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Reports state that the vehicle pursuit started at around 2:30 p.m. local time (5:30 p.m. EDT) in the mid-city Wilshire area in Los Angeles when Houk fled in a motor home with his two children, aged 3 years and 11 months old, and refused to stop until he dropped off his children to their mother.  … [Read more...] about Who Is Stephen Houk? RV Chase In California For Registered Sex Offender

He then carjacked a woman who was driving with her child. The woman and child escaped and the man drove off before a sheriff’s deputy saw him, Mr Youngblood said. … [Read more...] about Gunman kills five and himself in southern California rampage

The video shows deputies and paramedics working to save Casarez as blood gushes from his stomach and the exit wound in his back. Deputies look over Casarez’s gun and talk about how he would have had to reload it during the rampage. … [Read more...] about Gunman kills ex-wife, four others and himself in California

"These young children, when they see this, that's something that will stay with them the rest of their lives," he said. "But officers ... they're also not immune to those emotions. Those cases stay with them their entire career, so this has a far-reaching impact on a lot of people in our community and in our department." … [Read more...] about Gunman, Victims ID’d in Deadly California Rampage

One photo shared by the lawmaker shows a large rock on the floor in the middle of his office, surrounded by shattered glass and debris. He also shared what appear to be surveillance photos of two men, one wearing shorts, a T-shirt, a baseball cap and a pink backpack, the other wearing dark pants and a light-colored, long-sleeved shirt. … [Read more...] about McCarthy says office was vandalized by thieves who threw ‘boulder,’ stole equipment