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A rundown of the federal charges filed against protesters in Los Angeles
From assaulting/impeding federal officers to possessing “unregistered destructive devices,” charges have been filed against some of the protesters in…
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Pics from the No Kings protest in Downtown Los Angeles
Following last week's ICE protest, police were back with more tear gas, more flash bangs and now horses
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Pics from the Downtown Los Angeles protest over recent ICE operations
Tear gas, flash bangs, shattered CHP windshields, at least three Waymo vehicles engulfed in flames, and other sights from City Hall and the 101 freeway
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May 2025

A juror received a mysterious text before convicting a drug trafficker in San Diego kidnapping/murder case, now the defense might want a new…
Brian Alexis Patron Lopez was found guilty for his role in killing a 19-year-old San Diego resident over about 2-3 pounds of meth. Then the text message…
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Grand jury charges a third CBP officer with allowing illegal crossings through a San Diego port of entry
She and two of her CBP colleagues who have already been arrested allegedly worked together for financial gain to allow certain undocumented migrants…
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A DHS case manager was accused of sexually abusing a detainee, but a plea deal charges her only with giving him 'an article of clothing'
Instead of up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, defendant Shantal Hernandez now faces a sentence of up to six months. A sentencing hearing is…
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Navy responds to allegations against husband/wife sailors who allegedly sold fentanyl, cocaine
He was a logistics specialist third class on the USS Abraham Lincoln, she was a master at arms stationed in San Diego
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April 2025

FBI will not confirm whether boyfriend of murdered Calexico woman will face charges
Mexican authorities said he was a 'suspect' but arrested him for previous drug charges, now it's unclear whether a murder case will move forward
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Fresno County residents discover alleged drug trafficker's laptops, USB drive in their laundry room
That trafficker, Benjamin Madrigal, faces federal charges for drug distribution and for murdering two associates who were cooperating with law…
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Tracking the growing number of U.S. CBP agents charged with smuggling drugs and migrants across the southern border
Following the most recent news reports, I put together a map to document the systemic nature of corruption at the U.S./Mexico border involving our…
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March 2025

Fifth and final defendant found guilty in the kidnapping and murder of a 19-year-old San Diego resident
It all started over about 3 pounds of stolen meth. Four other defendants took plea deals and await a sentencing hearing in May.
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There's a second defendant in the case against a U.S. Navy sailor in San Diego who allegedly sold fentanyl that killed his shipmate
Other than a name, it's not explicitly clear who the second defendant is, but NCIS had been investigating 'drug distribution activities on the USS…
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