Compton News

Two patrol vehicles collided while responding to an incident in Compton Saturday night, injuring two deputies, authorities said. via Press-Telegram

Aviantay Williams, 16, a black youth, was shot at 1116 N. Santa Fe Avenue in Compton and died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. via Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating a deputy whose marked patrol car was stolen when he left it parked with the keys inside on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. via KTLA-TV Los Angeles

“I went to a [senior] center in Bellflower, took staff there and that's where the vision began”

Compton details plans for $18 million senior facility By GENE C. JOHNSON JR., Staff Writer 27.DEC.07 Officials say "state-of the-art" center should open by 2010 and could be named after a late congresswoman. via Wave Newspapers

The HR is off. We will provide more information on the following recent homicides and other cases after Tuesday. via Los Angeles Times

A boy was killed Saturday in a drive-by shooting in Compton, a sheriff's deputy said.

The shooting occurred about 3:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Santa Fe Avenue, near Rosecrans Avenue, said Deputy Hugo Macias of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The boy was getting in a vehicle when a light-colored Dodge Charger stopped nearby and an occupant shot him, Macias said.

The boy, whose name and age was not released, was pronounced dead at a hospital, he said. Read more

“Who can hardly blame somebody for trading in a piece of junk for something of value?”

In an effort to reduce violence, 156 guns were collected by sheriff's representatives in Compton during the first three days of an annual exchange program, officials said on Saturday. via CBS 2 - KCAL 9

Compton : Craig Moore, 18, a young black man, was shot through the head at 1613 W. Piru St. via Los Angeles Times

A gunman killed an 18-year-old man in Compton Saturday, a sheriff's deputy said.

Craig Moore of Los Angeles was fatally shot in the 1600 block of West Piru Street at 3:12 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Luis Castro.

Moore was taken to a hospital and declared dead, he said. Read more

“This year we'll be pulling resources from all over the city to target more problematic locations”

Authorities have one suspect in custody and are searching for several others in connection with a string of robberies that occurred Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning. via Press-Telegram

“Of course we will have the opportunity to file again next year. So we're anticipating even more money coming in for other schools.”

Debris floats in still water along a heavily polluted section of Compton Creek. A new grant will allow officials to make improvements to a part of the waterway near an elementary school. via Wave Newspapers

“The city's share of the cost of building a pipeline from Nacimiento Lake and taking 4,000 acre-feet of water flowing through it will be divided 50/50 between current users and new development.”

A Proposition 218 vote is under way in Paso Robles. On Dec. 4, a public hearing will be held at the Paso Robles City Hall to determine the fate of another City Council attempt to increase the cost of customers' ... via SanLuisObispo.com

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Compton : Avory Dunn, 45, a black man, was shot multiple times in the 300 block of South Poinsettia Avenue in Compton at about 11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. via Homicide Report

A man was shot to death in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported today. via LA Daily News

“If we got the support we were promised, this would be a lot shorter”

Rick Valencia stared through his windshield at the Hollywood writers pacing in front of the Paramount Studios gate, a blur of red T-shirts and picket signs blocking his passage. via Los Angeles Times

“Not only are we the hub city between five freeways, but also the Alameda Corridor runs right through our city”

A helicopter comes in for a landing at Compton Municipal Airport, one location officials have identified as a potential terrorist target. via Wave Newspapers

The strike by some trash truck drivers against Waste Management enters its second week Monday with reports of scattered violence and law enforcement action. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4