The color red becomes a fiery, hot battle. Parisian cobbler Christian Louboutin first slapped red soles on his pumps and platforms about 19 years ago, in 1992. YSL says it had the idea back in the 70s. The lawsuit heats up as Louboutin could lose his red-soled trademark for shoes. Read more
August 10, 2011, Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood--the men now accused of beating Bryan Stow at a Dodger's baseball game last March--have pleaded not guilty to felony charges filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, with the preliminary hearing about six weeks off when it's slated for September 30. Read more
It's the second-best reason this month for leaving a position that involves the city or city government: Fullerton police chief Michael Sellers leaves the law enforcement agency--but only temporarily while on medical leave. Supposedly his doctor told him to do it. Read more
It's one of the more 'perfect' crimes: A medical marijuana delivery guy is robbed of $20,000 worth of pot in Fullerton, California, after driving all the way from northern California. Cops are calling it the equivalent of "calling for Domino's and robbing the pizza [delivery] guy." It's ingenious, really--to set up a fake drop-off point for a dispensary. Read more
It may prove the most disgusting display of police officers’ abuse that Orange County, California, will ever see: Witnesses call it murder at the hands of at least six cops while Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas claims the Fullerton beating or death of homeless man Kelly Thomas was unintentional. Read more
If anyone wonders how weird things get on a ballot, here's one: A San Francisco County Superior Court judge has cut a measure that would prohibit male circumcision. It was slated for the November ballot. Read more
Most people would appreciate a "voluntary" traffic ticket--but Los Angeles residents who got expensive red-light traffic citations are up in arms after paying out cash for what L.A. now claims to be volunteer program of sorts. It's a pretty creative way of saying 'we don't want reimburse motorists who already paid'. Read more
According to an unnamed source, the allergy medication of Benadryl is commonly used in prisons as a sleeping aid for inmates. The antihistamine product for allergies and colds seems to have double-duty for prison inmates who receive the distributed meds. Read more
Los Angeles says it's stopping use of red-light cameras in issuing those horribly expensive traffic tickets. But L.A. drivers beware: Not everyone in the county agrees or plans to cease photo light citations. Cities like Beverly Hills won't stop using photographic evidence snapped at intersections. The city plans to keep and increase quantity of the hated devices. Read more
It was the unthinkable crime that left Los Angeles police detectives first naming, arresting and charging the wrong person after Bryan Stow sustained brain injury in a severe Dodgers stadium beating. LAPD better hope its new arrests of Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood are right after wrong paths in arrests related to the Stow criminal case. Read more