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For many new mothers, there is nothing more frightening than the possibility of their child being taken away, unexplained. Just the thought of child wandering off or being kidnapped by someone dangerous can send anyone into a panicked frenzy. A man suspected of domestic violence led Los Angeles Police Department officers in a pursuit through the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday night, taking an infant along with him. KTLA...

No one likes being pulled over by police. Seeing red and blue flashing lights in your rear view mirror can fill any driver with a sense of dread, even if they think that they’ve done nothing that would warrant being pulled over.  Whenever you hear sirens or see emergency lights behind you, the best policy is to always pull over to the shoulder as soon it’s safe to do so....

When traveling or crossing the road on foot, it is incredibly important to always be wary of surroundings. At any point and time, pedestrians can come in contact with a vehicle that may be life-threatening. A tragic crash in Escondido on Tuesday night left four pedestrians dead. Two of the victims were children. According to the report appearing on the NBC News website, Lt. Scott Walters, spokesperson for the Escondido...

It is always painful to lose a loved one in a traffic accident, and it is worst knowing that the assailant didn’t stop to offer help or support that would have saved a life. Authorities have released the identity of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash that happened along Interstate 580 in Oakland last month. According to The East Bay Times, a spokesperson from the California Highway...

It can be nerve-wracking for any driver to see the flash of red and blue lights in their rearview mirror. Most motorists understand that they were probably speeding or were observed by police while making some other type of moving violation.  For others, however, they may know that if they are pulled over, they could face arrest for something more serious than just a traffic ticket. They might even attempt...

Tesla is once again in the headlines after a dozing driver who was using the onboard “Autopilot” systems struck and killed a Japanese pedestrian. The man’s surviving family members have filed suit against the U.S. automaker. According to a recent article appearing on the Newsweek website,  the suit was filed on behalf of the family of 44-year-old Yoshiro Umeda in San Jose Federal Court on Tuesday, April 28th.  The case...

Star Wars fans often admire the bold, sometimes rebellious nature of Hans Solo, and he is most noted for his prowess in flying. It seems that even offset, Harrison Ford has a penchant for aviation. After misunderstanding instructions given to him by the air traffic control tower at a Southern California airport, actor Harrison Ford taxied across a runway that was in use by another aircraft. KSBY News reports that...

A recent report from the NHTSA offered sobering statistics for pedestrians and bicyclists on American roadways. Fatalities among drivers and passengers in vehicles fell slightly in 2018, but there was a spike in the number of pedestrian and bicyclist deaths. The state of California in particular is notorious for its deadly crashes, and it was ranked as the 16th most dangerous state in Smart Growth America’s annual crash data report....

Very rarely does one come home to find a car crashed into their home, but such was what happened earlier this month. A single-vehicle crash over the weekend in a residential Rowland Heights neighborhood ended with a Toyota Corolla lodged into the side of a home on Saturday. NBC’s Los Angeles affiliate, KNBC, reports that the incident happened on Saturday, April 18th, in a peaceful San Gabriel Valley community in...