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Ronald Reagan Blood Vial Withdrawn From Auction - NBC Los Angeles
The consignor, a collector of presidential memorabilia who asked to remain anonymous, purchased the vial for $3550 at the February auction. "I just don't think people should profit from it," said Joseph Maddalena, of Profile in History Auction House in ...
May 24, 2012


DUI Driver Caused Fiery Tanker Crash: Cops - NBC Los Angeles
He did not want to be identified but claimed the crash wasn't his fault. “He swerved on me,” said the suspect, who was wearing a black-and-white checked shirt and was holding a cigarette. "The only thing I remember - Boom!
April 8, 2012


San Bernardino Homeowner Shoots at Burglar - NBC Los Angeles
The man, who did not want to be identified, came home to see lights on and windows shattered. After hearing noises outside, he grabbed a handgun from his safe and followed the noises. The man says he saw what looked like the silhouette of a man running ...
March 23, 2012


Third-Grade Pacoima Elementary Teacher Arrested in Child Sex Abuse - NBC Los Angeles
said a staff member at the school who declined to give her name fearing retribution from the district. "Now all of the sudden this crap's coming out? It's wrong. It's wrong. Staff didn't even know what's going on." "We are not an investigative body and ...
February 10, 2012


OC Home Invasion Began With "Birdnapping" - NBC Los Angeles
"I thought it was my last time," said the homeowner, who did not want to be identified. "I said just protect my daughter and my grandchildren." The victim had tears in his eyes as he told how the suspect terrorized him at gunpoint inside his own home.
February 2, 2012


Long Beach Closing Biggest Deal in Port History - NBC Los Angeles
As of now, the agreement has been made in principle between the tenant, Orient Overseas Container Line and the Port of Long Beach, said a Long Beach port official, who asked not to be identified. "It still needs to be approved by the Board of Harbor ...
January 19, 2012


Ex-Porn Star Sasha Grey Defends Work With Compton School Children - NBC Los Angeles
One mother, who did not want to be identified, said the reading was not a problem. "It doesn't bother me as long as she wasn't revealing a whole lot of anything. She was properly dressed," said the woman, whose child was in the classroom for the event. ...
November 12, 2011


911 Dispatcher Helps Woman Stop Runaway Vehicle - NBC Los Angeles
"Can you try putting the car into neutral and turning off the ignition," Engersbach advised the woman, who did not want to be identified, on the emergency call released to the media Tuesday. "Before she did that, I could hear her honking her horn. ...
October 19, 2011


Father of Beaten Man Wants Death Penalty - NBC Los Angeles
A Fullerton police lieutenant, who refused to give his name, said there have been no arrests and that crowd has not been unruly. He also said there has been no special police deployment for the protest. “It's just our regular number of officers that ...
August 7, 2011


Father of Beaten Man Seeks Death Penalty - NBC Los Angeles
A Fullerton police lieutenant, who refused to give his name, said there have been no arrests and that crowd has not been unruly. He also said there has been no special police deployment for the protest. “It's just our regular number of officers that ...
August 6, 2011


Off-Duty Cop Talks About Bynum Parking Scandal - NBC Los Angeles
"His message is 'screw you,' I'm Andrew Bynum and I can do whatever I want," said the cop, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution. The cop was off-duty, shopping at the Bristol Farms market in Westchester, when Bynum was allegedly seen ...
July 21, 2011


Monrovia Company Listed on Jihadist Website - NBC Los Angeles
Federal officials - who asked not to be identified - have told NBC4 that there are literally dozens of American companies that get put on jihadist lists. At this time, however, there is no specific threat aimed at Aero Virnoment Inc. They are just on ...
July 2, 2011


Physical Therapy Clinics Scrutinized - NBC Los Angeles
Not so, according to a young therapist-in-training who agreed to talk with NBC LA, but asked not to be named. Not long ago, she was hired by a doctor-owned clinic near Los Angeles. She claimed she did not realize that therapists are barred from working ...
June 20, 2011


Doctor-Run Physical Therapy Clinics Scrutinized - NBC Los Angeles
Not so, according to a young therapist-in-training who agreed to talk with NBC LA, but asked not to be named. Not long ago, she was hired by a doctor-owned clinic near Los Angeles. She claimed she did not realize that therapists are barred from working ...
June 18, 2011


Driver Plows Into Group of 100 Cyclists - NBC Los Angeles
A woman was in police custody early Thursday, a Los Angeles police officer at South Traffic Division who declined to give his name said. Officers were conducting a blood-alcohol test to confirm if she was under the influence. ...
June 16, 2011


Dodger Deadline: Payroll Pay-Up - NBC Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Times sites unnamed sources close to McCourt's wallet that there's "No chance" McCourt will be able to pay his debts this month without the approval of a FOX Sports TV contract. But Major League Baseball's commissioner Bud Selig has yet ...
June 15, 2011


Identifying Blood on Dodgers Jersey Hindered by "Degraded" Samples - NBC Los Angeles
Since then, a source close to the investigation has also revealed there was a corresponding pair of trousers. Investigators suspect the blood is from beating victim Bryan Stow. But Friday's report of a DNA match was premature. The samples have not been ...
June 13, 2011


Exclusive: LA Parking Chief to Step Down - NBC Los Angeles
Those sources, who asked not to be named, say Price has been under increasing pressure to leave the post, which he's held since 1998. Sources say the pressure began in early May, after NBC4 LA broke the story of two LA traffic cops allegedly appearing ...
May 26, 2011


Several Defendants in Palm Springs Sex Case Take Plea Deals - NBC Los Angeles
"There are two things I said I would not do -- I will not register as a sex offender because I'm not a sex offender and I will not go to jail" -- so now I'm not doing both," said the defendant, who asked that his name not be used. ...
March 14, 2011


McCourt Case: Ruling Expected on Marital Agreement - NBC Los Angeles
He is expected to rule Tuesday on the validity of a marital agreement marred by a so-called "scrivener's error," according to sources close to the case. ...
December 7, 2010


Investigators Swarm Oxnard City... - NBC Los Angeles
They also obtained travel records and information from the city's main computer system, the source said. "Investigators also searched the top two floors of ...
August 14, 2010


California Lottery Officials Anxious to Meet Huge Jackpot Winners - NBC Los Angeles
Of course its been less than 72 hours since the Cisneros' learned about their life altering lottery win and a source close to the couple said they are still ...
May 8, 2010


Producer Leaves Cancun as Additional Details Surface - NBC Los Angeles
According to sources close to the investigation, Bruce Beresford-Redman was released from custody because there wasn't "sufficient evidence to hold him," ...
April 11, 2010


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