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'Flash mob' thieves steal thousands in merchandise from Van Nuys shoe store

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Another business has fallen victim to a flash mob-style robbery, with eight suspects targeting a local shoe store in the latest case of retail theft in Southern California. Surveillance footage shows at least five of the thieves walking calmly around the WSS store in Van Nuys around 9 p.m. Sunday night, casually stealing $5,000 to $6,000 worth of clothes and shoes, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Authorities later confirmed that a total of eight suspects -- five men and three women -- carried out the robbery.Some of the suspects were seen exiting the store, located in the 7900 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, with merchandise stuffed in plastic bags; others just took items and walked out. Thieves seen walking out with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Van Nuys shoe store on Oct. 22, 2023. (OnScene TV)Thieves seen walking out with thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Van Nuys shoe store on Oct. 22, 2023. (OnScene TV)Thieves seen walking out with ...

Motorcyclist killed by hit-and-run in Mission Hills

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for a hit-and-run driver who killed a motorcyclist in Mission Hills early Sunday morning.The crash occurred near Chatsworth Drive and Chatsworth Street at about 12:45 a.m., the LAPD said in a news release.According to police, a dark-colored sedan ran a red light and hit a motorcycle, then fled without stopping to help.The motorcyclist, a man believed to be 40 to 45 years old, was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. His identity will not be released until his family is notified.The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call Detective Ortega at 818-644-8035 or Officer Freeman at 818-644-8115.During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or go directly to lacrimestoppers.org.

Hundreds of health care workers on strike in L.A. County  

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

A large group of employees at a Los Angeles County hospital began a five-day strike on Monday. Nearly 700 non-nursing staff at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank will walk off the job in protest of what they say are unfair labor practices. Hospital officials said that the strike will not impact patient care. The employees striking on Monday are laboratory technicians, EMTs and patient transporters.  Teens terrorizing Long Beach apartment complex, residents say Negotiators are in discussion with union leaders and say that they have offered “significant” wage increases. The local strike starts exactly two weeks after 1,500 nurses and health care workers at St. Francis Medical Center took to the picket lines to protest staffing shortages, and it also follows a nationwide protest by 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers who claimed unfair labor practices and working conditions were affecting patient care.The Kaiser strike, thought to be the largest health care...

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson responds to Paris wax figure

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is waxing on about some improvements he'd like to make to his likeness in a museum in Paris. This is because his wax figure went viral last week, but not necessarily in a good way. Fans reacted in horror and hilarity when they noticed how the wax figure looked nothing like him. More importantly, they noticed the difference in skin tone. Dwayne Johnson wax statue at the Musée Grévin in Paris, France on Oct. 17, 2023. Photo: Musée Grévin. On Sunday, Johnson shared a clip of comedian James Andre Jefferson roasting the waxwork on Instagram. "They turned The Rock into a pebble, they turned The Rock into a vinyl rock," Jefferson joked. "You make The Rock look like David Beckham. It looks like The Rock is about to be part of the Royal Family."The Rock then captioned the video with this message: "I knew my boy @jamesjeffersonj had this Rock wax statue in his roasting crosshairs," the "Black Adam" actor wrote. He also noted that he's going to work on fixing this sta...

Kim Kardashian taps Neymar and Nick Bosa for SKIMS men's line

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Kim Kardashian's shapewear empire is expanding yet again, and she's hoping to add men to her customer base. Building on its popular collection of nude-toned bras, bodysuits and underwear for women, SKIMS is set to begin selling men's boxers, briefs, undershirts, t-shirts, tank tops and leggings. The Wall Street Journal spoke to SKIMS co-founder and CEO Jens Grede about the new campaign where it was revealed she enlisted the help of several athletes to promote the upcoming line. This Oct. 9, 2018 file photo shows Kim Kardashian West at the Tiffany & Co. 2018 Blue Book Collection: The Four Seasons of Tiffany celebration in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)“The men’s category as a whole, has really been a race to the bottom, of multi-packs and discounts,” said Grede. “We’re trying to excel and show men that there’s just a different level of comfort and performance you can have in your first layer.”The professional athletes tapped for the line are 49ers defensive...

The Best of Small Plates: Teleferic Barcelona For Tapas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

 With no less than 20 employees from Spain, including General Manager Natal Ferrer, the recently opened Teleferic Barcelona in Brentwood goes beyond expectations, even for well-seasoned Spaniards.Family owned and operated by siblings Xavi and Maria Padrosa, the menu offers a variety of hearty paellas like the paella mixta (squid ink, gulf shrimp, scallops, octopus and clams), paella veggie with seasonal mushrooms, cauliflower, artichokes, seaweed stock) and the Ibérico pork paella with acorn-fed pork chop, pork belly and mushrooms.As more tapas restaurants pop up in Los Angeles as part of the small plate movement, Teleferic’s selection stands out as a true taste of Spain without being forced or overthought. It’s the fourth stateside location from the Barcelona-based restaurant group, which has operated three locations in the Bay Area since 2012. A long list of affordable snacks and small plates include an Iberian Oyster with gazpacho and Iberian ham, various croquettes includin...

Flo Milli Goes Super Novo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

Flo Milli Goes Super Novo: “Female hip-hop” isn’t a genre any more than “all-female rock band” is a genre. That said, it’s been a joy to witness this era where powerful woman after powerful woman is rising within rap.Cardi, Nicki, Megan, Doja, Coi, Saweetie, DreamDoll, Doechii and more and more — personally speaking, it feels like at least 80 percent of this writer’s favorite contemporary hip-hop artists are female. Flo Milli is yet another name for that illustrious list.The Alabama-born rapper released her debut single in 2019 — “Beef FloMix.” “In the Party” soon followed, and then the Ho, Why is You Here? mixtape dropped in 2020. Her debut album, You Still Here, Ho? was released in 2022 and, just to continue that conversational theme, her next album will arrive soon with the title, Fine Ho, Stay.“With over half a billion streams to date, 23-year-old, Alabama born rapper, Flo Milli has taken the wor...

Off-duty pilot tried to take control of Alaska Airlines flight to San Francisco before being subdued

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

(CNN) — An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight tried to seize control of a plane headed from Seattle to San Francisco on Sunday, the airline and a source familiar with the matter said.A pilot assigned to the flight told air traffic controllers a person riding in the cockpit of flight 2059 attempted to turn off the aircraft’s engines in flight. Pilots will occasionally ride a cockpit “jump seat” when traveling in an official capacity or commuting to another airport.Joseph Emerson, 44, has been arrested by the Port of Portland Police Department and charged with 83 felony counts of attempted murder, 83 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of endangering an aircraft, online booking records show.Emerson is an off-duty pilot who is accused of trying to seize control of the Alaska Airlines flight, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The airline he works for wasn’t immediately known.The plane took off from Seattle Paine Field Int...

‘Hills Bandit’ leaves California prison and is sentenced to life in Nevada

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

The notorious Hills Bandit — “a one-man crime spree,” according to one judge — is out of prison in California and slated to spend the rest of his life behind bars in Nevada.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Pulled over by the cops for speeding? A Stanford grad created an app for that Crime and Public Safety | Armed man threatened to shoot rock climbers at Oregon event, police say Crime and Public Safety | Man gets 21 years in 2019 slaying of reggae artist outside California bar Crime and Public Safety | Harvard body parts trafficking scandal lawsuits could merge into one big one Crime and Public Safety | Woman fatally shot while driving in East Oakland Stephen Bartlett’s Nevada reckoning was nine years in coming: In 2014, he failed to show up to hear his sentence for a creative piece of larceny in Carson City.It turned out he had fled to Southern California and was i...

Walnut Creek police seek suspect after meeting for sale turns into armed robbery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:59:40 GMT

WALNUT CREEK — A prearranged sale at a shopping center Saturday ended with an armed robbery, police said.The victim went to the Walden Shopping Center in the 2900 block of North Main Street to sell property to a person, according to a statement from Lt. Holley Connors. She did not say what kind of property the person was selling.When the two met to make the sale about 3 p.m., the suspect brandished a handgun, Connors said. The victim handed over the property and nobody was injured.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two wounded in Oakland shootings Crime and Public Safety | 16-year-old killed, three others wounded in East Bay party shooting Crime and Public Safety | Man freed in controversial East Bay homicide case that was reduced from murder to involuntary manslaughter Crime and Public Safety | Woman fatally shot while driving in East Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Man charged in abduction, s...