VAN NUYS

Authorities are hoping that a $50,000 reward will prompt witnesses to call with information that might help prosecute a man in custody in the January shooting death of another man in Balboa Park, police said Tuesday. Bryan Woodson, 35, who was homeless, was walking along a dirt path adjacent to the Los Angeles River at about 10 p.m. on Jan. 28 when…

Criminal charges have been filed against two brothers who allegedly got into a scuffle with security guards — including one who broke his arm — after the two refused to wear masks at a Target store in Van Nuys, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Phillip Scott Hamilton II, 31, is charged with one misdemeanor count each of…

Darsha Philips reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020.

Scores of looters, many of whom appeared to be unconnected to demonstrations over the in-custody death of George Floyd by Minneapolis, raided businesses in Van Nuys and Hollywood Monday. Hundreds of people were arrested in both communities, most for unlawful assembly and breaking a curfew that was in effect until early Tuesday in LA County. Dozens of looters poured out…

Demonstrations were held across Southern California for sixth day Monday, as looting took place in Van Nuys and business owners witnessed another night of mayhem. Other protests occurring in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police took place in Long Beach, Hollywood, downtown LA and Riverside Monday evening. Here’s a live blog of...

Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020.

The man got the barbecue from Hogly Wogly’s Barbecue in Van Nuys, which sold the food at half-price to support the medical workers. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating a man dubbed the “moving bandit” after a string of robberies in Arleta, Pacoima, and Panorama city. Police said the bandit would approach victims, often pedestrians and drivers on the street, and offer to pay them in exchange for helping move furniture. After the victims agreed, the bandit would take them to a…

The search is on for a so-called Moving Bandit, who’s accused of luring his victims in by offering to pay for their help and then robbing them. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.

Authorities have charged a 17-year-old of attacking the victim, who was attacked in Van Nuys and placed in a coma, in a fit of apparent road rage. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020.

A juvenile suspected of severely injuring a man in a road rage attack in Van Nuys has been arrested after a multi-agency effort returned him from Armenia, police announced Thursday. The victim was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Woodman Avenue about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 1, when the suspects pulled up behind him in…

 More than a month after a man was knocked unconscious and landed in a coma, police announced Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 that they had arrested one of the suspects who had fled to Armenia.

A police pursuit ended when a felony suspect crashed into two cars, injuring two people Wednesday, Los Angeles police said. A mother and her 5-year-old daughter were in one of the cars struck. The pursuit took place around 8 p.m., according to police, and a white Mercedes involved in the chase could be seen on a lawn near the intersection…

A Van Nuys neighborhood is shaken up after a dangerous pursuit where a 5-year-old girl could have been injured. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Two men were killed in Van Nuys Tuesday night and as many as four people wanted in connection with the slayings may be at-large. The shooting was reported at 11:20 p.m. on the 15000 block of Wyandotte Street. One man who died at the scene was between 20 and 25 years old. The other was about 37 years old, and…

Police were searching for four suspects in the shooting that killed two men. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA at 4 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020.