Investigative reporter - @nbcla | I cover the Southern California justice system | Contact: eric.leonard (at) https://xitter.cf/t.co/980G7OmPOi.
Los Angeles, California
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BREAKING | NBC News: Brian Cole is the person the FBI has in custody and whom they believe left the pipe bombs in DC on 1/5/2021, according to two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.
Reported w/ @jonathan4ny and Mike Kosnar
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Hollywood TV writer Eric Preven who became relentless citizen watchdog dies at 63 - master of public records requests latimes.com/california/story…
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The Washington State Dept. of Health says that listeria bacteria was found in all milkshake flavors sold at a Frugals burger restaurant located in Tacoma. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-d…
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NEW: Search warrant served in connection with Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder was for gang member's home who says he was in the suspect’s car when Shakur was fatally shot, according to the warrant. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tup…
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Five months before LA City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto selected Mark Adams for an open-ended, no-bid position overseeing 1,500 Skid Row tenants without formally vetting his resume, he hosted a fundraiser for her campaign, raising at least $8,500 latimes.com/homeless-housing…
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L.A. City Councilmember Tim McOsker is a lawyer who represented the police union. Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez is an abolitionist who has called for defunding the police. Now, they're working together on reforms at the LAPD latimes.com/california/story…
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#BREAKING #Hollywood: 7 weapons, 2 vests, over a 1K rounds of ammunition seized from 18th floor apartment. @LAPDHollywood tells @NBCLA, officers prevented a possible “mass shooting event…similar to #LasVegas.” 24-year-old being questioned; arrested for criminal threats.
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UPDATE: Normal air traffic operations are "resuming gradually" after a computer outage halted departures nationwide, the FAA says. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/liv…
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LIVE UPDATES: FAA computer outage impacts flights across the U.S.
• FAA orders airlines to pause all domestic departures
• More than 1,200 flights are delayed
• Work to restore computer system is ongoing, FAA says
nbcnews.to/3vVoxLX
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BREAKING | NBC News: A person has been taken into custody in Monroe County, PA in connection with the homicides of 4 college students who attended the University of Idaho, four law enforcement officials say.
Reported w/ @deannadurante and @jonathan4ny
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Federal judge rejects LA County offer in homelessness suit courthousenews.com/federal-j… @CourthouseNews
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Chief Moore personally apologized for the leak of a crime victim's name and confidential information, that was allegedly part of a scheme to conceal a sexual assault accusation made against former CBS network president Les Moonves. @leonardfiles reports 4.nbcla.com/tgamxaY
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Breaking: Federal authorities are conducting a series of raids and arrests in multiple states today as they break up a massive catalytic converter theft ring. Seizing luxury cars, cash and real estate. Reporting with @jonathan4ny
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NEW: Federal charges are expected to be filed this afternoon against the man who broke into Speaker Pelosi’s house, David DePape, and accused by state authorities of attempting to kill her husband Paul Pelosi.
Reported by @anblanx and @KenDilanianNBC
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Man accused of igniting fires in North Hollywood had just been released from prison after serving part of a five-year sentence -- for arson. @LeonardFiles 4.nbcla.com/FvGCGzU
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NBC News: Paul Pelosi, husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently assaulted” overnight when an intruder broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco, CA according to a statement from the Speaker’s office.
Speaker Pelosi was not home at the time.
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Just In: Paul Flores is found guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996. 4.nbcla.com/848cmCE
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First Legal Challenge Filed to LA County Sheriff's Department Raids 4.nbcla.com/X1wzrWy
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"You're the reporter, you find the answer," says the man with the answer.
No, the lazy way is accepting manipulative explanations (from say, a sheriff) crafted to preserve an agency's image without checking what they're saying behind closed doors. #FOIA is not just for journalists. It's anyone's ticket to see the good and bad acts by their government.
