Will Bruzzo’s Blog

A couple was charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor after pictures were seen by a Walgreens’ worker. The incident started when the photo developer at Walgreens noticed pictures of naked children. She notified the loss prevention department who later informed authorities. Out of thirty photos a few showed the father kissing…

A crash involving a school bus in Boyle Heights has left 21 injured and remains under investigation. The crash occurred at an intersection when a black BMW ran a red light, hit a pedestrian then rear ended a school bus with students from Roosevelt High. The pedestrian died and there was no description for the…

Police are investigating the cause of death of a woman whose body was found in a car. The vehicle was approached by officers after a call was received regarding an illegally parked car. Officers could see a leg under piles of clothes in the passenger seat. After breaking the window they discovered the body in…

Police searched for a missing 3 year old boy in Pasadena after his mother reported him missing on Sunday morning. The parents had been at a wedding with their son. During the party the boy’s father took the boy and left. After the mother did not hear from them after a few hours she contacted…

Two armed sisters robbed a pet shop and bakery in Fullerton which ended in one of them behind bars and the other sister died from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Calen Kawakami had purchased a 9mm semi-automatic pistol a week before the robbery. Kimiko Gomi, 18 years old, and her 22 year old sister were both from…

San Quentin has done some remodeling. Using inmate labor and $853,000 taxpayer money the prison has a new execution chamber. A revision of the chamber stemmed from a federal court order addressing deficiencies in the process. The chamber itself is bigger; there is an adjacent room where the inmate would be for the six hours…

A jury found Andrew Gallo guilty of three counts of second-degree murder, two felony counts of driving under the influence resulting in great bodily injury and a felony hit and run. After colliding with the victim’s car as he went more then 65 miles an hour, Gallo fled the scene on foot. His injured stepbrother was at the scene.…

On September 13, 2009 officials arrested Brian H. Benedict at his on-campus graduate student housing complex; he was a graduate student in physics at UC Irvine. The police arrived after witnesses claimed to have heard two gun shots. After hearing Benedict’s preliminary hearing, a Harbor Court judge has found sufficient evidence against Benedict for murdering his…

People in the Westlake area have been expressing their anger over an officer involved shooting of a day laborer. The incident occurred on Sunday, September 5, 2010, when police received calls regarding a man with a knife threatening pedestrians. When police arrived he was asked in English and Spanish to drop the knife. When he…

The 9th Circuit Court has explained that the Hermosa Beach ban on tattoo parlors is unconstitutional. The reasoning behind the decision is based on the recognition of the tattoo as being protected under the first amendment. The images or words placed by the tattoo artist can be based on a person’s life experiences, preferences or…