privacy Search-warrant demands that Google turn over account info, Android info, all accounts and passwords, calendar, contacts, cloud docs, financial data, photos, location history, search history, call records, etc Cory Doctorow

los angeles LA police union will not defend cop accused of sexual assault on a corpse Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Hackers steal a hospital in Hollywood Cory Doctorow

corruption LAPD investigated 1356 complaints of racial profiling, decided they were all without merit Cory Doctorow

music Michael Connelly's imaginary Blue Note albums David Pescovitz

books Snowden's Box: the incredible, illuminating story of the journey of Snowden's hard drive Cory Doctorow

scams Eggs and bananas frequently play role in curse removal scams Jason Weisberger

police Los Angeles police capture suspect driving stolen SUV hearse with body inside David Pescovitz

music Whole album just the sound of classic mechanical keyboards being typed on Rob Beschizza

Police officer accused of fondling corpse apparently didn't realize that turning off his body cam wouldn't stop it from recording him Mark Frauenfelder

art Phone call leads police to $800,000 in stolen art by an artist who believed Jesus was a space alien Xeni Jardin

epstein CBS News: "Shrieking" heard from Jeffrey Epstein's cell the morning he died Rob Beschizza

crime Over 1,000 guns seized from Los Angeles mansion in upscale Holmby Hills Xeni Jardin

News Calls of 'active shooter' lead to evacuation of Century City Mall, Los Angeles police respond to reports of 'Man with a Gun' Xeni Jardin

fake news Hoover killed JFK, RFK & MLK, Brad Pitt’s private hell, and Mick Jagger’s mental disorder, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

florida Florida fisherman reels in WWII hand grenade and brings it to Taco Bell David Pescovitz

scientology Scientology tells Jezebel to remove story about leader's disappeared wife Rob Beschizza