Pomona police identified the suspect as Robert Louis Caballero, 32. After refusing the order to stop about 1 a.m. Saturday, police said Caballero led them on a short pursuit into Montclair, where his Dodge Charger struck a light pole. He fled on foot but soon surrendered. Police later said he was wanted on a murder warrant in connection with the death of Armando Vidana, 25.

Caballero is being held without bail at Pomona City Jail.

--Dana Parsons
 
Read more about Armando Vidana's slaying on The Homicide Report.

Officers were following up on a report by an area resident that electronics equipment had been taken from his home Friday night. Interviews with neighbors led police to the garage, where the four men, all Pomona residents, were found asleep surrounded by stolen items, some of it allegedly in their pockets. 

The house next to the garage was believed to be the home of at least one of the suspects, police said.

After police moved the contents of the garage onto the driveway for photographing, another resident in the neighborhood told officers he recognized some of it as his and that it had been taken from his home.

Police identified the suspects as Salvador Escobedo Jr., 20; Rudi Almaguer, 23; Paul Drake, 22; and Jose Vian, 18. All were being held on $50,000 bail.

The unidentified man in his 60s was riding south on Magnolia Avenue, crossing a red light at 6th Street, when he was struck by a 1995 Chevy van traveling east, according to Long Beach police.

Paramedics took the man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The driver of the van was interviewed at the scene and released.

The victim, described as an Asian male about 65 years old, carried no identification. The Long Beach Police Department is asking anyone with information to call Det. Sirilo Garcia at (562) 570-7355.

-- Tony Barboza

The death was reported in the 11100 block of Bonwood Road, near Mountain View and Peck roads, about 3 a.m., said Sheriff's Deputy Lillian Peck.

The victim, whose name was withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene, Peck said.

-- Carla Rivera

Some top Hollywood stars and directors including Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen have voiced support for Polanski, the director who fled the U.S. before being sentenced for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl.

According to the Independent newspaper in London, Thompson decided to pull her name off the petition after she met with Caitlin Hayward-Tapp, a student at Exeter University.

Hayward-Tapp told the paper she made her case about why signing the petition was a bad idea.

"It turned out she was very willing to hear what I had to say. She said she knows Roman Polanski and that she had had calls from friends asking her to sign the petition. She knows what a terrible early life he [Polanski] had," she told the paper. "She said she had already been thinking a lot about the petition, as others had expressed their dismay at her signing it. We talked for 15 minutes, and by the end she said she would get her name removed."

Polanski, 76, is fighting efforts to be sent back to the United States.

-- Shelby Grad

There was little confidence that the next governor, whoever he or she may be, would be able to successfully battle California's problems. Voters were split over whether the winning candidate would be able to bring about "real change." More than half of voters said that California's problems are long-term in nature and will not ease substantially when the national economy recovers.

--Cathleen Decker

As they surrounded the building, officers evacuated residents in neighboring apartments as well as patients in a nearby convalescent home, said LAPD Sgt. Douglas Bowler.

"He forced his way into someone else's apartment," Bowler said. "We didn't know if he was armed or not. We evacuated them because we didn't know what his situation was."

The incident began shortly after 5:30 pm at Figueroa Street and Avenue 40, where officers attempted to stop the driver of a minivan with stolen license plates. Three others jumped out of the minivan as police attempted to pull the vehicle over, Bowler said.

The driver then went into a building near Figueroa Street and Woodside Drive, Bowler said.

He surrendered about 11 p.m.

-- David Zahniser

Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to the scene, near Mount Baldy Road, Road said Sheriff's Deputy Rick Pedroza.

Sheriff's officials would not say who discovered the body. They identified her only as a Hispanic adult.

-- David Zahniser

Two kayakers found the man, fully clothed and facedown in the water, shortly before 7 a.m. near the Orange Coast College seabase, said Newport Beach Police Sgt. Shontel Sherwood. He was pronounced dead at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian.

Although Newport Beach police treat each death as a homicide until a cause has been determined, the circumstances are not being viewed as suspicious, Sherwood said.

Police did not identify the man, pending notification of his next of kin, but said he was a local resident.

-- David Zahniser

The 5K walk, which raises money for housing, took place in the Exposition Park area. Mobile billboards along the route displayed statistics about homelessness and stories about people United Way has helped.

Proceeds from the walk go toward a variety of programs to provide short-term rental subsidies and permanent housing to the homeless.

Today's event drew 1,000 more participants than last year, said Christine Marge, director of housing and health for United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

-- Ruben Vives

They discovered the grenade about an hour after the event started, in one of several boxes of loose ammunition a man surrendered in exchange for a $100 American Express gift card, said Lt. Mike McBride of the Inglewood Police Department.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's bomb squad was called in to dispose of the grenade, McBride said. No injuries were reported.

This is the first year the Inglewood event has taken place, allowing people to surrender weapons, no-questions-asked, and receive gift cards.

Today's event, held in the rear parking lot of a shopping center, brought in at least 85 weapons in the first hour. By noon, about 149 firearms had been turned in.

-- Ruben Vives

The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. in the 22800 block of Ventura Boulevard, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott. The girl was taken to UCLA Medical Center for treatment, he said.

Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

-- Ruben Vives

Federal Aviation Administration officials said the 1951 Piasecki PV-18 helicopter took off from Adelanto Airport at 8:30 a.m. headed to Flabob Airport in Riverside. It crashed and burst into flames a mile into its flight.

The identities of those killed were not immediately available. [Updated at 8:20 p.m.: FAA records list the owner of the helicopter as Joseph William Pike of Victorville.]

-- Mike Anton

The shooting was reported about 11:20 p.m. in the 700 block of South McDonnell Avenue, near Whittier Boulevard, said Deputy Aura Sierra of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The teen, identified by coroner officials as Jessy Acosta, got into a fight at the party with a man between 17 and 21 years old, authorities said.

The man pulled out a handgun during the fight and shot Acosta in the upper torso, then fled, Sierra said. Paramedics pronounced Acosta dead at the scene, coroner officials said.

Sheriff's investigators were interviewing some partygoers hoping to obtain information about the gunman. About 75 people were at the party. 

Anyone with information about the shooting can call the Sheriff's Department's homicide squad at (323) 890-5500. Callers can remain anonymous.

-- Ruben Vives

The two canceled a similar appearance in New York City this week.

"We canceled the event because of a violation of contract and a promoter who insisted on billing it as something it wasn't," said Matt McKenna, a spokesman for Clinton. David Sherzer, a spokesman for Bush, also confirmed the event was off.

McKenna said the forum was never intended to be a clash between the 42nd and 43rd presidents -- "the hottest ticket in political history," a news released called it -- but rather a moderated panel discussion.

"It's unfortunate that an overeager promoter ruined the opportunity to hear a serious discussion of the issues between two former presidents who have a great deal of respect for each other," McKenna said.

Officials of the promotion company, hired by New York's Madison Square Garden, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Democrat Clinton, who beat Bush's father in 1992 to win the presidency, and Republican Bush, who succeeded Clinton after defeating his vice president, Al Gore, in 2000, appeared together at an hourlong forum in Toronto in May.

The two were set to appear Feb. 22 at University City's Gibson Amphitheatre as part of the American Jewish University's public lecture series. The appearance was announced in August, with tickets set to go on sale this week. Prices ranged from $75 to $125.

A second appearance was scheduled for Feb. 25 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, with tickets ranging from $60 to $160.

McKenna would not discuss the fee passed up by the two former presidents, but they reportedly received $150,000 apiece for their Toronto appearance. McKenna said money was not a consideration in their decision in to cancel the events.

-- Mark Z. Barabak

The shooting was reported about 8:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Daly Street. Police officers of LAPD's Hollenbeck Division found a teenage girl dead from a gunshot wound to the back of the head, said LAPD Officer Gregory Baek. She was identified by the LAPD as Maria Valderrama, 16.

A short time later, as police searched for the gunman, the 20-year-old man, identified by police as Juan Carlos Mendez, was found in a nearby alley with a gunshot wound to the chest area, Baek said.

"At some point, either at the scene or in the ambulance, he admitted to shooting the girl," Baek said.

Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said Mendez and Valderrama had been dating for two years and were involved in a dispute at the apartment when Mendez allegedly shot her. He then fled and shot himself nearby, Baek said.

-- Ruben Vives

Los Angeles police said the Black Hawk helicopters will be part of a flight training mission taking place after 5 p.m. Sunday and Monday in central and west Valley areas.

"We wanted to let people know so nobody gets spooked and freaked out about it," said Officer Steve Scallon.

In April, an unannounced low-altitude flyover of New York City and northern New Jersey by a backup of Air Force One and two fighter jets sent ripples of panic through the area and led to buildings being evacuated. The White House later apologized for the incident -- a staged photo opportunity of the presidential aircraft over Manhattan.

-- Mike Anton

Authorities say Carlos Mares of Los Angeles was arrested Friday. He allegedly groped six women between August and October, police said.

The attacks occurred between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. after the suspect, driving a late-1990s white compact car, pulled up next to lone female drivers, claimed sparks were coming from their vehicles and offered to check their tires and brakes, police said.

Los Angeles police detectives believe there may be more victims and ask that they contact them at (213) 473-0447.

-- Mike Anton

An L.A. County prosecutor said his office decided to charge two teens accused of killing a Long Beach honors student as adults because of the "seriousness of the crime."

Deputy Dist. Atty. Dean Bengston told reporters outside a Long Beach court that the district attorney's office charges juveniles as adults only in "rare instances" but that they warranted in this case because of the nature of the shooting and because authorities believe it was gang-related.

"You have to look at the seriousness of the crime," he said.

Tom Love Vinson and Daivion Davis, identified by authorities as 16-year-old gang members, were each charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder, according to the district attorney's office.

Vinson and Daivion allegedly opened fire a week ago outside the school, striking and killing Melody Ross, a popular 16-year-old who police said was a bystander.

Two men -- an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old -- were wounded in the shooting, which occurred about 10 p.m. as crowds of students gathered near Ximeno Avenue and 10th Street for a dance. Police believe that the men may have been the intended targets and that the shooting was the result of a gang feud.

Ross was wearing a superhero costume to Wilson's homecoming game against Polytechnic High School. A number of students at the game were decked out in costumes on the day before Halloween.

On Friday night, students and the Wilson High School football team honored Ross. There was beefed-up security on campus.

The suspects are being held on $3-million bail and face life in prison if convicted. They will be arraigned today in Long Beach.

-- Shelby Grad

Photo: Tom Love Vinson and Daivion Davis. KTLA

Capt. John Gaffaney arrived at the base a day before the shooting en route to deployment in Iraq. Here's some background on Gaffaney compiled by the Associated Press:

Gaffaney, who was born in Williston, N.D., had served in the Navy and later the California National Guard as a younger man, his family said. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he tried to sign up again for military service. Although the Army Reserves at first declined, he got the call about two years ago asking him to rejoin, said his close friend and co-worker Stephanie Powell.

"He wanted to help the boys in Iraq and Afghanistan deal with the trauma of what they were seeing," Powell said. "He was an honorable man. He just wanted to serve in any way he can."

His family described him as an avid baseball card collector and fan of the San Diego Padres who liked to read military novels and ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Gaffaney supervised a team of six social workers, including Powell, at the county's Adult Protective Services department. Ellen Schmeding, assistant deputy director for the county's Health and Human Services Agency, said Gaffaney was a strong leader.

He is survived by a wife and a son.

“I could see the bigger picture in this,” King said. “I could see me and him going around, educating people on that night, and then just sit around and chop it up. Me and him could turn it into a very educational moment.”

Here's the full AP story:

Passengers from the bus suffered minor injuries but were not sent to a hospital, said Sgt. Gregory Hoyte of the Central Traffic Division.

[Updated at 2:22 p.m. Saturday: Ten passengers from the bus where transported to nearby hospitals, one in critical condition. The rest of the injuries were non-life-threatening, said Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.]

No one in the car was injured, Hoyte said.

“She’s receiving sufficiently less....When Michael passed away, the money stopped,” he said.
 

In the filing, the lawyer charged that it was “improper” for the temporary administrators of the estate not to have sought an allowance for Jackson’s father in summer when they secured court approval of Katherine Jackson’s allowance.

A lawyer for estate administrators John Branca and John McClain said they were aware of Joe Jackson’s petition for money.

"It was quite surprising to learn of the request.  Mr. Jackson's petition will be considered as are all requests for money from Michael's estate," lawyer Howard Weitzman said in a statement.

The singer, who died in June, was close to his mother, but had a rocky relationship with his father, whom he accused of hitting him and his brothers when they were children. Michael Jackson named his mother guardian of his three children and a beneficiary of a family trust set up by his will, but left nothing to his father, who resides in a Las Vegas rental property far from the family’s Encino compound.
 
The filing does not specify the amount Joe Jackson seeks, but a monthly budget included in the court papers lists more than $15,000 in expenses, including $1,500 for rent, $2,500 for eating out and $5,000 for hotels and air travel.

A judge denied Joe Jackson’s request for an immediate hearing on the matter.


-- Harriet Ryan

The search warrant said the crew would surf the Internet to find where the celebrities lived, then watched the location and worked out ways to break into the home.

In many of the cases, the doors were simply left open. In the case of Hilton and actress Rachel Bilson, the crew broke in numerous times, according to the search warrant affidavit filed at a Las Vegas court.

An informant initially tipped Los Angeles Police Department detectives that Nicholas Frank Prugo and Rachel Lee were responsible for a burglary at Lindsay Lohan's Hollywood Hills home early this year, the search warrant said.

Prugo was arrested in connection with burglaries at the homes of Lohan and Audrina Patridge. At first, Prugo did not cooperate with authorities, the warrant said. But on Oct. 6, Prugo, along with his attorney Sean Erenstoft, met with LAPD detectives to "return some stolen items and report information."

Prugo provided a full confession and implicated several other suspects: Rachel Lee, Diana Tamayo, Alexis Neiers, Courtney Ames, Jonathan Ajar and a man he knows as Roy," according to an affidavit by Det. Craig Dunn of the Las Vegas Police Department. The Las Vegas police were involved because Lee lived in the city. 

Roy Lopez and those named were subsequently arrested and charged in connection with at least one of the 10 burglaries that stretched from December to September. Lee has been arrested but not charged by prosecutors.

"Prugo admitted to committing all the burglaries and that Rachel Lee was with him during the residential burglaries of Audrina Patridge, Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, Rachel Bilson and the Hilton family,” the affidavit said.

Prugo told detectives that they gained entry into the homes through unlocked doors, with the exception of the Lohan and Hilton residences. Prugo told detectives the group used such websites as TMZ.com and celebrityaddressaerial.com to learn the location of stars’ homes and figure out their travel itinerary, according to the affidavit.

Once a target was chosen, they then visited the location and searched for a mode of entry, Prugo told detectives, according to the search warrant. Prugo stated that they entered the Hilton home approximately three times prior to the December 2008 burglary.

According to the court document, they removed cash, narcotics and thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.

At Bloom's home, the crew allegedly stole several expensive watches and artwork, the records said. They also allegedly broke into Bilson's home three times and, on one occasion, took the television, the search warrant said. Prugo told investigators that he removed as much as $300,000 worth of Chanel clothing from Bilson's residence.

--Richard Winton and Andrew Blankstein