Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Author at American Military News

Southern California Mountain fire’s stunning toll: 132 homes destroyed, 88 damaged

November 09, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Nathan Solis - Los Angeles Times, Grace Toohey - Los Angeles Times, Clara Harter - Los Angeles Daily News and Noah Goldberg - Los Angeles Times

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs choked intern, put UCLA staffer in headlock during brawl, document alleges

October 18, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry

Man arrested at California Trump rally denies assassination plot, threatens to sue Riverside County sheriff

October 15, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Noah Goldberg - New York Daily News and Matthew Ormseth - Los Angeles Times

Disturbing details emerge in fatal hijacking of LA Metro bus: ‘A real-life nightmare’

September 28, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Jireh Deng - Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry

Gunman hijacks LA Metro bus with hostages; wild chase ends with 1 killed

September 26, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Colleen Shalby - Los Angeles Times, Rachel Uranga - Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry

Sean Combs and bodyguard drugged and raped a woman on video, lawsuit alleges

September 25, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Man tied to the killing of actor Johnny Wactor pleads guilty to attempted robbery and theft

September 14, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Widespread sexual abuse of women in 2 California prisons draws federal investigation

September 07, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Acting Secret Service head ‘ashamed’ rooftop wasn’t secure at rally where Trump was shot

August 03, 2024 Nathan Solis - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Matthew Perry death probe ties people to ketamine procurement, but charges still unclear, sources say

June 27, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Witnesses in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking probe prepare to testify before grand jury, source says

June 01, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

New details emerge in killing of ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor

May 31, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor’s slaying during LA theft sparks shock, mourning

May 29, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune - Tony Briscoe

Brass knuckles, body cams and bad behavior: LAPD probe links troubled Valley gang units

May 20, 2024 Libor Jany - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

California women’s prison rocked by ‘rape club’ abuse scandals to be closed

April 16, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

VIDEO: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex says feds ‘terrorized’ her sons, posts dramatic video of LA raid

April 04, 2024 Nardine Saad - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Sophisticated ‘burglary tourists’ fly from South America to rob wealthy homes, LAPD says

March 18, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Warden is ousted as FBI raids California women’s prison known as the ‘rape club’

March 13, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Tupac’s accused killer Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis granted $750,000 bail

January 13, 2024 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

UNLV shooter had 9 mm, extra ammo and sent powder-laced envelopes to university officials

December 08, 2023 Rebecca Ellis - Los Angeles Times, Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Terry Castleman - Los Angeles Times and Debbie Truong - Los Angeles Times

3 killed, 1 critically injured in mass shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

December 07, 2023 Christian Martinez - Los Angeles Times, Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Terry Castleman - Los Angeles Times and Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Ahn - LA Times

Dumped body parts, a missing couple, abandoned kids: Mystery, horror surround Los Angeles case

December 06, 2023 Summer Lin - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Tupac Shakur’s killing brought ‘10 days of hell’ to Compton. The bloodshed helped crack the case

October 13, 2023 Matthew Ormseth - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Orange County mass shooter identified as ex-cop targeting estranged wife, sources say

August 26, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Jeremy Childs - Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry, Julia Wick - Los Angeles Times, Christian Martinez - Los Angeles Times and Grace Toohey - Orlando Sentinel

Gunmen rob three LA taco trucks and stands, the latest in a string of street holdups

August 18, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

San Fernando police officer charged with stealing cash from an arrestee

June 10, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Police employee in Santa Monica, California, molested more than 200 kids. Warnings of abuse were ignored

April 27, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

1 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Trader Joe’s parking lot in LA area

April 03, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Jack Flemming - Los Angeles Times

‘Killer cop’ Twitter account suspended after LAPD union sues its owner

March 29, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Libor Jany - Star Tribune

‘Chesapeake Bandits’ fugitive in L.A. armored car heists is captured by FBI

March 11, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Suspect in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI’s radar, LAPD chief says

March 05, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Libor Jany - Star Tribune

Handyman confesses to killing LA Bishop David G. O’Connell, district attorney says

February 23, 2023 Rebecca Ellis - Los Angeles Times, Salvador Hernandez - Los Angeles Times, Rachel Uranga - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Man with rifles pointed out the windows of his high-rise apartment faces charges, D.A. says

February 04, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Video: LAPD’s repeated tasing of teacher who later died appears excessive, experts say

January 29, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

42 shell casings found from hail of bullets that killed 11 in Monterey Park shooting

January 26, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry, Alene Tchekmedyian - Los Angeles Times, Hayley Smith - Los Angeles Times, Summer Lin - The Charlotte Observer, Jeong Park - Orange County Register and Noah Goldberg - New York Daily News

Motive remains a mystery after suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting found dead

January 23, 2023 Summer Lin - The Charlotte Observer, Jeong Park - Orange County Register, Rebecca Ellis - Los Angeles Times, Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Libor Jany - Star Tribune, Rong-Gong Lin II - Los Angeles Times, Julia Wick - Los Angeles Times, Hayley Smith - Los Angeles Times and Grace Toohey - Orlando Sentinel

10 people killed, 10 injured in mass shooting in southern CA

January 22, 2023 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Rong Gong Lin II - Los Angeles Times, Rebecca Ellis - Los Angeles Times, Jeong Park - Los Angeles Times, Libor Jany - Los Angeles Times and Summer Lin - Los Angeles Times

Crash a ‘deliberate act,’ LA sheriff says after driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

November 19, 2022 Alexandra E. Petri - Los Angeles Times, Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times - Brittny Mejia

Top county official arrested in connection with killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter

September 08, 2022 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Gregory Yee - Los Angeles Times

Taiwanese church shooting suspect mailed 7-volume diary to Chinese-language newspaper

May 20, 2022 Jeong Park - Orange County Register, Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Luke Money - Los Angeles Times, Rong-Gong Lin II - Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry

At least 5 shooters involved in Sacramento massacre, gang ties likely, police say

April 07, 2022 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times - Brittny Mejia, Anita Chabria - Los Angeles Times and Jessica Garrison - Los Angeles Times

Scores of guns stolen from trains cause more problems in LA

February 01, 2022 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Rachel Uranga - Los Angeles Times

Video: Rail thefts leave LA tracks littered with pilfered packages: ‘It’s ugly out there’

January 18, 2022 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Rachel Uranga and Irfan Khan - Los Angeles Times

14-year-old girl in dressing room killed by LAPD bullet in shooting that also left suspect dead

December 24, 2021 Kevin Rector - Los Angeles Times, Gregory Yee - Los Angeles Times, Lila Seidman - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

FBI floats a working theory on the ‘jet pack man’ flying above LA

November 04, 2021 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

California man faces federal charges in violent attack on American Airlines flight attendant

November 02, 2021 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Coast Guard investigating whether ship anchored at wrong location caused California oil spill

October 05, 2021 Los Angeles Times - Hannah Fry, Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Jaclyn Cosgrove - Los Angeles Times and Robin Estrin - Los Angeles Times

Families of 34 who died in Conception dive boat disaster sue Coast Guard

September 03, 2021 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Feud between firefighters led to shooting at LA County fire station, detectives say

June 03, 2021 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times, Hayley Smith - Los Angeles Times and Lila Seidman - Los Angeles Times

VIDEO: Another jetpack sighting over LA heightens the mystery

December 27, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Feds charge Hollywood man after drone collides with LAPD helicopter

November 20, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Is someone really flying around LAX in a jet pack? Trying to solve an aviation mystery

October 20, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Samantha Masunaga - Los Angeles Times

Man charged in ambush shooting attack on 2 LA County deputies in Compton

September 30, 2020 Alene Tchekmedyian - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

2 Marines at Camp Pendleton charged in federal drug bust tied to overdose of fellow Marine

September 23, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

‘Been shot in the head’: Two deputies struggle to survive after Calif. attack

September 16, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Two LA County sheriff’s deputies shot, gravely injured in attack captured on video

September 13, 2020 Doug Smith - Los Angeles Times, Matthew Ormseth - Los Angeles Times and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

FBI investigating after commercial plane near LAX reports: ‘We just passed a guy in a jet pack’

September 02, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Gunman dead, 2 officers shot as Paso Robles, Calif., manhunt comes to violent end

June 12, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times and Kristi Sturgill - Los Angeles Times

LA says it won’t seek criminal charges or fines from hundreds of arrested protesters

June 08, 2020 Kevin Rector - The Baltimore Sun and Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

Harrison Ford again under FAA investigation after new aircraft incident

April 30, 2020 Richard Winton - Los Angeles Times

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