WOODLAND HILLS—Comedian Katt Williams attended his scheduled bond hearing after being charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor criminal trespassing.
WOODLAND HILLS—Adult film star Damien Michaels was found stabbed to death early last week while staying in a motel in Woodland Hills. The body was found on Tuesday.
WOODLAND HILLS—A bomb scare compelled several residents to evacuate. Authorities prompted the warning upon discovering a suspicious item at the residence of a parolee.
WOODLAND HILLS—The Los Angeles Police Department reported that two 15-year-old boys were arrested after attempting to rob two residences in Woodland Hills.
WOODLAND HILLS—On October 2, it was determined in court that a hit-and-run suspect, who is accused of killing a pedestrian during a high-speed pursuit by the CHP, may plead insanity.
WOODLAND HILLS—Police are searching for suspects who shot a man in his home near the Woodland Hills Country Club. The two male suspects fled the scene in a white getaway vehicle.
WOODLAND HILLS—The only teacher
from a charter school to win the Education Teacher of the Year Award was
announced, yet there is an ongoing investigation of the Ivy Academia campuses.
WOODLAND HILLS—A man allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian during a police high-speed chase which began at around 8:10 p.m. Saturday, September 26. The driver was Kelly Keeler of Ledera Heights.
WOODLAND HILLS—A water main ruptured under Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Canoga Park, forcing the street, close to the Westfield shopping mall, to shut down. It disrupted service to 50 customers.
WOODLAND HILLS—Authorities are
searching for the suspects responsible for robbing medical marijuana
dispensaries over the last months. The robbers walk in and demand cash and
marijuana.
WOODLAND HILLS—A bomb threat forced employees to evacuate from businesses in an office building, including the Daily News. The scare caused an obstruction of streets in the Warner Center area.
WOODLAND HILLS—The Farmer's
Insurance Company announced Thursday that it will make substantial layoffs
within the next 16 months, stated Senior Vice President Mark Toohey of Farmer's
Insurance.
WOODLAND HILLS—A blaze consumed several acres in the Woodland Hills area on Sunday, August 23. Due to the rough terrain, water-dropping helicopters were called in to extinguish the flames.
WOODLAND HILLS—A vehicle collision on the Ventura freeway left the Woodland exit 101 closed. A truck, which was travelling westbound, collided with a Porsche, which overturned the truck.
WOODLAND HILLS—A male suspect known as the "Summer School Backpack Bandit" robbed a Telesis Community Credit Union in Woodland Hills. The individual is also believed to have robbed a Bank of America.
WOODLAND HILLS—On July 25, the case involving rapper and comedian Katt Williams, who was accused owning two guns, was dropped. It was later discovered the guns did not belong to Williams.
WOODLAND HILLS—On July 20, Trooper Richard Magnussen, of the Washington State Patrol, e-mailed a press memo to Canyon News about a motorcycle crash involving actor James Caviezel.
WOODLAND HILLS—On July 11, two men
reportedly robbed two banks in the Valley; the first incident occurring
in a Citibank in Woodland Hills, the second at a U.S. Bank in Ventura.
WOODLAND
HILLS—Jennifer Perla, a 16-year-old from Taft, died on her way to prom. She was in the car with seven other Taft students, all of whom were injured in the crash.
WOODLAND HILLS—On April 1, 2009, a 35-year-old Las Vegas resident, Kristopher Duke, received a sentence of ten years in prison after he pleaded guilty to his attempt to seduce a teen girl online.
WOODLAND HILLS—A Woodland Hills accident resulted in a death, as the victim slid down the hillside of Topanga Canyon Road and into the backyard of a resident.