Woman Who Bailed from High-speed Pursuit: Detained!
Posted: February 23, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, U.S. News | Tags: ABC7, California, LA, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, media, news, Palmdale, Robert Holguin, Twitter Leave a commentWoman who bailed from high-speed #pursuit in #Palmdale is detained. Not clear if she will be charged/arrested. pic.twitter.com/qehM14r9Ce
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) February 24, 2015
New York Daily News, Feb 8, 2015: Bruce Jenner Reportedly Blamed Paparazzi for the Crash, Sergeant Disputes that Claim
Posted: February 8, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, U.S. News | Tags: Bruce Jenner, Cadillac Escalade, California State Route 1, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu, Sport utility vehicle, Toyota Prius, Traffic collision Leave a commentBruce Jenner blamed a pursuing pack of paparazzi Saturday for a horrific California four-car pileup that left one woman dead and five more hospitalized.
The fatal wreck occurred on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, with one-time Olympic gold medalist Jenner luckily able to walk away from the carnage, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Matt Dunn.
“He is not under any investigation right now as far as driving while intoxicated. Mr. Jenner did not appear to be injured in the accident, nor does it appear he was the cause of the accident.”
A 1-month-old baby inside a Hummer involved in the wreck also escaped without injury, authorities said.
The pony-tailed Jenner, 65, who is reportedly transitioning from a man to a woman, was fleeing five photographers when his Cadillac Escalade rear-ended a white Lexus, sources in his family told TMZ.
The chain-reaction wreck at 12:12 p.m. killed the woman at the wheel of the Lexus while scattering pieces of glass, plastic and shredded steel on the highway.
A witness told USA Today that photographers stood snapping photos of the shaken Jenner — who was driving the Escalade — in the minutes after the harrowing fatal accident.
“It happened so fast,” said Veronica Bermudez, an employee at the nearby Malibu Roadhouse who echoed Jenner’s charge about the chase by the celebrity shutterbugs.
“They (paparazzi) were here right away,” she told the newspaper. “How could they have gotten here that fast otherwise? I don’t know why they have to follow him, and not just leave him alone.”
Photos captured the actual moment of impact when Jenner’s black SUV slammed into the rear of the stopped Lexus. Jenner slammed on the brakes, leaving skidmarks in his wake before the massive crash, said Sgt. Philip Brooks of the sheriff’s department.
But the sergeant disputed the reports of a paparazzi chase preceding the wreck.
“That wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense, but it’s always possible,” said Brooks. “We can’t confirm that.”
The reality show star and former decathlon champion became the center of massive media attention in recent weeks over reports that he was going to become a woman. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Jenner in Car Crash, 1 Person Dead
Posted: February 7, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News | Tags: Bruce Jenner, California, California State Route 1, Hummer, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu, Rear-end collision, TMZ (website), Traffic collision, UTV 1 CommentUpdate: 3:45 PM PT Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Bruce volunteered to go to the hospital to have his blood drawn for blood alcohol testing. He was taken in a Sheriff’s cruiser. We’ve also learned the woman who was killed in the white car was coming to a stop at a red light when Bruce hit her. We’re told law enforcement has already determined Bruce was not speeding.
And we’re told there was a 4th car involved in the accident. The woman in the white car hit a Prius in front of her before moving into oncoming traffic.
Bruce Jenner was involved in a horrific car accident on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu at around noon Saturday, one person is dead, and it looks like Bruce caused the accident … TMZ has learned.
Law enforcement sources tell us … there were 4 vehicles involved in the crash. We’re told there were 8 people involved and all sustained some sort of injury … but one person died at the scene.
Eyewitnesses say Bruce rear ended the white car and that car went into oncoming traffic and was struck by the Hummer. You can see the impact in the pics below. The woman driving the white car died. Read the rest of this entry »
Suge Knight Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run
Posted: January 30, 2015 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption | Tags: Cle Shaheed Sloan, Death Row Records, Dr. Dre, Entertainment Weekly, Ice Cube, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Times, Robert Holguin, Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Terry Carter, TMZ (website), Tupac Shakur 1 CommentTerrence McCoy and J. Freedom du Lac report; Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of a man in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office.
“Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again. The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act.”
— Lt. John Corina, sheriff’s office spokesman
A spokesman said late Thursday that it appeared Knight, the notorious Death Row Records founder, had run over two men with his truck after an argument on a movie set. One was killed; the other was injured. Authorities have not yet identified the victims, though the sheriff’s department said both men were in their 50s and that at least one was a member of the film crew.
Outside jail in #DTLA where #SugeKnight is being held, bail set at $2 mil. Atty says Suge does NOT plan to make bail. pic.twitter.com/pSftNIZQMO
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) January 30, 2015
“Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again,” Lt. John Corina, a sheriff’s office spokesman, told reporters. “The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act.”
Authorities said Knight left the scene following the afternoon incident but turned himself in early Friday morning in West Hollywood. He was arrested a short while later and is being held on $2 million bail, according to the sheriff’s office.

This image from video shows Suge Knight arriving at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood station. (OnSceneVideo via AP Television)
The incident reportedly occurred following a dispute on the set of a movie called “Straight Outta Compton,” about the rise and fall of N.W.A., the pioneering rap group that included Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E.
“Mr. Knight was attacked by a group of men while he was in his vehicle. They were beating him, threatening to kill him and attempting to drag him outside of the vehicle. He made an effort to escape, he was in fear for his life. And that’s exactly what he did…He was the victim, he was not the aggressor.”
— Knight’s attorney James Blatt
Knight’s attorney acknowledged that his client ran over two people while driving a red pickup truck in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Compton. But, he said, it was an accident.
The attorney, James Blatt, told the Los Angeles Times that the man killed was Terry Carter, a friend of Knight’s. The second victim, who suffered injuries, was actor Cle “Bone” Sloan, Blatt told the Times.

Tupac Shakur, left, and Suge Knight, one month before Shakur’s 1996 death. (Frank Wiese/AP file)
Blatt told the Times that Carter was trying to break up a fight between Knight and others when he was run over — and that Knight “had no knowledge whatsoever he ran over anyone.”
“Mr. Knight was attacked by a group of men while he was in his vehicle,” Blatt said, according to the Times. “They were beating him, threatening to kill him and attempting to drag him outside of the vehicle. He made an effort to escape, he was in fear for his life. And that’s exactly what he did.”
The attorney said he expects Knight to be exonerated.
“He was the victim, he was not the aggressor,” Blatt said, according to the Times.
The incident in question occurred Thursday afternoon at Tam’s Burgers in Compton. Homicide detectives were dispatched to the scene to investigate a fatal hit-and-run accident, according a sheriff’s office news release. Read the rest of this entry »
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. Confirms that Suspect in Bellflower Standoff was Shot and Killed During Hostage Rescue
Posted: August 18, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, War Room | Tags: ABC7, Bellflower California, hostage, Hostage crisis, LASD, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Pico Rivera California, Robert Holguin, Sheriff 1 Comment#LASD confirms that suspect in Bellflower standoff was shot and killed during hostage rescue. #mapit pic.twitter.com/Od5FZoCQDe
— Robert Holguin (@ABC7Robert) August 18, 2014
Apple Takes a Bullet: LA County sheriff’s deputy saved by iPhone charger cable
Posted: October 31, 2013 Filed under: Crime & Corruption, Law & Justice, Self Defense, U.S. News | Tags: Apple, Cable television, Inglewood California, Lightning, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, TUAW, Twitter Leave a comment
“If it weren’t for that Bible iPhone charger cable in my pocket, the bullet would’a gone right through my hip”
Steven Sande reports: A Los Angeles (Calif.) County sheriff’s deputy was injured in a shooting Tuesday morning in Inglewood, Calif., but things could have been worse had it not been for an Apple Lightning charger cable that was in her pocket. The charger cable actually deflected a bullet that would have otherwise been embedded in the deputy’s hip.
In a tweet from the LA County Sheriff official Twitter account, the brave sacrifice of the Lightning cable in taking one for its owner was referred to as a “miracle.” From the looks of the cable, the USB end took the brunt of the bullet. Needless to say, the deputy may need to visit an Apple Store soon and get a replacement.
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