Man Who Robbed Bank to Avoid His Wife Sentenced to Home Confinement
He wrote the robbery note in front of his wife and told her he would rather be in jail than at home
By The Associated Press and Staff ••
A 70-year-old Kansas man who said he robbed a Kansas City bank so he could get away from his wife was sentenced Tuesday to six months of home confinement.
A federal judge also sentenced Lawrence John Ripple to three years of supervised probation, including 50 hours of community service, the Kansas City Star reports.
Ripple went to the Bank of Labor — a block from police headquarters — last September. He gave a note to a teller saying he had a gun and was demanding money. After the teller handed him the cash, Ripple waited for police.
Placentia Police Department
The Placentia Police Department released a surveillance video photo on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018, of a suspect who took a blowtorch to an ATM to try to break into it.
Pennsylvania State Police
Security cameras captured a shirtless man in a stolen ambulance as he stopped for cigarettes before a pursuit Sunday Dec. 16, 2018 that began in the Lake Elsinore area and continued into the high desert north of Los Angeles. Read more here.
KNBC-TV
Security camera video shows a sheriff's department patrol car chasing a stolen ambulance Sunday Dec. 16, 2018 in a convenience store parking lot.
OCHawk
A man in a construction vest is wanted in a robbery at an Anaheim doughnut shop.
LAPD
This man is sought in a Thursday March 1, 2018 robbery at a Pico-Union laundromat. He can be seen on security camera video slashing the woman's neck before taking off with her purse and $20.
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A mob of cyclists robbed a small market on Jan. 28, 2018 in Pico Union.
KNBC-TV
An armed robber dubbed the Penny Pincher Bandit appears to reach into the take-a-penny-leave-a-penny tray during a Canoga Park fuel station heist.
Authorities are searching for criminals who they believe are the same three men responsible for a string of pharmacy robberies around Los Angeles. Story broadcast Monday Nov. 20, 2017.
Glendale Police Department
Police Tuesday sought the public's help in identifying a man who twice stole bottles of high-end wine from stores in Glendale. The thefts occurred on Oct. 12 at Mission Wine & Spirits at 708 S. Glendale Ave. and Mission Liquor at 825 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale police say.
Placentia police
Placentia police on Sunday released new photos in an effort to catch two armed suspects who stole Apple electronic devices valued at $60,000 from a Verizon store.
KNBC-TV
"The Ghost" burglar was caught on camera in October 2017, allowing police to grab the first images of the criminal wanted in more than 40 San Fernando Valley break-ins.
Santa Ana Police Department
Police released this image of an armed man who robbed a Santa Ana income tax business on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. He is believed to be behind a string of robberies in the area that began on April 19, 2017.
Los Angeles Police Department
Police were looking for the driver of a minivan that hit a bicyclist in August 2017, leaving him severely injured.
KNBC-TV
Security cameras captured video of an armed robber Friday Aug. 4, 2017 at a Buena Park convenience store.
KNBC-TV
A shootout on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017 between a customer and a store clerk was caught on camera,
Orange County Law Enforcement
Riverside officials say they believe they've captured the man responsible for over 20 robberies in fast-food restaurants throughout Orange County. He was arrested Friday July 28, 2017 after crashing his vehicle in a gully at the end of a police pursuit.
Video Provided by Store Management
A man threw cans of Red Bull at an AM-PM mini-mart clerk in La Mirada Monday July 10, 2017 as a woman and two children left the store with cases of the energy drink. According to the clerk, the robbery started when a woman headed to the register with two young boys to distract him with questions about cigarettes.
Irvine PD
Irvine police released surveillance video of a man attempting to drag an employee of a Woodbury Town Center store by the hair into a storage room. The crime occurred Saturday June 17, 2017.
Danville PD
Security camera images show a woman, identified by police as a former Southern California officer, disguised in a beard during a Danville bank robbery Tuesday May 23, 2017.
Santa Ana Police Department
Detectives with the Santa Ana Police Department released surveillance video on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, showing a suspect assault a store employee after his credit card was declined.
Santa Ana Police Department
Surveillance video shows the moments a white Ford van hit a motorcyclist, who later died at the hospital Friday, March 17, 2017. Police sought the driver of the van, who fled.
Riverside police
Police searched for a woman Monday, March 13, 2017, who they say left her 2-year-old daughter in a Riverside Food 4 Less Sunday. The woman, Chiengkham Vilaysane, suspected of abandoning the toddler was arrested Tuesday, March 14, 2017.
Riverside police
A man accused of snapping pictures up a woman's skirt at a Riverside Target was caught on camera Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Riverside police were trying to track him down after the victim said he pretended to shop before snapping the pictures up her skirt as she shopped with her young child. Read more here.
KNBC-TV
Three men were responsible for back-to-back burglaries at two Irvine companies in February 2017 that netted them $500,000 in high-end sunglasses, headsets, laptops and virtual reality equipment. The thieves used a van to ram their way into a business.
Kristin Nehls
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
LA County Sheriff’s investigators believe these three women played on the kindness of a stranger in order to carjack him. Authorities released photos of the women Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2017, hoping somebody might recognize them and turn them in. The women caught on surveillance video in a Stevenson Ranch Mobil gas station Jan. 11 shows the women getting in the car with a man. Deputies said they played on his kindness by asking for a ride, then carjacked him at knifepoint.
A man caught on camera breaking into a church school in Perris is though to be behind at least three burglaries where thousands worth in surveillance equipment disappeared, church members said Wednesday, Jan, 25, 2017. He was later caught on a local Target store's camera using a credit card stolen from the church.
Police sought the public's help Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in identifying a rifle-wielding gunman who robbed two businesses in Santa Ana.
KNBC-TV
An armed robber who entered an adult-themed store Wednesday Dec. 16, 2016 and demanded cash was chased off by two employees who lobbed sex toys at him.
KNBC-TV
Security camera images show what appears to be a man trying to steal wind chimes from a Woodland Hills home.
Montebello Police Department
Montebello police released surveillance video of a man in a clown mask robbing a woman in a parking garage on Oct. 29, 2016.
Crown Gold Exchange
A robber wearing a curly-haired wig and women's sunglasses was captured on camera robbing two locations, in Corona and Chino, of Crown Gold Exchange on Friday, Dec. 9, 2016.
Humboldt Farmacy Dispensary
A vandal was caught on camera spray painting a swastika on a building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016.
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A police chase took a dangerous turn when the stolen vehicle narrowly missed park goers as it careened into an Anaheim skate park on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.
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A woman was caught on camera etching hundreds of words onto a car for 7 hours.
Simon's Market
A Venice store owner fought off an armed robber in Monday in a rumble caught on camera. The store owner is hoping the release of the surveillance footage will catch the man, he said Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.
Whittier Police Department
Whittier police were searching for a carjacker who rear-ended a man's vehicle and took off with his car while they exchanged information.
Surveillance courtesy of Superior Market
Two men pretending to mull a jewelry purchase made off with two trays of engagement rings in Corona, police said Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016.
Faith Lutheran Church of West Anaheim
Two women were caught on surveillance video stealing from a west Anaheim church during a Sunday service on Oct. 23, 2016.
Riverside Police Department
Surveillance video shows a suspected arsonist setting fire to a Riverside liquor store. The man and two others were arrested in connection with a string of arson fires committed at the store -- police found the owner of the competing store across the street paid two men to set fires to Sunny Liquor.
Fairmont, Washington, D.C.
Thieves take off with a safe from a Flame Broiler in Fullerton after smashing through the restaurant's glass door Friday Oct. 14, 2016.
LAPD
Police were searching for a man who punched a woman outside a Venice market on Sunday Sept. 25, 2016. The physical altercation was captured on surveillance footage.
El Monte Police Department
Authorities believe this man was behind two robberies this week, during which he left in this Toyota Tundra, police said on Thursday, Sept.1, 2016.
Alfred Krawitz
A "polite" well-dressed robber was accused of holding up as many as 20 stores in the San Bernardino area, police said Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
Courtesy of Huntington Beach Police Department
A white male with brown hair and multiple tattoos was caught on security footage entering an apartment complex parking lot in Huntington Beach and making off with two bikes and a barbecue early morning Wednesday, June 29, 2016.
Glendale Police Department
Surveillance video shows two women burglarizing a Glendale restaurant on May, 31, 2016.
HopCat
Three Santa Ana police officers who were part of a pot shop raid that was caught on surveillance cameras pleaded not guilty to petty theft charges Monday, June 21. 2016.
KNBC-TV
Four men were arrested Thursday June 16, 2016 and charged with helping to plan and execute a series of smash-and-grab robberies targeting millions of dollars worth of Rolex and other high-end Swiss watches at retail stores across Southern California.
Alfred Krawitz
A "well-dressed" and "polite" man stunned cashiers at a Circle K in Fontana when he robbed them, and police say the man may have done it 20 or so other times.
Courtesy of Mejii Pharmacy
Surveillance video captured three burglars smashing through a glass door and rummaging for goods at a pharmacy in Gardena on Thursday, June 9, 2016.
Azusa Police Department
Surveillance video caught a woman stealing packages from a home in Azusa on Friday, May 27, 2016.
KNBC-TV
Thieves targeted a liquor store in for lotto tickets May 16, 2016, using a van and chain to pull the door off the Garden Grove business.
KNBC-TV
Two suspected mail thieves were caught on camera emptying out mailboxes at a Sherman Oaks condominium complex. (Published Sunday, May 15, 2016).
Arcadia PD
Two thieves were caught on camera Tuesday April 19, 2016 as they smashed jewelry store display windows and stole merchandise.
KNBC-TV
A man was captured on surveillance video breaking into a storage area of the Taco Surf restaurant in Dana Point and taking off with $4 on Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Santa Ana Police Department
A woman accused of stealing three statues from a Buddhist temple in Santa Ana about a year after vandalizing another temple was arrested on Friday, March, 18, 2016.
Caveman Vintage Music
Police were investigating after a man was caught on camera taking a custom guitar off the wall and walking out of Caveman Vintage Music in Chinatown on Saturday. (Published Sunday, March 13, 2016.)
KNBC-TV
Police said they were searching for a man accused of breaking into cars in a Koreatown complex garage before stealing items Saturday, March 12, 2016.
Ventura Police Department
A man and woman were accused of scamming a victim out of $8,000 using an elaborate lottery scheme, Ventura police said Friday, March 11, 2016.
Tustin Police Department
A man trailed a woman in a Ralph's grocery store before following her home and assaulting her, police said Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
LAPD
A robbery steals a bag of church offerings from a parishioner Jan. 12, 2016 at a Boyle Heights church.
Authorities were searching for two men in connection with the theft of a canister used for collecting Christmas donations for children.
Van Nuys residents were outraged after suspected thieves were caught on camera stealing mail.
OnScene.TV
Two robbers armed with a shotgun hold up a Pizza Hut in Buena Park on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015.
San Bernardino Police Department
The San Bernardino Police Department released this surveillance image of a pickup truck suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed a woman on the morning of Friday, Oct. 2, 2015.
KNBC
Police were searching for at least two men suspected of breaking into several homes and cars in the Palos Verdes Estates.
Surveilance Video
Investigators are looking for any information on the identities of a team of burglars that broke into a home in La Canada-Flintridge.
Costa Mesa Police Department/Edward Caban
Benjamin Golden, left, was arrested in connection with an assault on an Uber driver in Newport Beach on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015.
Tony Shin, Alex Vasquez
Police were investigating a break-in at at the San Bernardino Animal Control shelter on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2015.
FBI
The so-called Skipper Bandit has robbed one bank and has attempted to rob three others in the San Fernando Valley.
LAPD
Two men are caught on camera burglarizing multiple offices in Topanga on Oct. 19, 2015.
KNBC-TV
Surveillance footage captured a Corvette stolen from a Culver City dealership before leading the police on a pursuit ending in Riverside on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015.
Alfred Krawitz
Two masked burglars broke into three Glendora businesses early morning Friday, Oct. 16, 2015.
AP
Police were searching for an armed robber who held up several stores in Inglewood.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department released images of a man wanted in a string of armed robberies in East Los Angeles.
Courtesy Miguel Cejas
A would-be burglar was caught on camera trying to break out of a Pomona Sprint store. Aired Oct. 2, 2015.
Surveillance Video
29-year-old Demarrea Chante Barnes shown beating 83-year-old Tuyen Nguyen in a parking lot early in the morning on Friday, September 25, 2015.
LAPD
Authorities are searching for the man who slammed another man to ground, fracturing his skull, in a May 26, 2015 road rage attack that was caught on video.
Los Angeles Police Department
A thief runs off with Crest teeth whitening strips from a San Pedro Target store on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.
City of Ojai Police Department
Police asked for the public's help on Wednesday, August 13, 2015 to identify this man police believe is responsible for stealing a fanny pack containing a NYPD police badge in Ojai.
Santa Ana PD
Three people suspected of stealing nearly $60,000 worth of high-end cosmetics from CVS stores in five counties were arrested after the crimes were caught on security cameras.
KNBC-TV
A thief is seen on a baby monitor camera in a Huntington Beach home. This video was broadcast Friday Aug. 7, 2015 on Today in LA.
Placentia Police Department
The Placentia Police Department provided this security camera image of a masked man who robbed a Walgreen's pharmacy Wednesday July 29, 2015.
Romy Dee
A lifeguard was involved in an altercation Thursday July 30, 2015 at Venice Pier.
Two teenage girls were suspected of stealing two puppies from a pet store in Compton Thursday, July 30, 2015.
Police are looking for a woman caught on camera stealing a package off a porch. (July 31, 2015)
NBC10
Police were searching for three suspects who allegedly stole a wallet with about $1,000 and credit cards from an unsuspecting woman in Glendale on July 15, 2015.
A burglar accidentally recorded footage of himself on a stolen iPhone after breaking into a Venice area home, police said on Thursday, July 16, 2015.
Kevin Zanazanian
Police are looking for a driver who was caught on a cell phone video driving backwards through the Hollywood hills, Melissa Etezadi reports for NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2015.
Madera PD
A man armed with a soda attacks a store clerk June 11, 2015 in Madera, California before taking off with cash.
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is asking for information regarding two burglaries and an assault that occurred in March and April at Park La Brea Apartments.
Toni Guinyard, KNBC-TV
A store window is smashed Friday July 3, 2015 after crash-and-grab heists in which a vehicle smashed into two Long Beach businesses.
KINBC
A scrappy senior ended up on the floor as he fought with a teen mugger in Santa Ana Wednesday, July 2, 2015
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Industry Station
Police are asking for the public's help to identify the man responsible for robbing several churches in the Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights areas on Thursday, July 2, 2015.
Garden Grove Police Department
Two men robbed a Shell Gas Station in Garden Grove on Monday, June 29, 2015. Garden Grove Police Department has asked for the public's help to identify these two men caught on surveillance camera.
Seal Beach Police Department
A man pumping gas is shown on surveillance video being attacked by another man with what police say appears to be a tire iron on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
KNBC
Ten people have been arrested in connection with a multimillion dollar jewelry heist in Koreatown, police said June 18, 2015.
FBI
An armed robbery occurred as a Brinks employee was stocking an ATM with money April 24, 2015 in the drive-through service area of a Wells Fargo Bank on South Market Street in Inglewood.
KNBC-TV
A thief holds a bag of cash during a holdup Monday June 8, 2015 at a convenience store near USC.
Three children danced after throwing rocks through a church's windows before flooding it with a garden hose in Lake Elsinore Monday, June 1, 2015
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Authorities have arrested a man accused of terrorizing store owners in the Inland Empire during a string of caught-on-camera armed robberies.
Orange County Sheriff's Department
An armed robber covering his face with a bandana made off with $5,000 in cash from an El Torito Grill restaurant in Yorba Linda on Sunday, May 31, 2015, sheriff's officials said.
Courtesy: El Segundo Police Department
Two people were caught on camera stealing an ATM machine Wednesday, May 27, 2015 by tying it to the back of a Chevy Silverado 3500 Dually and ripping it from its bolts near a 7-Eleven at 603 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in El Segundo.
Oficina del Alguacil del Condado Sarasota
A quick-thinking Murrieta resident was able to capture on video a man who allegedly smashed a neighbor's car window and stole belongings. Tony Shin reports on May 27, 2015.
Azusa Police Department
Three armed robbers stormed a pawn shop in Azusa on Sunday, May 24, 2015, broke an employee's nose and made off with guns and jewelry, police said.
LAX police used a Taser to subdue a man who had not been cooperating at an LAX screening area on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
A 16-year-old Garden Grover girl was startled to wake up with a home invader sitting on her bed on Friday, May 1, 2015.
Courtesy: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Deputies were looking for a man accused of stealing breast pumps from multiple Target stores in Los Angeles.
AP/Getty Images
A masked robber may have struck the same Victorville gas station three times in a month, investigators said Wednesday, April 22, 2015.
NBC 5 News
This burglar who allegedly sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl in her home is still on the loose almost a year later, police said Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department detectives are looking for the burglar pictured in this video. His pants slipped down as he was stealing cigarette cartons at a gas station Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
KNBC-TV
A break-in was captured on security camera video at a medical marijuana dispensary March 9, 2015.
AM-PM
A tourist jumped into action to stop a robbery in progress by locking the suspect into a chokehold on Sunday, April 5, 2015.
Courtesy of family
Surveillance video shows a burglar's wrecking-ball escape from an El Monte home on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.
KNBC
A still from surveillance video shows a man carjacking a woman at a West Hills gas station on Saturday, April 4, 2015.
KNBC-TV
A 2-year-old girl believed to have been abducted in Gardena was found Thursday April 2, 2015 14 miles away in Cudahy after her kidnapper dropped her off, police said. Police sought this vehicle in connection with the crime.
KNBC
Surveillance video shows the moment of impact between a Ford Mustang and another car in a fatal crash during a suspected illegal street race in Gardena on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.
Pasadena PD
Police reviewed fuel station surveillance video as part of the investigation into a robbery and attack on an 87-year-old man near the Rose Bowl Friday March 27, 2015.
Ameritek Industries
Surveillance footage from a nearby business shows two men walking along Maclay Avenue in San Fernando. One of the men can be seen slashing tires on parked cars. The tire slashing took place sometime between March 28 and March 30, police said.
KNBC
Police are looking for two men who came to the aid of an 82-year-old woman after a purse snatching in La Habra, investigators said March 30, 2015.
An Orange County family was stunned to find a ski-mask-wearing burglar inside the master bedroom of their home on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.
KNBC-TV
A 27-year-old waitress was injured Sunday, March 22, 2015, after four customers ran her over in a dine-and-dash, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Surveillance cameras captured the suspects leaving the restaurant.
A suspected car arsonist was caught on surveillance camera in West Adams on March 23, 2015.
KNBC-TV
Smash-and-grab burglars are caught on cameras Saturday March 14, 2015 at a Glendale optometry store.
NBC 5 News
A homeowner watched helplessly on his security system as thieves broke into his Los Angeles house on Sunday, Mar. 1 2015.
Burbank Police Department
Burbank police believe this man is responsible for a mid-day home invasion in a quiet hillside neighborhood, making off with half a million dollars in cash. The two men police say are involved pleaded not guilty on Monday, March 16 to felony charges.
Mauricio Jaramillo / Telemundo Denver
An armed robber dressed as a doctor threatened to shoot a cashier during a failed heist in Signal Hill Friday Feb. 6, 2015.
Glendale PD
A cashier jumps on a counter as a man armed with a blow torch demands cash Jan. 18, 2015 at a La Crescenta liquor store.
Huntington Beach PD
An intoxicated bike thief's getaway crash was captured on camera Thursday Jan. 1, 2015 in Huntington Beach.
Police sought two gunmen, one wearing a gorilla mask and the other wearing a monkey mask, who stormed into a store in the Fairfax District and stole women's Nike Jordans.
KNBC-TV
An armed thief pointed a gun at loss prevention officers before carjacking a man outside a Sears store in Crenshaw on Sept. 9, 2014.
Murrieta Police Department
Surveillance footage at a Super Target in Murrieta captured a man and woman wanted in vacuum thefts, police said Monday, Oct. 13, 2014.
KNBC-TV
Three thieves smashed a cell phone store window Monday Oct. 20, 2014 and used a bolt cutter in a burglary caught on camera in Garden Grove.
Garden Grove Police Dept.
Surveillance images depict a man believed to have robbed a US Bank in Garden Grove on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.
Security Camera Video, OCSD
Video provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Department shows a liquor store heist Tuesday Oct. 14, 2014 in Stanton.
FBI
In these surveillance video stills released by the FBI, the so-called "AK-47 Bandit" is seen robbing banks in the Western U.S. and Nebraska.
Court records indicate Ripple wrote the robbery note in front of his wife and told her he would rather be in jail than at home.
Ripple told the judge Tuesday that heart surgery left him depressed and unlike himself before he robbed the bank. He had no criminal record, was a good father to four step-children and was in a stable relationship with his wife.
Ripple's public defender said he has since been properly diagnosed, is on proper medication and feels like his normal self again, the Kansas City Star reports.
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Riverside County Animal Services
Riverside County Animal Services released this photo of a 5-foot emu that was captured near Aguanga on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in hopes its rightful owner will claim it.
Riverside County Animal Services
About 40 wild donkeys were seen roaming in Riverside, prompting officials to wrangle them and try to find homes. (Published Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015.)
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An oarfish thought to be one of the largest seen in years on Santa Catalina Island washed ashore near the island community of Avalon Monday Aug, 17, 2015.
Elna Coetzee
A brown bear was found swimming in the backyard pool of a La Canada home on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015.
KNBC
Robyn Yearout of Victorville says dozens of lawn statues have mysteriously popped up in her yard on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015.
KVEA
"Jackass" star Steve-O was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 after climbing a crane at least 100 feet above a construction site in Hollywood, hanging an inflatable whale and setting off fireworks, police said.
Santa Ana PD
John William Rodenborn, 36, was arrested Wednesday Aug. 5, 2015 after a report of a shirtless, mud-covered man claiming to be Tarzan who was running around the Santa Ana Zoo.
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Donna Souza of Covina claims she found a dead frog in a packet of spinach that she bought at a Sam's Club. She shared her story with NBC4 on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015.
KNBC-TV
A rogue tire bounced across at least two streets before slamming through a restaurant window in Santa Ana on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
NBC 7 San Diego
A big rig overturned on the 91 Freeway, spilling Bud Light beer cans out of its trailer on Monday, June 29, 2015.
OnScene
A raccoon scurried out of a woman's car, into her garage and down a driveway early Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
NBC 6 South Florida
A dolphin is released back into the waters off Southern California after leaping onto a small boat and breaking a woman's ankles on Sunday, June 21, 2015.
KNBC
A Del Taco customer pepper sprayed the Ontario restaurant's manager and other customers over a complaint about a burrito, witnesses and employees said, on Monday, June 8, 2015.
Ventura Police Department
Oliver James, a 44-year-old Glendale resident, was arrested on suspicion of impersonation of a police officer and carrying a firearm after Ventura police officer allegedly spotted him wearing an LAPD uniform next to a fake squad car.
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Los Angeles firefighters free a woman who became stuck in a school chimney on Saturday, May 30, 2015.
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The man on the right with the headphones detains a pursuit suspect during a bizarre slow-speed chase through the San Fernando Valley on Friday, May 22, 2015.
KNBC
A Marine attack helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in the bed of the Los Angeles River near South Gate after experiencing electrical problems on Monday, May 11, 2015.
Tammie Dye
A tornado touched down near a Desert Center, a small town in Riverside County, on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, between 3:45 and 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
KNBC
Yamini Karanam, 26, pictured on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, underwent brain surgery in Los Angeles to have a tumor removed. But doctors discovered that the object was not a tumor, but instead her embryonic twin.
A man stripped naked after being caught at the end of a police pursuit in Woodland Hills on Thursday, April 9, 2015.
San Diego Sheriff's Department
Sheriff’s deputies had an unusual suspect in the back of their patrol squad car Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in Imperial Beach, California -- a sea lion. The pup had wandered away from the shoreline and waddled five blocks to Mar Vista High School where school staff called the sheriff's office for help.
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Kevin the cat, found in a Southern California trailer, was reunited with his South Carolina family on Thursday, March 19, 2015 after he went missing in June 2013.
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A shotgun similar to this one was reported missing from the trunk of an LA County Sheriff's Department cruiser Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. It was stamped "Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department" and has a piece of white tape identifying it as "LHS 03" in black ink.
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Firefighters rescued a female who was stuck in a fireplace in Woodcrest, California, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. The rescue took about two hours.
Sherry Kempster
Newbury Park resident Sherry Kempster captured this incredible image of a mountain lion in her backyard on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014.
NBC Bay Area
America's first cat cafe opened in Oakland, California on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. At the Cat Town Café, people can buy a latte and an hour of playtime with adoptable felines. Walk-ins are welcome if space permits, but for a $10 donation, you can make a Cat Zone reservation ahead of time.
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A costumed superhero character dressed as Mr. Incredible slammed a woman dressed as Batgirl in Hollywood on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. The man, Muhammet Bilik, 35, was sentenced to three years probation, 20 days of California Department of Transportation work, 36 anger-management sessions, as well as one day in jail for the fight, prosecutors said Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.
Alhambra Police Department
Alhambra police officers got a call on Saturday, August 2, 2014, about this tortoise on the streets. It took two officers to take the 150-pound animal into custody, where it was then given to animal control.
AP
(L) An empty frame doorway is seen standing on the rubble of a destroyed building that was damaged in last summer's Israel-Hamas war, without a door painting, presumably painted by British street graffiti artist Banksy, east of Jebaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (R) A metal door that depicted a Greek goddess, presumably painted by British street graffiti artist Banksy. The painting of the goddess Niobe, titled "Bomb Damage," was drawn on the lone remaining part of a two-story house belonging to the Dardouna family in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip.
NBC
A Pennsylvania man turned his mother's day care center into a heroin den once the kids left for the day, said police. Police arrested the 28-year-old and two other men Saturday, March 28, 2015.
AP
Lazarus, a mixed-breed dog who survived a euthanasia attempt and a car accident, sits in the sun at its new home in Helena, Ala., on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Turned in to an animal shelter by its owner, a volunteer found the dog alive in the shelter the morning after it was injected with deadly chemicals. Jane Holston adopted the dog from Two by Two Animal Rescue, which named him Lazarus after the man the Bible says Jesus raised from the dead. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Gadi Schwartz
The UCLA campus was flooded when a 93-year-old water main ruptured, sending an estimated 20 million gallons rushing onto the campus and nearby streets on Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
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Ben Neufeld described his wife as "calm as a cucumber" after their car flipped onto its side outside the couple's Bel-Air home, leaving her trapped in the driver's seat and providing a photo opportunity. for the unflappable pair.
Volusia County Sheriff
Christopher Mitchell a 450-pund Florida man was arrested after deputies say they found marijuana hidden in his stomach fat during a traffic stop. About 23 grams of marijuana was found in Mitchell's stomach fat, the report said. Some cocaine was also found, in addition to a handgun and $7,000 in cash stuffed in a tube sock.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Carlos Bueno Mir, 49, was arrested by Palm Beach Police on Sunday, June 1, 2014 because he repeatedly called 911 to report that his wife threw out his beer.
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Hundreds of people from across Southern California flocked to Hermosa Beach search for cash buried in the sand by the anonymous person behind popular social media scavenger hunt @HiddenCash on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The buried treasure hunters who were successful won anywhere between $40 to well more than $100.
Courtesy Rafael Torres
This bear was caught resting on a hammock on Thursday, May 29, 2014 after it roamed a Daytona Beach neighborhood, knocking down trash cans and scaring residents.
AP Photo
Officers pursued the driver of a stolen truck hauling a large container on freeways in three Southern California counties after authorities received a report of an assault on a police officer on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The driver was taken into custody.
Fontana Police Department
Police said a 25-year-old woman was arrested for pouring hot cooking oil on a man and woman while the two slept in a Fontana home, leaving one of the victims in critical condition on Monday, May 19, 2014. The attacker, Chrystal Dunn, faced a charge of aggravated mayhem.
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Customers at a Santa Paula Del Taco got quite a shock when they were accidentally charged thousands of dollars for their orders. The mistake was caused by a technical error affecting ATM and credit card transactions.
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Two fishermen were arrested over allegations that they stole fish caught by other fishermen and sold them as their own.
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A Southern California man who police say has a fixation for girls wearing socks was arrested for attempted kidnapping Friday, April 18, 2014. Police received complaints from at least 12 people about a man with a sock fetish who was lingering near schools in Murrieta.
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Hundreds were evacuated after a potentially explosive device was found in Solvang, Calif. on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.
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A blood moon, caused by a total lunar eclipse, lit up the Southland early Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
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A police pursuit ended in a car wash bay near downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
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San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport for allegedly making a bomb threat, Sunday, April 13, 2014.
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Hundreds lined up outside the Supreme store in Los Angeles to get their hands on the latest addition of the Supreme X Nike Air Foamposite One. The shoe was sold for $250 retail, but was expected to fetch between $850 and $1,200 on the Internet.
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A spring break party in Isla Vista turned into a riot situation on Saturday, April 5, 2014.
A fight between a teacher and a student is caught on cellphone video at a school in Santa Monica High School.
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Angels coach Don Baylor broke his leg while catching the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day. He has since had surgery.
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Police took pet pig Sophie into custody peacefully after she escaped from her owner in Santa Monica.
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Amateur prospectors have flocked to the Sierra Nevada foothills that, due to the historic drought, are taking advantage of the lower water levels to search for gold in riverbeds that have been unreachable for decades.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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The former host of Animal Planet's "Wild Recon" was sentenced to two years probation after admitting to selling and shipping two endangered reptiles.
A big rig hauling 42,000 pounds of honey overturned in the city of Industry, creating "one sweet mess" Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
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Elementary school teacher William Fredrick Buchman was arrested for animal cruelty after hundreds of pythons were found slithering through his home.
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Jon Erik Meyer, 22, of Georgia, was arrested after he was seen walking naked along a Florida highway. Meyer said he was walking to Miami, the Sebastian Police Department said.
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Herbert Jones, who plays Santa for a Mass. Mall is accused of groping an 18-year-old woman playing an elf Nov. 26, 2013.
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This Tuesday November 26, 2013 photo courtesy the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah shows a Uinta ground squirrel resting in it's temporary home at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah in Ogden. The squirrel that was kidnapped from Utah by a truck driver, carted hundreds of miles away to Wisconsin and then rejected by her adopted family has returned home for the holidays.
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In a Friday, June 22, 2007 file photo, the Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix dog "Elwood" won the title of World's ugliest dog of 2007 at the 2007 World's Ugliest Dog Contest, in Petaluma, Calif. Elwood died unexpectedly on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28, 2013, said his owner, Karen Quigley of Sewell,Calif.
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Populations of roving turkeys have been causing Staten Island residents headaches Nov. 21, 2013.
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Toma and Paul Alexandru traveled around Romania to recreate childhood vacation photos. The project was a birthday present to their mother.
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A Fla. couple accidentally transported 11 pounds of marijuana from their rental home in La. to their home in the Florida Keys. They turned the marijuana into the Sheriff's Office Nov. 21, 2013, and it will be destroyed.
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NYPD Police Lt. John Cocchi sent a letter to 30 New York bars asking them not to take place in the yearly SantaCon bar crawl on Dec. 14.
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Gabriel Anthony Sauceda, left, and Chad Alexander Walker were arrested after allegedly stealing beer from a Santa Ana gas station and scaling a hotel building trying to get away from police Nov. 23, 2013. Sauceda broke his leg in several places.
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Pasco County sheriffs seized these items from Charles T. Barry after they arrested him for allegedly impersonating a police officer to get a discount at a Fla. Dunkin' Donuts Nov. 6, 2013.
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A cabin marked "Seneca Resort" in a Craigslist ad selling a ghost town in remote northeastern Calif. Nov. 14, 2013. For $225,000, buyers get nearly 10 acres of remote wilderness with three worn, wooden cabins and a run-down bar called The Gin Mill - liquor license included.
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Olympic champion gymnast Yelena Zamolodchikova squats in front of a vending machine that sells the subway tickets for squats instead of money during the machine's presentation at the Vystavochaya metro station in western Moscow, on Nov. 8, 2013.
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Italian artist Dario Gambarin plowed this 492-foot-wide portrait of President JFK into a field in Verona, Italy Nov. 11, 2013. The words "Ich bin ein Berliner" are a quote from Kennedy's 1963 West Berlin Speech, Gambarin said.
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Midland County sheriffs responded to a call about a kangaroo hopping along a West Texas road Nov. 12, 2013.
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Two cow mascot costumes missing from a Southern California Chick-fil-A storage facility were recovered and one man was arrested after officers found the items for sale on Craigslist. Full Story
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Artist TrashyB wears a vest he created out of hundreds of discarded cigarette butts he says he collected on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Full Story
A burglar was scared off when a skilled ax-thrower grabbed the weapon she keeps next to her bed after she felt the man trying to remove her watch from her wrist as she was sleeping. Full Story
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911 calls were placed in one Oklahoma town because of life-like Halloween decorations.
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A North Texas camel farm is benefiting from the popularity of Geico's "hump day" commercial. The owner is getting calls to bring his camels to work functions ranging from club parties to work events.
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Surveillance video shows a man stealing about $800 worth of marinated meat from a restaurant on Chicago's North Side. His first attempt doesn't work so well.
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Three kittens were rescued from a ceiling at Miami International Airport Oct. 26, 2013.
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This dog, Boogie, was awarded a medal after completing a Half-Marathon in Evansville, Ind. without human assistance Oct. 5.
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Pooh Bear, a cat who cannot move his back legs, gets taken for a walk in the park every day. On Oct. 8, his owner received over $200 in fines for not keeping him on a leash.
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Dozens of U.S. dollar bills were thrown into the atrium at the Hart Senate Office Building Oct. 10 as a protest against Monsanto. Three people have been arrested.
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Some of the damage resulting from the senior prank at Riverside-Brookfield High School. Close to 70 students have been identified as taking part in the Oct. 2 prank.
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Brendan O'Toole, a former marine, was punched in the face for no apparent reason while running through Wilmington, Del. for a charity run.
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This two-headed calf, born to a Whiting, Vt. dairy farm, has a rare condition called "polycephaly." Otherwise, though, it's healthy.
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Florida fisherman Orion Wholean jumps into the ocean to revive a 300-lb. bull shark. Wholean caught the shark during a catch-and-release fishing trip.
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A die-hard Los Angeles fan sports a detailed rendition of Dodger Stadium on his head. Also sharing that prime tattoo real estate are a diamond-encrusted Lakers championship ring tattoo and a Raiders logo tattoo.
Winner of the Full Beard Freestyle at the Just for Men Beard and Moustache National Championships, Mr. Xtopher Grey. The games were held in New Orleans on September 7.
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This 40-foot-tall rubber duckie was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in Beijing, China. It is set to appear in downtown Pittsburgh Friday.
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A 13-ft., 620-lb. alligator was caught by four men in Lake Seminole on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013. The massive gator is believed to be the biggest one ever caught in Georgia, to date.
A man arrested for drug offenses vandalizes the door at the Chula Vista Police Department on Aug. 17, 2013, upon his release. His was arrested again.
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Thieves who stole computer equipment from a San Bernardino, Calif., non-profit that helps victims of sexual assault returned the items along with a letter of apology. The burglars apparently came in through the ceiling, which prompted police to call in the fire department to help in the investigation, pictured at right. The incident took place on Aug. 8, 2013.
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The corpse flower, which emits a smell compared to that of rotting flesh, bloomed at the U.S. Botanic Garden in July 2013 for the first time in six years.
A 1,300-pound mako shark was caught by fishermen off the coast of Huntington Beach on June 5, 2013. Full Story
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In this photo taken Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Snooty the manatee, lifts her snout out of the water at the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, Fla. Snooty will turn 65 on July 21st. He was born in captivity in Miami and is the oldest manatee in captivity. (AP Photo/Tamara Lush)
This unidentified man is accused of robbing the same gas station five times in San Diego over the past nine months. The latest robbery occurred on July 19, 2013.
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A 33-year-old Sherman Oaks man attempted to steal $163,000 worth of beef from a Nebraska meat facility. The suspect faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty on July 27, 2013.
Jim Dreyer, pictured above, a long-distance swimmer who calls himself "The Shark," finished a 22-mile journey to Detroit from the Michigan-Canada border hauling over 2,000 pounds of bricks behind him through water. He departed on Aug. 5, 2013 and the feat took him 51 hours to complete.
A Venice neighborhood was locked down for several hours Friday, April 26, 2013, as police surrounded a three-story apartment building after a suspected burglar climbed onto a roof to elude capture. He donned a cap and shorts and occasionally a shirt while he paced back and forth on the roof, occasionally talking to officers.
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Hundred flocked to a Buddhist temple in Rosemead to view a 2,500-year-old still-growing tooth believed to have belonged to Buddha himself. The tooth, which went on display on Sunday, March 31, 2013, is thought to be the only Buddha tooth currently in the U.S. and one of only a few existing sacred teeth from Buddha himself, according to the temple.
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Red Medicine, a Vietnamese fusion restaurant off Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, used Twitter on March 23, 2013, to shame at least seven customers who didn't show up for their reservations.
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A Glendale man lost control of his vehicle March 23, 2013, sending the car down an embankment and landing on a neighbor's roof.
A man was caught on surveillance video allegedly stealing a rival campaign's election signs from outside an office building in Burbank. He was scheduled to appear in court on March 25, 2013, on suspicion of petty theft.
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A homeowner found two rusted military grenades while cleaning out the backyard fire pit of his new house in South Los Angeles on Feb. 3, 2013. The pins were still in place, which kept the grenades from being triggered into exploding.
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A man wanted on suspicion of drunken driving led police on a slow-speed pursuit, pulled over and started inhaling from balloons in a bizarre standoff that ended with officers smashing his window and pulling him from the vehicle in Panorama City on Feb. 1, 2013.
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Some LA-area malls get a new type of vending machine -- one that sells caviar.
The Idaho Potato Commission sent a 6-ton Idaho potato across 36 states to meet the 18-foot "Fork in the Road" in Pasadena to raise money for Meals on Wheels on Oct. 16, 2012.
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Oct. 1, 2012: A man driving through SoCal was taken by surprise when he discovered a dog in his pickup truck's engine bay.
July 31, 2012: A Former gymnast returned to LA to help the Ringling Brothers recruit clowns. Link: Full Story
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June 5, 2012: A new reality series from LA-based Spike TV pits survivalists against each other with the winner getting an underground bunker. Link: Full Story
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April 27, 2012: Two Hollywood Legends – Marlon Brando and Pink’s Hot Dogs – joined forces Friday to unveil a Brando-new hot dog, if you will, in honor of what would’ve been the iconic actor’s 88th birthday this April.
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April 20, 2012: Far from your typical restaurant, this eatery served up marijuana-inspired dishes at a secret location in downtown Los Angeles. Link: Full Story
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April 20, 2012: Rapper Snoop Dogg unveiled his latest book, a collection of lyrics, that will be printed on smokable rolling papers, bound together with hemp. Link: Full Story
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April 15, 2012: Rapper Snoop Dogg performs alongside a "hologram" of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur at Coachella 2012. Link: Full Story
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March 2012: The bats will be swinging this season for Lennox Little League thanks to a large donation from an unlikely donor: a local strip club. Link: Full Story
March 2012: The father and girlfriends of convicted murderer Anthony "Chopper" Garcia are accused of illegally taking $30,000 in unemployment insurance benefits and depositing some of that money into Garcia's jail account. Link: Full Story
February 2012: A family turns their Buena Park home into a giant billboard to get their mortgage paid in return. Link: Full Story
February 2012: This Santa Barbara Zoo penguin is pretty "Lucky" after receiving a custom-made shoe that allows him to swim around because of a foot that wasn't growing normally. Link: Full Story
February 2012: A man blames a stuck gas pedal for him driving his car into the side of a Glendale Starbucks. Link: Full Story
February 2012: Florence Mary Canonic, who has lived through two world wars, 19 U.S. presidents and most of the Olympic Games, turned 110 years old. Link: Full Story
February 2012: A Catwoman impersonator got in a physical altercation with an Ozzy Osbourne look-a-like on the Hollywood Boulevard sidewalk in front of the Kodak Theatre after she claimed he and other impersonators had interfered with her taking pictures. Link: Full Story
Jan. 21, 2012: Parrots, similar to this one shown here, have surprised Burbank residents who hadn't yet seen such a large flock fly over the city. Link: Full Story
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January 2012: U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they found 63 pounds, or $180,000-worth, of tadalafil, the main ingredient in brand name erectile dysfunction drugs, in the luggage of man who traveled from Seoul, South Korea to Los Angeles. Link: Full Story
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December 2011: A Lynwood woman angry with her husband allegedly called in a bomb threat to prevent him from departing on a jetliner at Los Angeles International Airport, according to the FBI. Link: Full Story
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December 2011: Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were led to the home of Patrick Krewson from a signal given off of an iPad he was suspected of stealing in a burglary Christmas morning from a Westlake Village. Link: Full Story
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December 2011: OnlineGamblingPal.com bought a chunk of Michael Jackson's hair with plans to turn the locks into a roulette ball. Link: Full Story
Dec. 12, 2011: Just shy of scoring a touchdown, a LAPD helicopter made an emergency landing on the Pierce College football field. Link: Full Story
Dec. 3, 2011: A 69-year-old Palm Springs woman allegedly tried to cut off her husband's penis with scissors, according to police. Link: Full Story
November 2011: Blandford Elementary School in Rowland Heights has 673 students, including 14 sets of twins. Link: Full Story
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Oct. 31, 2011: A teacher from South Pasadena says she found a frog in a box of store-bought greens. Link: Full Story
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Oct. 27, 2011: A group of students received a rude awakening in the middle of the night when a suspected drunken driver crashed through a wall, landing his pick-up truck in their swimming pool. Link: Full Story
October 2011: A Riverside home mixes the Halloween spirit, programmable lights and Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO. Spooky and catchy. The YouTube clip breezes past 3 million views. Link: Full Story
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Oct. 25, 2011: That's no scientist. A fuzzy visitor gave itself a tour of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. Link: Full Story
Oct. 20, 2011: After actress Lindsay Lohan showed up for morgue duty about 40 minutes late, assistant chief coroner Ed Winter sent her home, saying "she's welcome to come back, but she has to show up on time." Link: Full Story
October 2011: Palm trees are being stolen from public land in Los Angeles. Known as "Canary Island Date Palms," they're in huge demand by developers and wealthy homeowners because of their status as a symbol of Southern California glamour. Link: Full Story
Oct. 7, 2011: A self-proclaimed psychic scared a girl into stealing the family jewelry, according to deputies. Link: Full Story
Oct. 5, 2011: A former model and nanny who killed, cooked and ate her husband just a month into their marriage, was denied her second bid for parole following a five-and-a-half hour hearing, according to the AP. Link: Full Story
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Sept. 29, 2011: A great white shark washed ashore on Venice Beach. Residents rallied to remove a hook from the shark's mouth and send it back to sea. Link: Full Story
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Sept. 16, 2011: Video posted online shows a violent confrontation between a man dressed as SpongeBob SquarePants and two women along Hollywood Boulevard. Link: Full Story
Sept. 14, 2011: A glowing red "Jesus Saves" signs moves from downtown Los Angeles to Glendale. Link: Full Story
Sept. 10, 2011: Bradley Smith woke to the sound of hail pounding on the roof in Costa Mesa. The 37-year-old Orange resident captured the precipitation on video. Link: Full Story
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Aug. 19, 2011: A zombie crashed a serene picnic in Santa Clarita, seriously punching up a couple's visual wedding announcements. Link: Full Story
June 22, 2011: After discovering the face of Jesus on a rocking chair, a Mission Viejo man is putting the holy piece of furniture up for sale. Link: Full Story
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Feb. 13, 2011: Lady Gaga arrived at the Oscars in a giant egg, carried by men and women dressed scantily in gold. This was all after a period of incubation, of course. Link: Full Story
Feb. 11, 2011: An oil painting of Lady Gaga with a crown of thorns appeared on top of Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills. The piece, measuring 30 feet by 30 feet, was the work of artist Castro. Link: Full Story
Jan. 27, 2011: Pasadena added a literal fork in the road as a 75th birthday surprise for an Altadena man. Link: Full Story
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Dec. 12, 2010: Hundreds stormed the streets of Los Angeles for the annual LASantacon, an event in which people worldwide dress up as Santa Claus. Link: Full Story
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Nov. 30, 2010: A car at the 2010 LA Auto Show is cut clean in half. Link: Full Story
Oct. 28, 2010: George Lopez performs onstage during the Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th anniversary to benefit the Painted Turtle at the Wiltern.
Oct. 12, 2010: After stopping in the middle of the 101 Freeway, musicians perform on the roof of their van. Link: Full Story
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Sept. 12, 2010: Singer Lady Gaga accepts the Video of the Year award onstage while sporting an outfit made of meat during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards at NOKIA Theatre. Link: Full Story
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Aug. 31, 2010: Chris Mitchell (right) wears a Darth Vader costume and protests with fellow costume characters at the Los Angeles City Hall. The impersonators were protesting LAPD arrests of costumed characters along Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame.
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July 14, 2010: Actor Andy Samberg and writer John Lutz perform onstage during the 2010 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre.
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May 6, 2010: Agricultural specialist agents Jose Garcia and Julie Nowiki of Customs and Border Protection carefully inspect roses shipped from Ecuador, ahead of Mother's Day at a Customs warehouse in LA.
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April 3, 2010: A Manteca company cooked up a 250-pound hamburger, smashing the California state record they originally set. Link: Full Story
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April 3, 2010: Pillow fighters gather at downtown's Pershing Square for the annual battle. Link: Full Story
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April 1, 2010: A Los Angeles Galaxy fan holds a cut-out of a goat during the first half of the MLS soccer match against Chivas USA. Link: Full Story
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March 27, 2010: Host Kevin James gets slimed onstage at Nickelodeon's 23rd Annual Kids' Choice Awards held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Link: Full Story
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March 7, 2010: Actor Ben Stiller presents onstage during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.
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Feb. 13, 2010: A helicopter flies over the iconic 450-foot-long Hollywood sign after activists covered it with banners during an effort to prevent the building of nearby houses. Link: More Photos
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June 25, 2009: Actor Sacha Baron Cohen arrives at the premiere of Universal's "Bruno" held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Link: Watch Video
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May 5, 2009: One of Los Cavaleras luchadores, traditional Mexican wrestlers, flies over the ropes and into the audience while fighting the Crazy Chickens at the Lucha Vavoom Cinco de Mayan. Link: Full Story
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Feb. 22, 2009: Performance artist Phillipe Petit balances his Oscar in the press room after winning Best Documentary award for "Man on Wire" at the 81st Annual Academy Awards.
