Los Angeles man sentenced to prison for attempting to pimp woman along Figueroa Corridor

A 21-year-old Los Angeles man was sentenced Friday to 16 months in state prison for attempting to coerce a woman into sex work along the Figueroa Corridor last December, a punishment that will be ...

An Alarming Tip Leads a Reporter to L.A.’s Figueroa Street

A journalist spent more than two years investigating a 50-block stretch in Los Angeles, where girls are sex trafficked in ...
The New York Times

Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?

Inside the effort to pull minors from ‘the Blade,’ one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States. Credit...Katy Grannan for The New York Times Supported by By Emily ...
ABC7

Man on skateboard hit and killed by LAPD cruiser in Highland Park area, department confirms

HIGHLAND PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A major investigation is underway after a deadly crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department vehicle on Friday evening. Investigators say a man on a skateboard ...

Chief Tamez: 3rd suspect arrested for murder of 14-year-old

Tamez said a 22-year-old man was arrested today for the murder of 14-year-old Shawn Sanchez on Tuesday afternoon. This is the ...