Law enforcement will be stepped up around some South Bay shopping centers Saturday amid rumors of planned “takeovers” at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance and the South Bay Pavilion mall in Carson.  “I wanted to make our community aware of information we received about a planned ‘takeover’ by youth from around the County this Saturday at the Del Amo Fashion Center,” Torrance police Chief Jay Hart said in a statement Friday. “We have seen this type of activity play out in community after community. Most recently, the `takeover’ at the Pike (in Long Beach) led to outbreaks of violence ..read more

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors established a pair of $20,000 reward offers for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people responsible for vandalizing two cemeteries in Compton and Carson, stealing bronze plaques and memorial markers. On Jan. 6, vandals targeted Woodlawn Celestial Gardens cemetery in Compton, “one of the oldest operating cemeteries in Los Angeles County,” dating back to the 1880s, according to a motion by Supervisor Holly Mitchell requesting the reward. “The cemetery includes numerous prominent figures and many local military veterans going as f ..read more

Thieves targeted a third cemetery in the Compton and Carson area, stealing more than 100 bronze name plaques of those who’ve passed away as well as a plaque dedicated to black World War II soldiers. Community members said that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was supposed to be a day to celebrate Black history, but instead, they are mourning parts of Black history now missing from one of the first African American cemeteries in Los Angeles. Volunteer Aisha Woods oversees the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Carson, the final resting place of about 40,000 people many of whom she says are of ..read more

Thieves targeted a third cemetery in the Compton and Carson area, stealing more than 100 bronze name plaques of those who’ve passed away as well as a plaque dedicated to black World War II soldiers. Community members said that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was supposed to be a day to celebrate black history, but instead, they are mourning parts of black history now missing from one of the first African American cemeteries in Los Angeles. Volunteer Aisha Woods oversees the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Carson, the final resting place of about 40,000 people many of whom she says are of ..read more

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy was at the right place at the right time Saturday when he walked into a robbery in process at a Carson 7-Eleven. Four men were arrested after they stormed into a 7-Eleven convenience store on Avalon Boulevard. Surveillance footage showed three of the men jump the counter in an attempt to access the cash register. Moments later, a sheriff’s deputy walks in with some backup. According to LASD, the men who were arrested were linked to a previous robbery at a 7-Eleven in Compton. Law enforcement did not reveal the names of the individuals who were a ..read more

At least five cars were damaged after a partial garage fire at a residential building in Carson Wednesday night. The incident was reported at 9:35 p.m., at the apartment building located in the 23200 block of Sesame Street. Firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department knocked the fire down in 45 minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported ..read more

A Manhattan Beach Police Department motorcycle officer was killed Wednesday in a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound 405 Freeway in the Carson area. The crash was reported at about 5:15 a.m. at Del Amo Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.  Officer Chad Swanson, 35, a 13-year veteran, died at a hospital, the police department reported. According to Manhattan Beach police Lt. Kelly Benjamin, Swanson was married with three sons.  All northbound lanes were closed in the area while an investigation was conducted into the circumstances of the crash, a closure that conti ..read more

As a Carson-based boxing center serves local youths seeking a healthy and athletic outlet, the center is also in the midst of training an Olympic hopeful. Nico Robledo III is training for the Olympic trials later this fall. He said he is most looking forward to “that first bell, the ring, and for me to perform and for me to perform for my people back here in the harbor area, in Wilmington and Southern California and hopefully come back as a champion.” Robledo III’s father, Nico Robledo Jr., also trained at the Fabela Chavez Center and now coaches his son. “I’m really proud of him because of hi ..read more

What to Know A tornado with wind speeds around 75 mph damaged buildings in industrial areas of Compton and Carson. The brief tornado did not last as long, less than a minute, as one that damaged businesses in Montebello in late March. The tornado formed during a spring storm that drenched Southern California with overnight rain. A brief tornado damaged the roofs of at least two buildings in Carson and Compton Thursday morning as an unseasonably cold spring storm moved out of Los Angeles. The strong winds ripped holes in roofs of at least two warehouse businesses. Some of the debris landed o ..read more

Officials today released the name of a 28-year-old woman whose body was found near an unused railroad track in Carson. The woman was identified as Shalynn Jones, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. A spokesperson could not be reached to determine Jones’ city of residence. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded around 12:50 p.m. Friday to the 20800 block of South Santa Fe Avenue, near the 405 Freeway, regarding a person down. They found Jones lying in an area overgrown with weeds near an unused railroad track in what authorities called the middle s ..read more