Investigators “Closer” to Arrest in Death of Fox Exec
Fox executive and former UCLA basketball player Gavin Smith was last seen driving from a friend's Los Angeles home in May 2012
By Jonathan Lloyd and Patrick Healy ••
A skull from the body of Gavin Smith, who went missing two years ago, was found in Palmdale. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014.
Investigators are "optimistic" about an arrest in the case of a Fox executive who disappeared two years ago after last month's discovery of his remains in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
Authorities said they believe Gavin Smith was killed on the night he vanished in May 2012. The Los Angeles County Coroner's office confirmed Wednesday that remains found by hikers Oct. 26 in a remote area of Palmdale near Acton are those of the 57-year-old.
"The investigation at this time is ongoing," said Lt. Dave Dolson, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "Because of the discovery of the remains, there's potentially a lot more evidence for us to process."
Dolson said investigators have not identified a suspect in the case.
"It's a crucial piece of evidence," Dolson said of the remains. "Examination of the body will hopefully lead us to additional leads and potentially help solidify an arrest of the person or persons responsible.
Investigators said they are waiting for autopsy results to determine a cause of death.
"It was brought up that he suffered from gunshot wounds," Dolson said. "We haven't ruled that out, but we don't believe at this time that that was in play."
The October discovery was in a remote area south of Palmdale that had been searched before in connection with Smith's death, Dolson said. The Antelope Valley Press reported that a family discovered a skull, a shallow grave and clothing that day while hiking in the same area. The skull was found by the Rocky Ramos' Palmdale Labrador retriever about 20 feet from the grave.
"I find all kinds of stuff up here," said Rocky Ramos. "But nothing like that."
The skull's lower jaw was missing and there appeared to be a hole, about an inch or more across, in the skull, Ramos said.
Smith disappeared May 1, 2012. He was last seen driving his black Mercedes-Benz 420E from a friend's home in the Oak Park area at the western end of Los Angeles between 9 and 10 p.m. He was reported missing the next day after failing to pick up his children from school, according to the sheriff's department.
The car was found Feb. 21, 2013 at a Simi Valley storage facility in Simi Valley connected to convicted drug dealer John Creech.
"After examining Gavin's car we were confidently able to label Gavin's death a homicide," Dolson said.
Creech was named a person of interest in the case and is currently in custody on a drug charge at the Men's Central Jail. During a news conference Thursday, investigators confirmed that Creech remains a person of interest.
Creech has not been charged in connection with the Smith case.
Dolson was asked during the news conference about the nature of the relationship between Creech's wife and Smith. He refused to provide details.
"We have a pretty good picture," Dolson said. "Gavin knew Mr. Creech's wife."
Smith was a basketball player on the 1975 UCLA championship team led by legendary coach John Wooden. Smith went on to become an actor and later a film executive at 20th Century Fox.
Smith is survived by three sons.
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Rescue crews and California Highway Patrol officers took a man into custody Friday, July 25, 2014, after he forced an hours-long shutdown of the 5 Freeway in East LA during rush hour as he stood on the railing of a freeway overpass.
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A fire that broke out at Animo South LA Charter School caused severe damage to the school with a major part of the roof destroyed. In South Los Angeles on Tuesday, July 22, 2014.
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A dog named Max was saved him from a scorching 141 degree car trunk on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 on the 8200 block of Sierra Avenue in Fontana, police said.
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A new method in which doctors are able to print a 3-D copy of part of a person's body and practice surgery before performing it on the patient could change the way medicine is practiced. Dr. Bruce Hensel reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, July 23, 2014.
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More than a thousand people showed up for a protest in front of the federal building in Westwood against Israeli actions in Palestine on Sunday, July 20, 2014.
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Sixty-one dogs were rescued, and three people were displaced, when a fire burned through a single family home in Woodcrest Saturday, July 19, 2014, officials with the Riverside County Fire Department said.
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A pilot was hurt Friday, July 18, 2014 after a single-engine plane crashed in a vacant field in Rancho Cucamonga, officials said.
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Four water main breaks in the Highland Park area have water officials frantically re-evaluating pipes in the area that may need to move up on the DWP's replacement plan list. Lolita Lopez reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. from Highland Park Friday, July 18, 2014.
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First Lady Michelle Obama spoke Wednesday during a Veterans Summit in Century City about the issues plaguing veterans. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. from Century City Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
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A social media campaign started by the fans of the band Foster the People, helped to save a mural commissioned by the band that was due to be painted over on Monday, July 14, 2014. Instead of having the mural painted over, the band invited Angelenos to visit the mural and celebrate.
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Dozens of enormous snails intended for human consumption were seized by authorities at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said Monday, July 14, 2014. The Giant African snails, also known as land snails, can live as long as 10 years and grow up to eight inches long.
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NBC4 viewesr Craig captured this supermoon from Santa Clarita on Friday, July 11, 2014.
A man turned himself in to the police in Friday, July 11, 2014, in connection with a hit-and-run in Florence that killed a four-year-old boy.
46 migrant mothers and children with temporary visas arrived at a Fontana Catholic church, which gave them food and shelter on Thursday, July 10, 2014 before they continued their journeys in the U.S.
As locals protested, Christopher Hubbart, a convicted serial rapist known as the "Pillowcase Rapist," arrived at his court-assigned home in Lake Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
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Donald and Shelly Sterling appear in court on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the trial over Shelly Sterling's negotiations over the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers.
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The San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s youngest gorilla – three-month-old Joanne was spotted doing just that on Thursday, July 3, 2014 enjoying a ride on her mother Imani’s back.
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Irma Navarro, the Orange County mother who locked up her now 11-year-old-son with a chain and padlock, faces no criminal charges and has reunited with her family. Vikki Vargas reports from Orange County for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
Firefighters attack a fire at a recycling yard in Pomona on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 Wednesday July 9, 2014.
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A bear was spotted roaming around the backyard of a home in Devore and was seen removing the lid to a trash can and eating the cat food inside on Monday, July 8, 2014.
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Nearly two dozen riders were stranded about 40 feet above the ground at Six Flags Magic Mountain after a tree branch fell on the roller coaster's tracks on Monday, July 7, 2014.
The driver of a black Ford Mustang was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing the car into an arts studio building in Glendale on Tuesday, July 8, 2014.
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A swimmer who was bitten by a shark off the coast of Manhattan Beach embraces the teenager who helped pull him out of the water. Reggie Kumar reports from Lomita for the NBC4 News at 5 on July 6, 2014
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Harlan Hobbs, a man who was left physically disabled after a car crash turned to art and converted his wheelchair-accessible van into a vehicle reminiscent of those in the “Transformers” movie series. Michelle Valles reports for Life Connected on the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, July 6, 2014.
Large crowds showed up to get a look at LA's first medical marijuana farmers market in Boyle Heights on July 4, 2014.
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Six people were arrested Friday, July 4, 2014, during a heated demonstration near the Murrieta Border Patrol station, where protesters and immigrant rights supporters gathered to await the arrival of a group of undocumented immigrants from Texas.
Immigrant advocates demonstrating in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, July 3, 2014, chanted "liberation, not deportation," demanding the federal government stop deporting children fleeing violence in Central America.
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Tim Howard, goalkeeper for U.S. Men's National Soccer Team, who had thrilling performances in the World Cup, takes a picture with fans when the squad landed in LAX on Thursday, July 3, 2014.
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NASA launched a carbon-sniffing satellite into orbit on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, from Vandenburg Air Force Base to study and track levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Protesters and counter-protesters square off in Murrieta when a group of buses holding undocumented immigrants attempted to drive into the city on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.
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A father holds his new daughter who was born at a gas station on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 after her parents were sent home from the hospital.
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A huge spool of cable on a flatbed truck collided with an overpass in Long Beach closing streets as crews worked to remove it on Tuesday, July 1, 2014.
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An evacuation slide opened inside a plane on a flight bound for Santa Ana's John Wayne Airport on Sunday, June 29, 2014 . The accidental expansion forced an emergency landing in Wichita, Kansas, but neither the staff nor the passengers were injured.
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Three Chacoan peccary piglets were born on June 3, 2014 at the L.A. Zoo. The breed is critically endangered, with many scientists believing they were extinct until the 1970s
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Soccer fans filled the Hermosa Beach Pier Thursday June 26, 2014 to watch the U.S. play Germany in the group stage of the World Cup. The U.S. lost the match-up 1-0, but still advanced into the knockout round.
A wounded peacock found on Monday, June 23, 2014, may have been hurt by someone as part of a series of attacks on the birds in Rolling Hills Estates.
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Firefighters and a bomb squad hauled away about 500 pounds of illegal fireworks in Orange County on Friday, June 20, 2014.
Two SeaWorld Polar bears came back home on June 18, 2014 after a five-month breeding trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo.
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An apartment fire left one person dead in Koreatown on Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
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Pitcher Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies in Dodger Stadium on Wednesday June 18, 2014. This has been the second no-hitter for the Dodgers this season.
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A car was hanging from the side of a parking structure in Westlake on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. The driver and the car were pulled back in by the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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People lined up early Thursday June 19, 2014 to have their copies of "Hard Choices" signed by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles.
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A patrol vehicle at the scene of a bomb squad response near the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana Wednesday June 18, 2014.
Actor Michael Jace pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, to the murder of his wife last month at their home in the Hyde Park area of Los Angeles.
Peter Rodger (left), the father of Isla Vista gunman Elliot Rodger, meets June 1, 2014 with Richard Martinez, the father of one of six victims in the May 23 rampage.
A broken water main caused a sinkhole in Burbank on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.
Southern California native Jersey Vargas, 10, is in Washington D.C. June 16 to June 20 to meet with lawmakers and push immigration reform.
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Riverside County sheriff's K-9 Tessa is recovering after being accidentally shot by a deputy on Friday, June 13, 2014. Officials said Tessa’s recovery is promising and she should be able to return to work.
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Rare pilot whales were spotted off Dana Point on Saturday, June 7, 2014.
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Rare pilot whales were spotted off Dana Point on Saturday, June 7, 2014.
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A driver jumped out of his Toyota Camry and laid on the ground as the car slowly rolled away after leading police on a short pursuit on Southern California freeways Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
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A man armed with what appeared to be a rifle has positioned himself on a roof near downtown Los Angeles after running from a vehicle following a police pursuit. The pursuit extended from downtown Los Angeles into the San Fernando Valley. The man is wanted in connection with a criminal threats report.
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Pink, the beloved California brown pelican who became a media darling when rescuers nursed it back to health after it was found with its throat pouch slashed, is set to soar the coastal skies again when it will be set free on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at a Southern California beach.
A child holds up cash that was hidden in the sand in Hermosa Beach by popular social media scavenger hunt @HiddenCash on Saturday, May 31, 2014.
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Hundreds of people from across Southern California flocked to Hermosa Beach to 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.
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The Los Angeles Kings celebrate defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 5 to 4 in overtime in Game Seven to win the Western Conference Final in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at United Center on June 1, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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A driver wanted for an assault on an officer led law enforcement officials on a high-speed highway chase with several detours until finally his capture just north of San Diego near MCAS Miramar.
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Thousands attended a vigil at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday, May 27, 2014, to honor the students killed in a rampage days earlier.
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Images captured at the vigil held near Geisel Library on the campus of UC San Diego Monday, May 26, 2014, held in honor of the victims of the Isla Vista shooting rampage and the students at UCSB.
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Images captured at the vigil held near Geisel Library on the campus of UC San Diego Monday, May 26, 2014, held in honor of the victims of the Isla Vista shooting rampage and the students at UCSB.
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People gather at a park for a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of Friday night's mass shooting on Saturday, May 24, 2014, in Isla Vista, Calif. Sheriff's officials say Elliot Rodger, 22, went on a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, stabbing three people to death at his apartment before shooting and killing three more in a crime spree through a nearby neighborhood. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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ISLA VISTA , CA - MAY 24: Bullet holes are seen in the window of the IV Deli Mart, one of several crime scenes on May 24, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. A mentally disturbed 22-year-old man sprayed bullets from his car in the Southern California college town of Isla Vista, killing seven people. (Photo by Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)
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ISLA VISTA , CA - MAY 25: A makeshift memorial is seen on the lawn of the Alpha Phi sorority house May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. According to reports, 22 year old Elliot Rodger, son of assistant director of the Hunger Games, Peter Rodger, began his mass killing near the University of California in Santa Babara by stabbing three people to death in an apartment. He then went on to shooting people while driving his BMW and ran down at least one person until crashing with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Officers found three legally-purchased guns registered to him inside the vehicle. Prior to the murders, Rodger posted YouTube videos declaring his intention to annihilate the girls who rejected him sexually and others in retaliation for his remaining a virgin at age 22. Seven people died, including Rodger, and seven others wounded, according to authorities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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ISLA VISTA , CA - MAY 25: People pass a makeshift memorial to enter the IV Deli May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California. According to reports, 22 year old Elliot Rodger, son of assistant director of the Hunger Games, Peter Rodger, began his mass killing near the University of California in Santa Babara by stabbing three people to death in an apartment. He then went on to shooting people while driving his BMW and ran down at least one person until crashing with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Officers found three legally-purchased guns registered to him inside the vehicle. Prior to the murders, Rodger posted YouTube videos declaring his intention to annihilate the girls who rejected him sexually and others in retaliation for his remaining a virgin at age 22. Seven people died, including Rodger, and seven others wounded, according to authorities. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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SANTA BARBARA, CA - MAY 24: UC Santa Barbara student Eldar Erlich, 20, lights candles at a growing memorial in front of the IV Deli Mart on Pardall Road in Isla Vista on May 24, 2014 in Santa Barbara, California. A man was shot and killed at the store in Friday night's rampage, one of the several crime scenes. A mentally disturbed 22-year-old man sprayed bullets from his car in the Southern California college town of Isla Vista, killing six people. (Photo by Spencer Weiner/Getty Images)
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An overturned bus after a crash involving a big rig in Blythe, California near the Arizona border, on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
A woman and her 12-day-old baby survived a bus crash Wednesday May 21, 2014 in Blythe, California. Four people were killed in the crash near the California-Arizona border.
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Hundreds of wildlife were being relocated Monday, May 19, 2014, as officials drain the Red Hill Lake in Rancho Cucamonga. Among the finds were turtles, possibly abandoned by residents, and a lot of strange items including an LAPD badge and two guns.
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It's been a long and unlikely ride for jockey Victor Espinoza, who's getting a second shot at winning the Triple Crown after losing the Belmont Stakes 12 years ago. John Cádiz Klemack spent with the day with the Sierra Madre resident as he prepares for the big race with California Chrome for the NBC4 News at 6 on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.
A boater surrounded by small fish during a die-off in Marina del Rey in May 2014.
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California Chrome, ridden by jockey Victor Espinoza, wins the 139th Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Baltimore. Debate surrounded his need to wear a nasal breathing strip, which was approved on Monday, April 19.
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Steven Spielberg and President Barack Obama at the 20th Anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity Gala at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.
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Jay Leno speaks at a gathering of Women's Rights and LGBT groups protesting across from the Beverly Hills Hotel, owned by the Sultan of Brunei, demanding he rescind a Taliban-like Brunei penal code which included the stoning to death of gay men and lesbians and the public flogging of women who have abortions, on May 5 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. The southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a would-be member of the Obama administrations Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, is under fire from Hollywood and human rights activists for adopting a brutal penal code based on Sharia law with punishments including flogging, dismemberment and death by stoning for crimes such as adultery and sodomy.
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Gray whales splash around about 10 yards from the Laguna Beach shore, a rare site at this time of year.
The 15 Freeway near Ranchero Road in Hesperia was shut down after a construction worker's blowtorch caught an overpass bridge's wooden supports on fire Monday May 4, 2014.
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The Los Angeles Kings celebrate their 3-2 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of the Second Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Honda Center on May 3, 2014 in Anaheim.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver addresses a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Silver announced that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been banned for life by the league in response to racist comments the league says he made in a recorded conversation.
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Scott Dekraai agreed to plead guilty to killing seven people in a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011. Dekraai was locked in a custody dispute with his ex-wife when he entered the salon where she worked and opened fire.
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Los Angeles Clippers players sit on the bench wearing their warm-up tops inside out against the Golden State Warriors in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at ORACLE Arena on April 27, 2014 in Oakland, California. The players wore theirs warm up this way in protest of owner Donald Sterling's racially insensitive remarks.
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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling attends the NBA playoff game between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, April 21, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said April 26 that the NBA is investigating Sterling for alleged racist comments.
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A 13-year-old boy faces weapons charges after bringing this semi-automatic handgun to class, April 21, 2014.
Adrian Broca, two-time winner of the Boston Marathon Visually Impaired Division, competes with guide Reed Smecken, a USC senior, at the Boston Marathon Monday April 21, 2014.
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UCLA graduate Meb Keflezighi breaks the tape to win the 118th Boston Marathon Monday, April 21, 2014. He finished with a personal record time.
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Days after a man came forward with sexual abuse claims against "X-Men" franchise director Bryan Singer, the alleged victim on Monday, April 21, 2014, claimed the abuse was part of a drug-fueled sex ring involving Hollywood power players and underage boys. PICTURED: bryan Singer arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" at the Dolby Theatre.
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A memorial was held for Monica Quan and Keith Lawrence, a young Irvine couple who planned to be married on April 19 before being killed by ex-Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner
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Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers tries to shoot over Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors in Game One of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 19, 2014.
Brandon Spencer hits his head against a desk after being sentenced to 40 years to life for shooting four people at a Halloween party on the University of Southern California campus.
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Hundreds were evacuated after a potentially explosive device was found in Solvang, Calif. on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.
Fifteen people were hurt after a crash involving two fire trucks sent one hurtling into a dumpling restaurant, Wednesday, April 17, 2014.
Rapper Jay-Z and Mayor Eric Garcetti agree to bring the "Budweiser Made in America" music festival to downtown LA's Grand Park over Labor Day weekend, Wednesday, April 16, 2014.
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A small brush fire burned less than one acre near the Griffith Observatory Wednesday, April 16, 2014.
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A report published in Los Angeles Magazine alleges Dodgers right-fielder Yasiel Puig was smuggled into the United States by a drug cartel. The story claims the criminal organization wanted a cut of Puig's multimillion dollar salary.
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A pursuit that damaged at least two cars ended in a car wash bay near downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.
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The "blood moon," which is a total lunar eclipse that causes the moon to turn red as it crosses Earth's shadow, lit up the night sky early Tuesday April 15, 2014.
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Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo during his preliminary hearing at Los Angeles Superior Court February 23, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Rizzo, the central figure in a corruption probe that enveloped more than a half-dozen leaders from the Southeast Los Angeles County municipality, was sentenced on Monday, April 14, 2014 to 33 months in federal prison for tax evasion.
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Ismael Jimenez, left, and Denise Gomez were among the 10 dead in a fiery tour bus crash in Northern California on Thursday, April 10, 2014.
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A California Highway Patrol officer walks past the charred remains of a tour bus carrying prospective college students from Los Angeles. They were heading to Humboldt State University when a delivery truck slammed into their bus, killing 10 people Thursday, April 10, 2014.
Ex-assistant city manager of Bell Angela Spaccia, pictured, is sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison, Thursday, April 10, 2014. She is also ordered to pay $8.2 million in restitution.
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Seven schools are locked down in Tustin as law enforcement agencies search for a gunman in an officer-involved shooting, Thursday, April 10, 2014.
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One building at an apartment construction sight in Anaheim went up in flames Tuesday, April 8, 2014. No injuries were reported.
At least five vehicles were destroyed in a Downey carport fire Tuesday April 8, 2014.
A blood drive is held at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills on Monday, April 7, 2014 for a Los Angeles police officer hurt in a crash.
A boat with an estimated ton of marijuana washed ashore 10 miles west of Malibu Monday, April 7, 2014.
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A spring break party in Isla Vista turned into a riot situation on Saturday, April 5, 2014.
A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after her vehicle hit an LAPD motorcycle officer, leaving him in critical but stable condition Saturday, April 5, 2014.
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Afghan war victim Shah Bibi Tarakhail uses her new prosthetic arm to see herself on an iPhone screen during a painting session with artist Dayvd Whaley at Galerie Michael in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Shah Bibi, a 7-year-old Afghani who lost her arm after picking up a grenade received a new prosthetic arm at Shriners Hospital for Children and will be heading back home to her family on April 8, though she will return to Southern California in coming summers for additional medical procedures, including receiving a prosthetic eye. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Hundreds gathered outside the Supreme Los Angeles Store Thursday, April 3, 2014, to get their hands on a highly sought after and rare sneaker.
Anaheim Police Department tweeted a photo of Bruno spending time outside with his handler, Anaheim Officer RJ Young, on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Bruno was shot March 20 when he found a probationer who also shot at police hiding inside a trash bin.
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Almost 20 pounds of narcotics were found in this Dodge Neon after authorities pulled over the driver on Interstate 15 near Temecula on Mar. 13. The car belongs to a Tijuana police officer.
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A burned ambulance on the side of the 605 Freeway Thursday April 3, 2014 after a fiery crash.
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"On an unusually clear morning a few days ago" local photographer Mike Kelley headed to LAX with his camera. The result? Multi-plane magic and viral fan love.
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A 2-alarm fire broke out a a two-story, commercial structure on Thursday, Apr. 3, 2014. No injuries were reported.
After escaping from Los Angeles County Jail in March, Christopher Brown was apprehended, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Brown escaped from jail just hours after he was sentenced in connection with a burglary.
After a magnitude-8.2 quake rocked Chile, a small tsunami, with waves measuring just a few inches, arrived on the coast of Southern California, Wednesday, April 2, 2014.
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North Hollywood High School students beat out 620 other teams to capture the CyberPatriot National Title and got the opportunity to meet Secretary of State Colin Powell. The students were honored in a school ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
Jersey Vargas, 10, was reunited with her father after pleading with the Pope to tell President Obama not to deport him. She addressed media on Monday, March 31, 2014, to finally say "mission accomplished."
Response teams attempt to locate a man after he was swept out to sea near Guadalupe Dunes during a baptism ceremony Saturday, March 29, 2014.
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Wine bottles broke at a Trader Joe's store in in Brea after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck in La Habra on Friday, March 28, 2014.
No injuries were reported after the second story of an under-construction MTA parking garage partially collapsed in downtown Los Angeles Friday March 28, 2014.
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Police took pet pig Sophie into custody peacefully after she escaped from her owner in Santa Monica, leading officers on a foot chase Friday March 28, 2014.
Orange County has the highest outbreak of measles in California with over 20 cases reported.
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State Sen. Leland Yee, who was a candidate for secretary of state, is indicted on arms trafficking and corruption charges, Wednesday, March 26, 2014.
Police arrest current and former employees of companies contracted by airlines to handle baggage for allegedly operating a baggage stealing ring at LAX, Wednesday March 26, 2014. Authorities recovered jewels, clothes and other items from homes when they served 25 search warrants.
A deputy-involved shooting was reported in Compton on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. Two people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Los Angeles Police Department Officers Andrew Cardenas (center) and Johnny Han (right) on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 are reunited with a child they saved after the baby was unable to breathe.
A robot investigates a suspicious package at Azusa Pacific University on Monday, March 24, 2014. The package turned out to be a backpack.
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Officer R.J. Young embraces his buddy, Bruno, the Anaheim police dog, who was shot during a confrontation in this photo released on Monday, March 24, 2014. "The best part of my day was when I got to lay down with him for 10 min," Young said.
Seventy-four year-old Mary Virginia Jones (right) was released from prison early Tuesday after serving 32 years for a 1981 murder committed by her then-boyfriend.
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The Original Pantry at Figueroa and 9th Street marks its 90th birthday on May 14.
The "Fix LA's Sidewalks" video on YouTube that parodies Pharrell's "Happy" music video was released the same day city leaders proposed plans for a tax increase that would fund the repair of broken streets and sidewalks in Los Angeles.
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A brand new GMC Yukon was engulfed in flames after an electrical fire caused it to catch fire Sunday, March 23, 2014.
A big rig jackknifed in Pasadena on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. The crash was a result of the rain and a sex-feet wide sheet of water on the road, according to the truck driver.
Writer Jim Thompson recalls meeting war hero and Olympian Louis Zamperini in 2011 on the eve of the publication of Laura Hillenbrand’s book, "Unbroken."
SoCal residents are urged to look out for rattlesnakes after an Inland Empire man was seriously hurt by a snake bite on Monday, March 24, 2014.
Carrots blocked a stretch of 170th Street in Lake Los Angeles after a big rig crash on Monday, March, 17, 2014.
A magnitude-4.4 earthquake, centered in the Santa Monica Mountains, hit Southern California Monday March 17, 2014. It was one of the strongest quakes to hit the region in the last five years.
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Four people were stabbed at a bar in Fullerton early Sunday, March 15, 2014.
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The LAPD unveiled its new Lamborghini Gallardo on Tuesday March 18, 2014. It was donated to serve at charitable events for the LAPD Air Support Team.
Pinkberry co-founder Young Lee was sentenced to seven years in prison for beating a homeless man with a tire iron on the 101 Freeway, Friday March 14, 2014.
Law enforcement officers at the funeral service for Officer Nicholas Lee, Thursday March 13, 2014.
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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers was ruled out for the season March 12, 2014.
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In this photo posted to Facebook by the Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, a bloodied and injured dog is washed after being rescued from a home in Santa Paula on Tuesday, March 11, 2014.
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Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer and police Chief Charlie Beck said real estate agents and property owners will have help in complying with the new "pot shop" regulations.
Three people were stung by bees after a hive was disturbed by a car crash on Sunday, March 9, 2014 in La Cañada Flintridge.
A roadside memorial cross has sparked a battle between a mother mourning her son's death and an atheist group in Lake Elsinore. The mother was ordered to take the crosses down after a judge ruled it violated the separation of church and state.
Crime scene tape at the home of a 67-year-old man who was killed inside the residence Thursday March 9, 2014.
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Runners take off from Dodger Stadium during the Los Angeles Marathon in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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After an Anaheim High School stage collapsed during a school performance sending several students to the hospital on March 10, 2014, at least four different agencies are investigating the accident.
Agents located lollipops, hard candy and cookies laced with tetrahydrocannabinol in a Southern California bust on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.
A woman who forgot her own identity after being hit by a car in Santa Ana is reunited with her family after they saw a news report March 4, 2014.
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A man and a woman are suspected of using counterfeit cash to scam a Girl Scout troop out of $200 March 4, 2014.
In his first foreign trip since taking office, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti meets with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto March 4, 2014 to discuss a variety of business opportunities.
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Los Angeles City Council approves a ban on the use of e-cigarettes in bars, nightclubs, restaurants and some other public places March 4, 2014.
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Two self-professed Los Angeles gang members are under investigation by federal authorities after video surfaced of them shooting assault rifles in Syria, March 3, 2014.
Firefighters help dig a trench at an Azusa home surrounded by mud after a storm March 3, 2014.
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Actresses Jennifer Lawrence (L) and Lupita Nyong'o backstage during the Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014. Nyong'o won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "12 Years A Slave."
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An SUV drives through a flooded portion of a street in Encino, Feb. 28, 2014. The first wave of a powerful Pacific storm spread rain and snow through much of California, where communities endangered by the Colby Fire a few weeks before faced the threat of mud and debris flows.
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California lawmakers passed a $687 million plan to provide relief to drought stricken communities Feb. 27, 2014.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown signs papers to run for re-election in this photo posted to the governor's Twitter feed, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
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Mandatory evacuations were planned for an Azusa neighborhood ahead of a strong storm system expected to touch down on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.
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Firefighters rescue a woman from a crumpled car after she crashed 400 feet down an embankment in Orange County, Feb. 26, 2014.
Taalib Pecantte, 7, was killed by gunfire Dec. 2, 2013. Four people were arrested in connection with his death Feb. 25, 2014 after an intense manhunt.
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A driver, suspected of DUI, crashed into a pharmacy early Feb 24, 2014. No injuries were reported.
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State Sen. Ron Calderon, D-Montebello, was indicted on bribery and corruption charges after an FBI investigation found he accepted bribes in exchange for supporting or opposing legislation, Feb. 21, 2014.
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Cardinal Roger Mahoney prepares to lead Christmas mass at The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels December 25, 2010. On Feb. 20, 2014 it was revealed that Mahoney told subordinates not to provide lists of altar boys to police investigating abuse because he believed many of the boys were too old to be potential victims.
Marvin Norwood (left) and Louie Sanchez appear in court on Feb. 20, 2014 to face charges in the Dodger Stadium beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow.
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A customer purchases a Powerball lottery ticket Feb. 19, 2014. The winning ticket, sold in California, was worth $400 million.
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More than 80 million pounds of concrete were poured into the former site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, Feb. 16, setting a Guinness world record.
Part of the San Diego (405) Freeway closed for an 80-hour stretch over Presidents Day Weekend, in a closure referred to as "Jamzilla."
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Jonathan Quick played an instrumental role in America's 3-2 victory over Russia in the Winter Olympics Feb. 15.
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Harry Major, a former English teacher at Hollywood High School known for helping shape the lives of celebrities and non-celebrities alike, was found dead in his home Feb. 14, 2014. His death was later ruled a homicide.
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A camel escaped from its pen in Acton Feb. 14, biting and kicking one man before being corralled by authorities.
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Former pro football player Darren Sharper appears in court on Feb. 14. He was charged today with drugging and raping two women in Los Angeles.
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Six people were killed on the westbound Pomona Freeway in Diamond Ba Feb. 9 after a driver traveling the wrong-way caused a head-on crash.
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SoCal native Gracie Gold competes in the women's team free skate figure skating competition during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 9. The U.S. took home the bronze behind Russia and Canada.
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Dumb Starbucks opened for business Feb. 7 with a strange parody business model. The store was closed quickly for operating without a valid public health permit.
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Members of the the Hazard gang and the Mexican Mafia often have tattoos, like the ones above, to indicate their allegiance to the gangs, according to an affidavit submitted with an indictment against members of the Hazard gang.
