JUST IN: Police have arrested the man suspected of hacking down several downtown Los Angeles trees with a chainsaw over the weekend. 

He has not yet been identified, but Los Angeles Police Department investigators announced the arrest on Tuesday evening at around 7:30 p.m. 

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/police-arrest-man-suspected-of-hacking-downtown-la-trees-with-a-chainsaw/

Rob Schmitt: "What we're really seeing is a collective effort by the left to save the most important scam that they have pulled on this country in decades, that is, importing as many as 20 million people endlessly loyal to their party into our country."

Supreme Court Forces Trump Admin to Stop Deporting Alleged Gang Members

The unsigned order came on April 19th at almost 1 AM—let's break down what happened.
https://ept.ms/BlockDeportation

The Los Angeles Police Department has issued a warning to elderly residents about a sleight-of-hand trick thieves are using to steal jewelry.

On Tuesday, LAPD shared security camera footage of several incidents involving suspects believed to be behind thefts in recent weeks, including the moment two thieves in a black SUV pulled the trick on a 75-year-old grandfather in Chatsworth. They were able to steal the man's gold cross necklace after asking him for directions.

Detectives said there's typically an uptick in these types of crimes in the summer.

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WILDFIRE UPDATE: Jones Road Wildfire - Ocean & Lacey Townships, Ocean County

New Jersey Forest Fire Service remains on scene of a wildfire burning in Ocean & Lacey Townships, Ocean County.

SIZE & CONTAINMENT
🔥 8,500 acres
🔥 10% contained

STRUCTURES THREATENED
⚠️ Approximately 1,320 structures threatened
⚠️ Approximately 3,000 residents evacuated

Damage assessments underway.

Multiple evacuation shelters have been established. Southern Regional High School is open to evacuees with pets.

ROADS AFFECTED
⚠️ Rt. 532 (Wells Mills Road) between Rt. 72 and the Garden State Parkway
⚠️ Bryant Road is closed between Wells Mills Road (Rt. 532) and Rt. 539
⚠️ Jones Road is closed between Rt. 532 and Bryant Road
⚠️ Garden State Parkway is closed between Barnegat Road and Lacey Road
⚠️ Closures on Rt. 9 from Lakeside Drive to Rt. 532 (both directions).
⚠️ Closures on secondary and tertiary roadways

RESOURCES DEPLOYED
🚒 Forest Fire Service fire engines, bulldozers and ground crews
🚒 Numerous local fire, rescue, county and state cooperators

FIRE CAUSE
🔥 Under investigation

NEXT UPDATE
⏰ Approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23

More: New Jersey Forest Fire Service FB

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ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY - Riverside County
Last seen: Johnston St. and Whirlaway St., Perris
@RSO

IF SEEN, CALL 9-1-1

Lee Zeldin: “Mexico’s president wants to work with President Trump to finally fix the Tijuana River crisis—sewage, beach closures, health risks. Locals are done waiting. Let’s finish the job.”

5fwy 🦆🐥🐥

'Deeply thankful': Deputy Constable Sheila Jones releases statement after hospital release.

Harris County Pct. 1 Deputy Constable Sheila Jones has been released from the hospital, one day after being shot. She released a heartfelt statement to the community.

Please join us in sending prayers and, or positive thoughts for a full recovery. 🙏🏽

DEVELOPING: Retired federal judge joins lawsuit against LADWP over Palisades Fire.

A retired federal judge who lost his home in the Palisades Fire has joined a legal team representing 750 homeowners and businesses whose properties were also destroyed.

Kilauea Volcano update: We have a high fountain from the South Vent and a vigorous low fountain from the North Vent.

Turn up your volume for the natural sounds of the forest.

🎥 4/22/2025 from Volcano House, hawaiinewsreport IG

Good night to all! 😴

Wednesday: Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorm potential today.

Dallas - Flash Flood Warning continues this morning.

https://praedictix.com/weather-videos/

EXCLUSIVE: The families of two teens killed by an illegal alien who crashed into them while drunk, high, & speeding at 100 mph in OC in 2021 have been told by the state of CA that their killer will be released from prison early in July, just 3.5 years into a 10-year sentence for killing the teens, who both burned alive.

Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, a twice deported Mexican illegal alien, had a lengthy rap sheet prior to killing 19-year-olds Anya Varfolomeev & Nikolay Osokin in the DUI crash on the 405 freeway in Seal Beach in November 2021. Both were US citizens, and they were dating. Ortega-Anguiano had several felony convictions, had gone to state prison, and had multiple convictions for driving without a license, but was still on the streets when he crashed into the teens' vehicle.

In spring of 2022, Ortega-Anguiano was convicted in OC of two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated for killing the teens, and a judge sentenced him to serve 10 years in prison for each count, but concurrently, meaning he would serve both 10-year-sentences at the same time.

The victims' families felt that was already a weak sentence, but they tell me they were notified by the CA Department of Corrections on Easter Sunday that Ortega-Anguiano is scheduled for an early release on July 19th, 2025, only a little more than 3 years into his sentence, leaving the victims' families shocked, and outraged given the seriousness of the crime and his prior criminal history. They provided us the CDCR document showing the July 19th release date.

The CA Department of Corrections wouldn't confirm the release date when I reached out, saying they "cannot provide information on an incarcerated person's release date or location in advance of their release." They added that "incarcerated persons may earn credits for participating in rehabilitative programming, which may move parole eligible dates to an earlier date.

ICE confirms to Fox News that they have placed a detainer on Ortega-Anguiano with the CA Dept of Corrections and intend to take him into custody upon his release. They hope the CA Dept. of Corrections will honor the detainer request and transfer him to their custody upon his release, which they often do. But the families fear, even if he is deported, he will just re-enter the US as a gotaway, as he's done twice before.

VP J.D. Vance: “We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and the Ukrainians — and it’s time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process … I feel pretty optimistic about it.”

There are distinctions between legal and illegal immigration and crime. Separating the two is necessary for understanding a crime connection. Check out the full article to understand the data and repost everywhere!

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/immigrants-and-crime-what-the-numbers-say-and-what-they-dont

The border is secure and criminal illegal aliens are being arrested and deported.

In less than 100 days, President Trump has already delivered on his key promise to Make America Safe Again.

Karoline Leavitt

This is absolutely unconscionable.

What about Justice for these teens? What about the rights of their parents?

TheJusticeDept will work with ICE to make sure this illegal alien receives full punishment for his crimes.

AG Pam Bondi