Pacoima

Authorities arrested a pawn shop owner in Pacoima for buying and selling products that were stolen by organized retail criminals.

The attorney for Scott Sakajian filed a motion to request diversion instead of jail time. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.

Scott Sakajian, who is charged after slapping an autistic boy, wants to attend a diversion program instead of jail time, citing other other video evidence.

A driver suspected of driving drunk was arrested following a pursuit where three people jumped out of the passenger seats of the vehicle and fled on foot. As seen on air on NBC4 on Aug. 21, 2024.

The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office charged Scott Sakajian accused of slapping an autistic boy after the 10-year-old touched the man’s Mercedes Benz.

The man has been charged with “willful cruelty to a child” and battery for the incident that was caught on video. Ted Chen reports for NBC4 News at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Residents of Pacoima rallied together to support the family of a young boy with autism after he was slapped in the face by a grown man in a disturbing on-camera assault.

The community of Pacoima rallied together to support a young boy who has autism after he was assaulted by an adult on camera. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 5, 2024.

Police have shot and killed a person who was armed in Pacoima. As seen on air on June 11, 2024. 

A Southern California man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease in Pacoima.

A woman in her 60s died and a 39-year-old woman was hospitalized following a garage fire Wednesday night at a Pacoima home.

A woman was found dead and a 15-year old-girl was
taken to a hospital in critical condition. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Thursday March 28, 2024. 

A man who allegedly jumped into the rain-swollen Pacoima Wash in the Sylmar area in hopes of rescuing his dog was eventually rescued himself by Los Angeles Fire Department crews Monday.

A man and his dog were rescued from flood waters after the man had jumped in to save his dog. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 5, 2024. 

Four suspects were taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a teenage boy who was walking in a Pacoima neighborhood, police said Wednesday.

Detectives announced four arrests in connection with the deadly shooting of a Pacoima teenager. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 31, 2024.

A stretch of the westbound 118 Freeway near Pacoima is shut down due to a shooting investigation.

A portion of the westbound 118 Freeway near Pacoima reopened after it was shut down due to police presence.

The family of a man who was left to die in the middle of a Pacoima road after being hit by three drivers is speaking out about their grief. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 19, 2024.

A Pacoima business owner was stunned by what he saw Friday night on video from his security camera.