A man told police that he was bound with tape inside his car by an armed robber in a jewelry heist Tuesday night at a parking structure near Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles police told NBC4 Investigates that the man called the department at about 8 p.

A quiet East Los Angeles block turned into a crime scene before sunrise Tuesday after deputies found a man with multiple gunshot wounds inside a parked car. The discovery came after a 4 a.m. call reporting a possible medical emergency in the area. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and officials have not yet released his identity.

A police chase is underway in Los Angeles.

According to court documents and media reports, a member of the crime ring would watch surfers in San Diego County, Malibu, Manhattan Beach and elsewhere as they parked their cars and stashed their car keys before paddling out.

A Mid-Wilshire car owner says he pulled the cover off his vehicle this weekend and found a shocking scene: "KKK" carved and painted into the body, along with other racial slurs, leaving the car heavily damaged and kicking off a formal LAPD hate-crime investigation.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Los Angeles city officials are asking for the public’s help identifying a toddler who was left behind by a would-be car thief in Highland Park on Sunday morning.