Articles labeled: Lynwood

A SWAT team in Lynwood, California shot a man to death trying to rescue his 2-year-old daughter, who he had held hostage for several hours.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Byron Ward said that deputies responding to a call found the [girl’s wounded mother] outside the house.

Gerrardo Arvallo, 32, was shot at about 11:30 p.m., authorities said.

“He refused to surrender or release his daughter, while making threats to kill himself,” Deputy Ed Ward said.

Deputies believed the child was in imminent danger and fired a single shot that killed Arvallo when he was not near the child, authorities said.

Shackled and handcuffed, a 13 year old female delinquent steels the van that was transporting her to prison. Could it be next years blockbuster?

A 13-year-old Lynwood girl being taken back to Illinois from southern Indiana in a prison transport van stole the vehicle and drove off after the lost driver stopped to ask for directions, police said.

And she did it all while handcuffed and shackled.

The girl, who made it to Chicago before getting caught, was ordered held in juvenile detention Friday.