6 February 2012, 11:38 pm
USA TODAYOfficial: Faculty to be removed at LA schoolIdaho Press-TribuneA reporter walks to Mark Berndt's apartment in Torrance, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Berndt, a veteran elementary school teacher was arrested on horrifying child molestation charges after a film processor gave police pho... Read More »
3 February 2012, 6:43 pm
Two killed, three wounded in spate of shootings in OaklandSan Jose Mercury NewsIn the first fatal shooting, 24-year-old Anthony Torrance was shot in the 1100 block of 89th Street, near D Street, about 9:55 am Thursday. He died at 10:30 am at a hospital. Later Thursday, a 48-year-old man was killed i... Read More »
3 February 2012, 6:21 pm
4 Torrance High students suspected in new grade-tampering caseDaily BreezeThe teacher brought her concern to administrators, who called Torrance police. Detectives quickly identified four boys, who were arrested on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer database and conspiracy to commit a crime... Read More »
3 February 2012, 5:56 pm
Los Angeles TimesDoctor accused of 'gross negligence' in death of Lap-Band patientLos Angeles TimesThe California medical board faults Dr. Daniel Shin in his care of Tamara Walter, who died in 2010 after she had a Lap-Band implanted at a Beverly Hills clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THI... Read More »
1 February 2012, 10:35 pm
Beach ReporterRB cop charged with tipping Torrance officer to drug raidBeach Reporterby Larry Altman A former Redondo Beach police officer once honored for bravery has been charged with tipping a Torrance policeman that narcotics investigators were about to raid a house where the policeman allegedly... Read More »
31 January 2012, 8:03 pm
New York Daily NewsPhotos Led to Arrest in Abuse of PupilsNew York TimesThe man, Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested in his home in Torrance, Calif., by members of the Los Angeles County sheriff's office, and charged with 23 counts of committing lewd acts upon a child. Bail was set at $2.3 million, bu... Read More »
30 January 2012, 12:46 pm
Ex-officer pleads not guilty to tipping friend about drug raidLos Angeles Times24 by the Redondo Beach Police Department, surrendered Monday to the court after a felony complaint for an arrest warrant was filed Friday by the LA County district attorney's office. Now free on his own recognizance ... Read More »
28 January 2012, 5:18 pm
Torrance PD searches are called illegalDaily BreezeThe city chose to settle the civil rights lawsuit last year rather than risk jurors finding that police officers compounded their illegal entry by using excessive force to arrest a Torrance man accused by a neighbor of disturbing the peace in his ow... Read More »
26 January 2012, 9:38 pm
3 Calif. students arrested for grade tamperingSan Francisco ChroniclePolice say three Palos Verdes High School juniors have been arrested for investigation of burglary in an alleged grade-tampering scheme. The Daily Breeze of Torrance (http://bit.ly/A7HQjT) says the teens are accused of breaking int... Read More »
26 January 2012, 12:30 pm
2 Teens Arrested in Carjacking of Man Taking Out Trash on Parks AvenuePatch.com15 in La Mesa carjacking. imganuncios.mitula.net La Mesa police arrested two teenagers Wednesday afternoon in the robbery and carjacking case of a Parks Avenue man who was taking out the trash. San Diego's Torrance La... Read More »