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UNCOVERED: Torrance | History Defined

Mary Ann Magdamit, a former U.S. postal worker in Torrance, California, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison… The post Brickbat: Return to Sender appeared first on Reason.com.

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Cuban Migrant Arrested While Taking Trash Out Says He'd Rather Be Deported Than Continue at Detention Facility

The Torrance detention facility has been under scrutiny in recent months, receiving complaints of inhumane treatment, and unfair asylum proceedings, between others

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Formula 1’s (almost) all-American teams

For many years Formula 1 tried and failed to connect with the US audience, but all that has changed in the last decade. Burgeoning interest is now served by three grands prix on US soil and an American team on the grid – with another one about to join. Cadillac is…

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The Impact of California’s Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury Claims

Introduction When pursuing a personal injury claim in California, timing is everything. The state enforces strict deadlines, known as the statute of limitations, that dictate how long victims have to file a lawsuit. Missing these deadlines can ...

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Complaint Alleges Staff At Center Holding Asylum Seekers in New Mexico Deal Drugs at The Facility

The private prison is owned and operated by CoreCivic, the same company in charge of the Torrance facility where detainees have also reported abuse

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Migrants detained at the New Mexico Detention Facility denounce inhumane treatment

More than 90% of all individuals detained by ICE are currently being held at detention centers either owned or operated by private companies such as Torrance

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California city pays $750k to Jewish man accusing cops of painting swastika in car

Kiley Swaine filed suit against Torrance after his car was seized by officers during arrest and came back defaced

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Torrance pays $750,000 to man after police allegedly decorate his car with a swastika

LOS ANGELES — The city of Torrance, California, has paid a Redondo Beach man $750,000 after two city police officers allegedly spray-painted a swastika inside his car in 2020.

Los Angeles Times

An arrest, but still unanswered questions in LA bishop’s slaying

LOS ANGELES — Two days after one of the region’s most beloved clerics was shot to death inside his home, authorities arrested the husband of a housekeeper to Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell following an hours-long standoff Monday at the suspect’s Torrance home.

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Housekeeper’s husband arrested in connection with murder of Irish bishop in LA

The bishop, described as a ‘peacemaker’, was found dead in his home in Torrance city at the weekend.

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Monterey Park shooting suspect believed to have died by suicide in van during police standoff

Officials identify suspect as Huu Can Tran

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Driver found dead after authorities breach van linked to Lunar New Year mass shooting

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Authorities have breached a white van in Torrance that they believe is connected to the gunman who opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others.

Los Angeles Times

Standoff in Torrance as police find van linked to Lunar New Year mass shooting

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Police have located a white van they believe is connected to the gunman who opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, killing 10 people and injuring 10 others.

Los Angeles Times

Mirjam Swanson: NBA ‘Snitch’ changing the game with his viral critiques

TORRANCE, Calif. — I sat down Monday with the head of the FBI for a wide-ranging, on-the-record conversation about violations and illegal activities that are, far too often, going unchecked in America.

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Several Torrance police officers linked to racist text scandal no longer employed by city

LOS ANGELES — Several Torrance police officers linked to a racist text messaging scandal — including two who shot and killed a Black man in a controversial 2018 incident — are no longer employed by the troubled law enforcement agency, records show.

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Rent-dodging Scots debt expert left couple £15,000 out of pocket after taking out a lease on their luxury home

Bentley-driving Alan Harty has been ordered to pay Costanzo Cacace £15,155 after a lengthy legal battle over a property in Torrance, near Glasgow.

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Converted steading home less than half an hour from Glasgow’s city centre hits the market

A ‘fabulous’ home on the outskirts of Torrance, only 25 minutes from Glasgow’s city centre, has hit the market this week - currently accepting offers over £385,000.

Los Angeles Times

New racist texts reveal Torrance cops talked about hurting and killing Black suspects

LOS ANGELES — The day after Torrance police shot Christopher DeAndre Mitchell in 2018, his mother and a dozen of his loved ones staged a protest outside the department's headquarters.

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Why some SoCal neighborhoods face dire water cuts while others escape restrictions

LOS ANGELES — Major water restrictions are about to take effect in areas ranging from Rancho Cucamonga to Thousand Oaks, and Baldwin Park to North Hollywood. But many nearby areas will escape the mandatory one-day-a-week watering limits — among them Santa Monica, Long Beach, Torrance and Beverly Hills.

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Watchdog urges removal of ICE detainees at New Mexico facility amid ‘safety risks’

WASHINGTON — A Department of Homeland Security watchdog office recommended the immediate relocation of all immigrant detainees at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico after uncovering “safety risks and unsanitary living conditions” there.

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Watchdog urges removal of ICE detainees amid 'safety risks' - Roll Call

Federal investigators found mold, clogged toilets and other problems at a New Mexico center used to hold migrants.

Los Angeles Times

Nun sentenced to year in prison for stealing $835,000 from Torrance elementary school

LOS ANGELES — An 80-year-old nun who admitted stealing $835,000 from a Torrance elementary school asked a federal judge on Monday to show mercy and spare her from prison.

Los Angeles Times

Nun sentenced to year in prison for stealing $835,000 from California elementary school

LOS ANGELES — An 80-year-old nun who admitted stealing $835,000 from a Torrance elementary school asked a federal judge on Monday to show mercy and spare her from prison.

Los Angeles Times

Federal lawsuit filed against LA-area city of Torrance in police racist text scandal

LOS ANGELES — A Redondo Beach man whose car was allegedly vandalized with racist graffiti by two Torrance police officers filed a federal lawsuit against the South Bay city this week, revealing new details about the incident, which sparked an investigation that revealed more than a dozen Torrance cops had…

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