Whittier

A California man who has spent 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was exonerated and ordered released by a judge on Thursday after prosecutors agreed he had been wrongly convicted.

A 19-year-old woman who disappeared from a park in Whittier over the weekend has been found dead, a family spokesperson says.

An altercation involving a deputy and a 23-year-old former teacher in a Whittier parking lot is under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Los Angeles County’s newest sheriff’s deputies include several who were hit by a wrong-way driver last year, including one who is still fighting for his life.

Nicholas Gutierrez was arrested after the wrong-way crash in Whittier and booked on suspicion of attempted murder, but later released from custody. 

One of the five Los Angeles County law enforcement cadets critically injured by an SUV while on a training run in South Whittier last Wednesday has suffered setbacks and is in “grave condition,” sheriff’s officials said Sunday.

A 22-year-old man from Diamond Bar whom LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said intentionally drove into a group of law enforcement trainees in Whittier, injuring dozens and two critically, was released from jail due to insufficient evidence, according to law enforcement records and other sources.

In a wild pursuit during which a 33-year-old parolee switched cars three times, carjacked a work truck on live TV, and smashed into multiple patrol cars, the suspect accused of being behind the wheel will face at least 25 charges.

Four Los Angeles County Sheriff’s recruits who were struck by a wrong-way SUV driver during a training run in Whittier remain hospitalized Sunday in critical condition.

Several Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits were injured Wednesday morning when they were struck by a driver in Whittier.

A man confronts driver who runs onto his property and steals his van during dangerous police pursuit. The pursuit originated in the Anaheim area then ends in Whittier. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Nov. 9, 2022.

An outlaw suspected being under the influence while riding a horse through city streets was arrested after leading police on a pursuit in Whittier, authorities said.

Stephen Magdaleno, age 38, appeared in court for the first time after being arrested and charged for attempting to sexually assault a teenage girl inside a Whittier Stater Bros. supermarket.

Former nurse at a Whittier hospital is suing her ex-employer alleging she was discriminated against because she objected COVID testing, due to religious reasons.