- 4 people stabbed to death and then house set on fire - Four people including a NASA engineer were beaten and stabbed to death in the engineer’s Mojave Desert home, which was then set afire. The badly burned remains of engineer Joseph Ciganek, a woman and two children were discovered Monday in the ashes of his home in an unincorporated area near Lancaster. The fire had been labeled suspicious, and on Thursday confirmed the four had been killed before the fire was set. The names of the other three victims have not been releases but are said they were relatives of Ciganek’s wife. The woman and the older child, a girl of about 13, were stabbed to death, Ciganek and the other child, a boy of about 10, were beaten and slashed.
- USC student gets time from dropping off baby in dumpster - 23-year-old former USC student, Holly Ashcraft, whose newborn son was found dead in a trash bin was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail for child endangerment. Ashcraft was sentenced to five years probation, 695 days already served on electronic monitoring, as well as monthly pregnancy tests and take a child abuse prevention program for a year, and if she gets pregnant, to have prenatal care. The body of the newborn was found on Oct. 10, 2005, by a homeless man. Prosecutors have contended that the baby was born alive. Mark Geragos, her attorney asserted there was no evidence Ashcraft knew she was pregnant or that the baby had been born alive.
- 13-year-old boy killed by gang -Gamaliel Jaramillo, a 13-year-old Cudahy boy was shot and killed yesterday afternoon while he and two other males were allegedly tagging a riverbed bike path. Jaramillo was shot about 1:40 p.m. in the 5300 block of Live Oak St and declared dead at a hospital. “Detectives have learned that three males were tagging a riverbed bike path when an unknown male approached and with no provocation began shooting at the victim,” sheriff’s Deputy Johnie Jones said in a statement.
- 18-year-old shot and killed in Sylmar - An 18-year-old man was shot and killed in Sylmar Friday morning in the 13500 block of Kismet Ave at 12:15 a.m. The victim died at the scene. Reportedly, the victim and the shooter were involved in some type of argument. “We don’t know the details,” Simpson said. “It does not appear to be gang-related.” A man drove to the scene in a Honda Accord and spoke to police. “During the investigation, there was a male that returned to the scene. We’re not calling him a suspect,” Simpson said. “As we speak, he is a witness. He’s being held for questioning.”
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