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Demonstrators gathered on the steps of Anaheim City Hall Tuesday, July 24, 2012, to protest the death of Manuel Diaz, 25, who died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained during a police pursuit by the Anaheim Police Department last Saturday on North Anna Drive. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register,Stuart Palley )

Police, protesters clash as tensions mount in Anaheim

Nicole Santa Cruz, Richard Winton, Ruben Vives Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 9:31am

ANAHEIM, Calif.-Simmering tensions in the wake of two deadly police shootings in Anaheim exploded into violence Tuesday night as protesters clashed with police outside City Hall even as officials met to discuss the killings that have rocked the Orange County community.

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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2012 file photo, actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, in West Hollywood, Calif. Cruise and Holmes have reached an agreement in their divorce case, according to her attorney. Holmes' attorney Jonathan Wolfe said in a statement Monday, July 9, that the case has been settled and an agreement was signed. Holmes filed for divorce less than two weeks ago, putting an end to the romance that began in 2005. The couple has a 6-year-old daughter, Suri. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Katie Holmes may have used disposable phone to hide talk with divorce lawyers

Harriet Ryan, John Horn, Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 2:33pm

LOS ANGELES - Katie Holmes set the wheels in motion for her divorce from Tom Cruise using a throwaway cellphone provided by a friend to initially talk to her lawyers and avoid her husband knowing about the conversations, according to a source familiar with the divorce.

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New Natalie Wood death probe said to be inconclusive

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 2:40pm

LOS ANGELES - Detectives who have spent the last eight months reinvestigating the 1981 death of Natalie Wood said they don’t believe there is enough evidence to classify it as an accident but have not determined it was a homicide, law enforcement sources told the Los Angeles Times.

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FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2012 file photo, Justin Bieber appears for a hand and footprint ceremony honoring musician Michael Jackson in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Authorities say heartthrob singer Bieber has been ticketed for speeding on a Los Angeles freeway after being chased by at least one other vehicle. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

LA councilman called 911 on Justin Bieber's 'reckless' driving

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, July 9, 2012 - 12:45pm

LOS ANGELES - Even though he was being chased by the paparazzi, Justin Bieber had no excuse for his dangerous driving Friday on the 101 Freeway, an L.A. councilman who witnessed the incident said.

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Justin Bieber cited for ’reckless’ driving on freeway

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, July 6, 2012 - 4:29pm

LOS ANGELES - Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber was stopped and cited for driving in a "reckless manner" on the busy 101 Freeway on Friday morning, the California Highway Patrol said.

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Another police chief shown the door in scandal-plagued town

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, July 6, 2012 - 4:29pm

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. -- Brought in to clean up the San Fernando Police Department after a sex scandal and ticketing debacle took down his two predecessors, interim Police Chief Gil Carrillo has now been shown the door by the City Council after just four months.

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Tom Cruise stands to gain if divorce case moves to California

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 5:19pm

LOS ANGELES - It would likely be in Tom Cruise’s interest to having his divorce proceedings with Katie Holmes moved from New York to California, legal experts said.

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In this Wednesday, May 26, 2010 file photo US actor Tom Cruise, right, poses with his wife US actress Katie Holmes for the photographers as they arrive for the National Movie Awards at the Royal Festival Hall, in London. Holmes' attorney Jonathan Wolfe said Friday June 29, 2012 that the couple is divorcing, but called it a private matter for the family. ( AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce focuses on custody, Scientology

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 10:17am

LOS ANGELES - The impending divorce case between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise is likely to center on the terms of custody for their daughter Suri, according to a source familiar with the case.

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A photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows 77-year-old serial killer Charles Manson Wed., April 4, 2012. Manson will have an April 11, 2011 parole hearing in California. (AP Photos/California Department of Corrections)

Police seek interview tape in Manson murder

Andrew Blankstein, Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, May 25, 2012 - 9:43am

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Police Department detectives want to review some interviews between a Manson Family convicted murderer and his attorney to determine whether it might shed any more light on the infamous case.

NBC-TV in Los Angeles reported Thursday about the request for recordings between Manson Family member Tex Watson and his attorney. The station said police want to know if those recordings could contain unsolved homicides related the Manson family's homicide spree.

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F-16s intercept small plane in Obama's airspace

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 1:58pm

LOS ANGELES -- Two F-16 military fighter jets were dispatched Friday morning to intercept a general aviation airplane that violated airspace restrictions as President Barack Obama was leaving Los Angeles International Airport.

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DA wants son tried as adult for shooting ICE agent dad

Matt Stevens, Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, May 4, 2012 - 4:57pm

LOS ANGELES -- The 14-year-old son of an ICE agent was charged Friday with murdering his father, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office says prosecutors now will push to have the juvenile tried as an adult.

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Lindsay Lohan's legal woes end after 5 years

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 2:02pm

LOS ANGELES -- An L.A. County Superior Court judge ended Lindsay Lohan's supervised probation Thursday, praising her for completing her community service and ending five years of criminal court appearances that saw her jailed several times.

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Scarlett Johansson hacker pleads guilty to stealing naked images

Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 4:51pm

LOS ANGELES -- After hacking into the email accounts of Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and Scarlett Johansson to procure naked images of them, a Florida man pleaded guilty in court Monday to nine felony cyber crimes and was immediately taken into custody.

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'Kony 2012' co-creator detained for lewdness, taken to mental health facility

Richard Winton, Tony Perry Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, March 16, 2012 - 5:10pm

SAN DIEGO -- The co-founder of Invisible Children, a San Diego-based nonprofit that produced the viral "Kony 2012" video, was detained in San Diego on Thursday night, police said.

Jason Russell appeared to be masturbating in public and vandalizing cars, San Diego police said. He may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police Lt. Andra Brown said.

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Two people, a suspected gunman and a victim, were found dead inside a burned home in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on Thursday, February 16, 2012. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Hollywood shooting, fire leaves 2 dead, 3 injured

Dalina Castellanos, Richard Winton Los Angeles Times

Last updated Friday, February 17, 2012 - 11:00am

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- A shooting and fire Thursday afternoon at a house in East Hollywood left two people dead, including the suspected gunman, and three others seriously wounded.

Authorities said the incident was the result of domestic violence. The wounded, two women and a man, all in their 30s, were all shot in the upper torso. They were hospitalized in serious condition, but officials said all three are expected to survive. All were conscious and able to talk, police said.

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