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Cerritos Crime Summary July 29 – August 4, 2013

Cerritos Crime Summary July 29 – August 4, 2013

Cerritos deputies conducted 24 Part I felony investigations last week, an increase of two compared to the week before. Commercial burglaries and vehicle thefts were up, as robberies, residential burglaries…

Exclusive: Lynwood Mayor Alatorre Engaged In ‘Criminal Acts’ Internal Investigation Concludes

Exclusive: Lynwood Mayor Alatorre Engaged In ‘Criminal Acts’ Internal  Investigation Concludes

CITY MANAGER EXITS JOB By Brian Hews and Brian Hews (Lynwood) Hews Media Group-Community News (HMG-CN) obtained a 72-page confidential document in the mail this week that outlines in great…

6,720 Inches of Hair Collected at Norwalk ‘Locks of Love’ Drive

6,720 Inches of Hair Collected at Norwalk ‘Locks of Love’ Drive

By Kristin Grafft After cutting and styling hair for five hours at the Locks of Love hair drive, stylists form Salon De Leon and Jae Valentine succeeded in collecting 6,720…

Exclusive: Business Owned by Central Basin Director Apodaca’s Wife Paid Over $10,000 by Agency

Exclusive: Business Owned by Central Basin Director Apodaca’s Wife Paid Over $10,000 by Agency

By Brian Hews (Commerce) In documents obtained via a public records request, Hews Media Group-Community News found files detaling over $10,000 in District payments to Director Bob Apodaca’s widely acknowledged…

Cerritos Sheriff’s Station Recognized At Conference in Kenya, Africa

Cerritos Sheriff’s Station Recognized At Conference in Kenya, Africa

    By Brian Hews The Cerritos Sheriff’s Station has been recognized for its efforts this week at a worldwide conference of law enforcement officials that was held in Kenya,…

La Mirada All-Stars One Win Away From Junior World Series Appearance

La Mirada All-Stars One Win Away From Junior World Series Appearance

By Brian Hews The La Mirada Junior (13-14) All Stars are one win from heading to the Junior Little League World Series after a series of dramatic wins in Vancouver,…

First Annual Summer Exotic Plant and Orchid Festival Blooms in Westminster

First Annual Summer Exotic Plant and Orchid Festival Blooms in Westminster

By Justin Cooley   The Newport Harbor Orchid Society (NHOS) will be hosting the Annual Exotic Plant and Orchid Festival at the Westminster Mall, from August 9to August 11. The…

Feds Bust 13 LA Area ‘Mexican Mafia,’ ‘La Familia’ Members In Cartel Crackdown

Feds Bust 13 LA Area ‘Mexican Mafia,’ ‘La Familia’ Members In Cartel Crackdown

Cartel Initiated Alliance with Prison Gang that is also Targeted in Second Indictment for Exercising Control Over Large South L.A. County Street Gang LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday morning a…

HANNAH and ETHAN ANDERSON: AMBER ALERT ISSUED IN CALIFORNIA FOR ABDUCTED SIBLINGS

HANNAH and ETHAN ANDERSON: AMBER ALERT ISSUED IN CALIFORNIA FOR ABDUCTED SIBLINGS

THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL’S EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND TACTICAL ALERT CENTER HAS ACTIVATED AN AMBER ALERT FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL.…

Falls Fire Hits 1200 Acres Prompting Evacuations in Orange County

Falls Fire Hits 1200 Acres Prompting Evacuations in Orange County

You Tube Video From: imokdrunkagain By Brian Hews A wildfire broke out in Orange County on Monday, prompting officials to evacuate residents who live around an area off of Ortega Highway.…

Artesia’s Portuguese Community Celebrates Festa do Espirito Santo

Artesia’s Portuguese Community Celebrates Festa do Espirito Santo

By Varshini Satish {UPDATED] Artesia has a proud history of having a strong Portuguese community, and this past weekend they were able to celebrate their religious roots in the Festa…

Panay Street in Cypress Becomes Violent Crime Ending In Death of Suspect

Panay Street in Cypress Becomes Violent  Crime Ending In Death of Suspect

  (Cypress)  A quiet Cypress neighborhood became a scary crime scene on Saturday that ended in the death of a male suspect. At approximately 6:50 a.m., Cypress Police Officers were…

Hews Media Group Exclusive: Gil Cedillo Jr. Now Part of Calderon FBI Probe

Hews Media Group Exclusive: Gil Cedillo Jr. Now Part of Calderon FBI Probe

          By Brian Hews and Randy Economy Hews Media Group-Community News has learned that the FBI’s investigation of California State Senator Ron Calderon is now looking…

Consulting Firm With Calderon Ties Banked Thousands in Central Basin Contracts

Consulting Firm With Calderon Ties Banked Thousands in Central Basin Contracts

          Gil Cedillo Jr., son of LA Councilman Gil Cedillo, managed the contract process. By Brian Hews Documents obtained by Hews Media Group – Community News…

Caroline Karimi: Family seeks public’s help on whereabouts of 18 year old West LA woman

Caroline Karimi: Family seeks public’s help on whereabouts of 18 year old West LA woman

The family of missing a West Los Angeles woman is reaching out to the media on Wednesday in hopes of locating Caroline Karimi. Karimi, 18, was last seen by her…

$45 Million Hawaiian Gardens Casino Expansion Project Approved

$45 Million Hawaiian Gardens Casino Expansion Project Approved

By Brian Hews City council members in Hawaiian Gardens have voted to approve a massive $45 million dollar casino project that has been in the works for the past 16…

Group Opposes Reinstatement of Vandalized Gandhi Statue in Cerritos

Group Opposes Reinstatement of Vandalized Gandhi Statue in Cerritos

By Brian Hews A recently vandalized statue of Hindu religious icon Mohandas Gandhi in front of a Cerritos law firm has sparked a strong reaction from a group that is…

Huntington Beach ‘Rioting’ Videos Hit You Tube Sunday Night; Eight Day Surf Competition Ends In Street Brawls

Huntington Beach ‘Rioting’ Videos Hit You Tube Sunday Night; Eight Day Surf Competition Ends In Street Brawls

By Brian Hews Social media sites exploded on Sunday night showing images of mass chaos in Huntington Beach after a national surfing competition came to a close. As many as…

Man shot to death at City Plaza in Artesia; Suspect flees scene

Man shot to death at City Plaza in Artesia; Suspect flees scene

By Brian Hews A shooting at a popular entertainment and shopping center in Artesia on Saturday morning has resulted in the death of a man. Several employees who work at…

Hews Media-Community News Publishes Central Basin Water Lawsuit Against Pacifica Services

Hews Media-Community News Publishes Central Basin Water Lawsuit Against Pacifica Services

By Brian Hews and Brian Hews HMG-CN has obtained the actual lawsuit filed in Central District Superior Court in the County of Los Angeles by Central Basin Municipal Water District…