Crime and Courts

Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday.

A suspected gunman is dead and two students are injured following a shooting Wednesday afternoon at a school in Butte County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Another pricey laptop was stolen in Southern California with someone possibly using a fake ID to steal the high-end device from inside a store.

A man made his first court appearance in connection with the shooting death of his 9-year-old son. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

A Sherman Oaks man says someone used a fake ID to pick up his brand-new, pricey computer from inside a store. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

Federal prosecutors say a man shipped firearms and more from Long Beach to North Korea. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024. 

A good Samaritan who went outside to grab a delivery found two infant girls who were dumped in a ditch near his Indiana home after the car they were in was stolen.

Trump’s attorneys said President Biden’s statement that his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” also applies to the president-elect.

LA County’s new district attorney, Nathan Hochman, is sworn in to the office by movie star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. See Hochman’s and Schwarzenegger’s full speeches.

Hannah Kobayashi’s family released a statement after the LAPD said the Hawaii woman voluntarily went to Mexico.

Los Angeles County’s new top prosecutor will take office when he is sworn in Tuesday at a Hall of Justice ceremony in downtown LA.

Six former Apple employees are facing fraud charges in a scam that targeted the tech giant’s program for matching workers’ charitable donations, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office.

Benefield, 33, was convicted of manslaughter in July for a killing that she said was self-defense. Florida prosecutors had charged her with murder.

A man concealed items inside shipping containers in Long Beach that were bound for North Korea, federal authorities say.

A 47-year-oldFlorida woman has been sentenced to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse.

Investigators have video evidence of Kobayashi crossing the border into Mexico on foot, the LAPD confirmed. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.

Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty Monday to reckless homicide and three felony driving under the influence charges.

With Nathan Hochman less than 24 hours away from being sworn in as Los Angeles County’s next District Attorney, he shares how he expects to execute his new role and how he plans to keep the county safe and how he will handle the Menendez brothers’ case.

The Los Angeles Police Department said Monday it had video that showed Hannah Kobayashi, the woman from Hawaii who vanished last month after landing at LAX, crossing the border into Mexico, and said there was no evidence of foul play in her disappearance.

Burglars ransacked a family arcade in San Bernardino over several days during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the business’ owner said.