Erika Martin is a digital news producer at KTLA.
Erika Martin
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BMW Driver Arrested in Echo Park Hit-and-Run That Left 61-Year-Old Woman Dead: LAPD
A man accused in a hit-and-run crash that left a 61-year-old woman dead in Echo Park last week was arrested before dawn Tuesday, officials said. Ilya Foks, 39, was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after officers spotted him around 1:30 a.m. on Sepulveda Boulevard in Westchester, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. Investigators believe Foks was behind the wheel of a BMW sedan that collided with Rosa Garcia’s car after veering into the wrong lane […]
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Ex-Husband Arrested in Suspected Domestic Violence Killing in Koreatown
A woman’s ex-husband was arrested after she was found dead inside a Koreatown apartment last week, investigators said Tuesday. Joseph Chung, 50, had a history of domestic violence with his ex-wife and was taken into custody after fleeing to Santa Cruz, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. The victim — a 48-year-old Korean woman whose name police are keeping confidential — was found dead in an apartment on the 400 block of South Berendo Street after […]
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Sen. Feinstein Counters Report That She May Acquit Trump: ‘It’s Clear the President’s Actions Were Wrong’
Sen. Dianne Feinstein clarified remarks she made after Tuesday’s Senate impeachment trial following a Los Angeles Times report that she was leaning toward acquitting the president. After President Trump’s defense team concluded its arguments, Feinstein said in a tweet that it’s “clear the president’s actions were wrong.” She opened the tweet by saying, “The LA Times misunderstood what I said today.” Feinstein signaled that she’s actually leaning toward voting to remove Trump. “He withheld vital foreign assistance for personal political […]
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Man Accused of Trying to Kill Another Man Over ‘Love Triangle’ in Garden Grove
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of trying to kill another man in Garden Grove as the result of a “love triangle,” investigators said Monday. The victim was left in critical condition after Oscar Domingo Rodriguez of Anaheim targeted him in a shooting, Garden Grove police said in a news release. The gunfire broke out around 6:45 p.m. last Thursday on the 13400 block of Blackbird Street, a residential cul-de-sac. First responders found the victim, a 25-year-old Garden Grove […]
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LAPD Officer Arrested for Alleged Theft During Raid of Illegal Weed Grow
A Los Angeles police officer was arrested on suspicion of stealing money from an employee at an unlicensed cannabis growing operation during a raid of the facility Monday, officials said. Surveillance video implicated Officer Louis Mota after a worker reported money missing from her backpack, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. LAPD didn’t say where the business involved is located, but said Mota is assigned to the department’s Northeast Division that covers Echo Park, Silver Lake […]
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Man Found Guilty of Killing Carjacking Victim, Running Him Over With His Own Car in Westlake
A Los Angeles man was convicted Monday of taking another man’s truck by force then killing the victim by running him over in a Westlake parking garage, prosecutors said. A jury found 38-year-old Mitchell Ray Castillo guilty of first-degree murder and carjacking in the Dec. 11, 2017, death of Ricardo “Rick” Mota, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Mota, a 54-year-old Duarte man, and his Nissan truck were on the rooftop level of a […]
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O.C. College Baseball Coach, His Daughter and Wife Among 9 Killed in Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash
The longtime head baseball coach at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa was among those killed in the Calabasas helicopter crash that also claimed Kobe Bryant’s life Sunday, the school said. John Altobelli, 56, was aboard the aircraft with his daughter Alyssa Altobelli and wife Keri Altobelli, Orange Coast college confirmed. Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant is also among the nine who died, sources confirmed to the Associated Press. Gianna and Alyssa were teammates at the Mamba Academy and were […]
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Rattles Barstow Area
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck north of Barstow Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit the Mojave Desert at about 7:03 p.m. with an epicenter just over 17 miles northeast of Barstow and a depth of roughly 2.4 miles, USGS said. The quake felt like a “good jolt,” but there were no reports of damage or injuries, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Cynthia Bachman said in an email to the Associated Press. USGS says a ShakeAlert […]
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Video Shows Struggle Outside Lake Balboa School Campus Where 2 Suffered Stab Wounds; 1 in Custody
Two people were hospitalized with stab wounds, and one of them was in custody, after a brawl outside a middle school in Lake Balboa Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The incident was reported shortly after 3:10 p.m. in the 17100 block of Vanowen Street, said Officer Tony Im with the Los Angeles Police Department. A fight broke out in front of Mulholland Middle School after classes were done for the day, officials said. Cellphone video shows a person holding a sharp object […]
