
Eric Leonard
Investigative Reporter at KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
Investigative Reporter at NBC LA
Investigative reporter - @nbcla | I cover the Southern California justice system | Contact: eric.leonard (at) https://t.co/980G7OmPOi.
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1 week ago |
nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard
A transient accused of murdering a 53-year-old man inside a Valley Village apartment complex in April has now been charged with murdering an elderly woman in Woodland Hills in 2022 as well as with the attempted murder of a man stabbed during a home invasion in San Fernando that same year. Erick Escamilla, 27, was arrested last month in the Valley Village case and was being held with no bail.
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1 week ago |
nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard |Jonathan Lloyd
An off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy was one of two people killed Tuesday morning in a crash on the 101 Freeway in Studio City, law enforcement sources told NBCLA. The deputy was a passenger in a ride-share vehicle involved in the early morning crash near the 170 and 134 freeway interchange. A black sedan, gray SUV and white big rig were part of the collision near the Tujunga Avenue exit.
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1 week ago |
nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard
Four people were arrested this week and charged in connection with a $3 million jewelry store burglary in Simi Valley.
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2 weeks ago |
nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard
Video clips posted to social media by the Department of Homeland Security labeled as "DHS drone footage" appeared to confirm this week that unarmed MQ-9 Predator drones, operated by the Air and Marine Operations unit of Customs and Border Protection, conducted high-altitude surveillance of protests that followed immigration enforcement operations around downtown Los Angeles. WATCH: DHS drone footage of LA rioters. This is not calm. This is not peaceful.
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3 weeks ago |
nbclosangeles.com | Eric Leonard
Authorities identified Monday the 22-year-old man accused of murdering Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros and another person -- during a gunfight Saturday that left a second police officer wounded. Eduardo-Roberto Medina-Berumen was being detained at a hospital and it was not immediately clear when he would make an initial appearance in court.
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