said. The name of the rider was not released...
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Downey man pleads ‘no contest’ in fatal stabbing of Long Beach man in Norwalk
NORWALK >> A Downey man pleaded no contest Wednesday to fatally stabbing a Long Beach man during a dispute at a Norwalk home earlier this year, authorities said. William Edward Johnson, 38,...
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UPDATED: Armed carjacking suspect fatally shot after fleeing into crowded...
Deputies shot and killed a man with a gun after he burst into a crowded Downey barbecue restaurant Thursday sending patrons and employees fleeing. The standoff and deputy-involved shooting came at the...
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Ex-convict killed by SWAT team after taking hostages in Downey restaurant...
Coroner’s officials identified the armed carjacking suspect who was fatally shot by deputies inside a Downey restaurant following a car chase through several communities and taking hostages inside the...
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Man killed by deputies in Downey restaurant standoff was sought for...
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s with other police agencies stand outside the Chris & Pitts restaurants where deputies shot and killed the carjacking suspett in Downey on Thursday September 10, 2015....
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Two killed, one hurt in Downey freeway crash
DOWNEY >> A man and woman died, and another woman was hurt, after their car veered off the 5 Freeway in Downey and struck a tree, authorities said. The crash took place about 4:50 a.m. on along...
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Man killed in double-fatal crash in Downey identified as Camp Pendleton Marine
DOWNEY >> One of two people killed in a pickup truck crash on the 5 Freeway in Downey over the weekend has been identified as a Camp Pendleton-based U.S. Marine, coroner’s officials said Sunday....
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College student killed along with Marine in weekend crash in Downey identified
DOWNEY >> Authorities have identified a 21-year-old international college student from Japan who died along with a Camp Pendleton Marine in a pickup truck crash along the 5 Freeway in Downey over...
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Sheriff’s patrol car, 8 other cars scorched in possible arson fire at Downey...
DOWNEY >> A sheriff’s patrol car and more than half-a-dozen other vehicles were damaged in a suspected arson fire in the parking lot of the Lakewood Green Line Station Wednesday afternoon. The...
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Downey man accused of robbing woman with toddler in Alhambra
ALHAMBRA >> Police arrested a Downey man Wednesday after he robbed a woman while she was with her toddler outside an Alhambra market, authorities said. Gabriel Jesse Acuna, 25, is accused of...
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