Lancaster

April 21April 21
Felon Charged with Causing Fatal Crash at End of Freeway Chase
A convicted felon accused of fleeing California Highway Patrol officers while driving under the influence of drugs and crashing as he tried to exit Interstate 15, killing a passenger and severely injuring another, was charged Friday with gross vehicular manslaughter and other offenses.

Pristine Villarreal
March 27March 27
Mayor: Teen Who Died of Possible COVID-19 Lacked Insurance, Delaying Treatment
- Community
- Coronavirus
A 17-year-old Lancaster boy whose death was originally attributed to coronavirus but is now being investigated by federal health authorities sought treatment at an urgent-care center but was turned away because he had no insurance, according to the city’s mayor. In a video posted to YouTube, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said the unidentified teen […]
August 28August 28
Sheriff: Deputy Who Claimed He Was Shot ‘No Longer Employed’ by Department
- Crime
A rookie deputy who falsely claimed he was shot in the shoulder outside the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station a week ago is no longer with the department, which will present its findings to the district attorney’s office, Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Wednesday. An investigation determined that 21-year-old Deputy Angel Reinosa had not been ambushed on the […]
August 28August 28
Death Penalty to Be Sought for Mom, Boyfriend Charged In 10-Year-Old’s Death
- Crime
The prosecution announced Wednesday that the death penalty will be sought against a Lancaster woman and her boyfriend, who are charged with the torture-murder of her 10-year-old son. Heather Barron, 29, and Kareem Leiva, 33, remain jailed without bail in connection with the June 21, 2018, death of her son, Anthony Avalos. Prosecutors allege that […]
October 04October 04
Deputies Get Kudos For Going the Extra Mile (Literally) For Woman in Wheelchair
- Community
- Entertainment
Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies went the extra mile for a woman after her motorized wheelchair ran out of power. The wheelchair wouldn’t fit in their patrol car and the woman did not want to leave it behind. So in a video posted on Facebook, one of the deputies pushed her back to her […]
July 03July 03
Burned Body Found in Water Tank in Abandoned Lancaster Home
- Crime
A burned body was located Monday in a cistern at an abandoned home in the Lancaster area. The house appeared to be a dilapidated shack. Sheriff’s homicide detectives were sent about 9:20 a.m. to the area of 220th Street East and East Avenue F. A detective told a news photographer at the scene that the body […]
June 29June 29
Mother Arrested on Suspicion of Murder, Torture After Lancaster Boy Dies
- Crime
A week after a 10-year-old Lancaster boy died following a suspicious fall and the boy’s stepfather was arrested on suspicion of murder, the boy’s mother was also arrested Friday, authorities said. Heather Barron was arrested on suspicion of murder and torture Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles County District […]
June 27June 27
Stepfather Arrested on Suspicion of Murder in Death of Lancaster Boy
- Crime
Authorities arrested the stepfather of a 10-year-old Lancaster boy on suspicion of murder Wednesday after suspected physical and sexual abuse, NBC4 has learned. Kareem Leiva, 32, the stepfather of 10-year-old Anthony Avalos, was told he would be taken into custody during an interview with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives at an unmarked law […]

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