Man shot by deputies in Pico Rivera

A man was wounded in a shooting Wednesday night by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in Pico Rivera.

The shooting took place near Rosemead Boulevard. No deputies were injured, the Sheriff's Department said.

The extent of the man's injuries was not immediately available.

It was unclear what sparked the shooting. Investigators were at the scene late Wednesday gathering evidence.

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Redondo Beach man wanted for questioning in slaying is found dead in Utah [Updated]

A Redondo Beach man wanted for questioning in connection with the slaying of a woman was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Utah, authorities told The Times.

Russell Scott Goldberg, 49, was found in his vehicle on Interstate 15 by milepost 117 near the town of Beaver, the Utah Highway Patrol said.

"They believe it is that suspect," Cpl. Todd Johnson told The Times.

He said members of the agency's SWAT team observed the vehicle for about three hours before moving in about 9:45 p.m Utah time.

Authorities in Utah had been advised by Redondo Beach police that Goldberg might have fled there.

The woman was found dead in an apartment Wednesday morning in Redondo Beach, police said. They described her death as a homicide.

[Updated 10:32 p.m.: Redondo Beach police said the woman was Goldberg's former wife and identified her as Margaret Ann Goldberg, 45. She apparently died of gunshot wounds.]

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Photo: Russell Scott Goldberg and his vehicle. Credit: KTLA-TV Channel 5

Boy, mother pepper-sprayed by burglar

Corona police on Wednesday night were looking for a man who broke into a home with a second intruder and pepper-sprayed a 12-year-old boy and his mother.

The mother and her son arrived at their home in the 600 block of Azure Lane about 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 and found one of the men inside during an attempted burglary, the Corona Police Department said.

The man told the mother and her son to leave and then pepper-sprayed the boy in the eyes, police said. The assailant also pepper-sprayed the mother as she tried to protect her child, police said.

At that point, the victims left the home. Police said witnesses reported seeing two men flee the home.

Deputies seek possible victims of soccer coach held in molestation

Investigators on Wednesday evening were looking for additional youths who may have been victims of an East Los Angeles soccer coach who is charged with molesting a player.

Javier Arrioja, 48, allegedly molested a 15-year-old four times between May and November 2011, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Wednesday.

Arrioja has been a coach in the area for more than 15 years, authorities said.

The case began after the boy told deputies that he had been inappropriately touched in Arrioja's car in Obregon Park in East Los Angeles and at the coach's home in the 100 block of North Townsend Avenue, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

The department said detectives were seeking other possible victims. Anyone with information is asked to contact the department's Special Victims Bureau at (877) 710-5273.

Arrioja was being held at County Jail in lieu of $300,000 bail, according to online booking records.

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Photo: Javier Arrioja. Credit: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Athletic assistant arrested in relationship with 16-year-old

An athletic assistant at Polytechnic High School has been arrested on suspicion of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16-year old student, Los Angeles police said.

Jose Rosario Alvarez, 27, of Los Angeles was booked on suspicion of the felony Wednesday afternoon but LAPD officials did not detail the nature of the conduct or its duration.

The victim is a Los Angeles Unified School District student but does not attend Polytechnic, LAPD officials said.

The crime was discovered by the department's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, but police did not say what images, if any, were found by investigators.

Alvarez is being held on $20,000 bail. Detectives will forward their case to Los Angeles County district attorney's office for possible filing by Friday.

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Temperatures hit upper 80s as warm weather grips region

Temperatures hit the 80s across Southern California on Wednesday as the region basked in summer-like weather.

By Wednesday afternoon, it was 88 degrees in Chatsworth, 86 in Saugus and 80 at Long Beach Airport, the National Weather Service said.

In Orange County, Santa Ana topped out at 83 degrees and Yorba Linda reached 82 degrees. In the Inland Empire, Chino was 82 degrees and Lake Elsinore reached 84.

Farther north, Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo County reported a high of 80 degrees, and Fillmore in Ventura County hit 85 degrees, according to the weather service.

The warm weather was the result of high pressure that is expected to linger into Friday. Cooler ocean breezes will blow across the region on Saturday and cause temperatures to drop, according to the weather service.

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San Diego police officer accused of fixing tickets resigns

A San Diego police sergeant facing charges of ticket-fixing has resigned, the Police Department said Wednesday.

Kevin Friedman, a supervisor in the traffic division, was a 27-year veteran of the department.

Friedman and Deputy Dist. Atty. Allison Debow face misdemeanor charges of fixing two tickets. A hearing is set in San Diego County Superior Court on March 7.

Debow is on paid administrative leave, according to the district attorney's office.

Debow allegedly asked Friedman to destroy seat-belt tickets issued by a San Diego police officer to Debow and Deputy Dist. Atty. Amy Maund. Maund was unaware that Debow made the request, according to prosecutors.

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Man convicted of murder in Halloween throat-slashing

A 42-year-old man was convicted of murder Wednesday in connection with a 2006 Halloween night throat-slashing in Anaheim that left the victim nearly decapitated.

Hector Delio Aguilar Jaramillo was charged with killing Roberto Martinez-Escamilla as he screamed for help and tried to break free, the Orange County district attorney's office said.

Martinez-Escamilla was the boyfriend of Jaramillo's sister-in-law.

Jaramillo, of Lake Elsinore, smashed a bathroom window and escaped, according to prosecutors.

The case went cold until 2010, when Jaramillo was allegedly linked to the slaying by DNA evidence that was submitted to a law enforcement database after he was arrested in an assault case in Riverside County, according to the district attorney's office.

Jaramillo faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in state prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 9 at the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana.

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Photo: Hector Delio Aguilar Jaramillo. Credit: Orange County district attorney's office

L.A. soccer coach charged with molesting 15-year-old player

A soccer club coach was charged Wednesday with molesting a 15-year-old player on at least four occasions at local parks and his home in Los Angeles.

Javier Arrioja, 48, is charged with four counts of lewd acts upon a child age 14 or 15, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Jane Creighton of the sex crimes division.

Arrioja pleaded not guilty in a downtown courtroom Wednesday and is due back in court March 5. He was ordered by a judge not to be alone with minors and to stay away from from the 15-year-old player.

He is being held on $100,000 bail.

Arrioja was taken into custody Friday  by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Victims Unit. He allegedly committed the acts in unincporated areas of East Los Angeles, prosecutors said.

The alleged incidents took place between May and November 2011, prosecutors said.

Arrioja faces a maximum sentence of five years, eight months years in state prison.

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Solvang man accused of flying marijuana through Obama’s airspace

A man who was arrested after marijuana was found on a small plane he had been piloting through a no-fly zone set up during President Obama’s visit to Southern California last Thursday has been identified as Brian J. Choppin, 43, of Solvang.

Long Beach police said Wednesday that Choppin was booked on suspicion of possession of marijuana for sale and transportation of the drug, both felonies. He has been released on bail.

Police said they are preparing a criminal case to submit to the Los Angeles County district attorney before the end of next week. Choppin could face up to three years in prison on the possession allegation and up to four years on the transportation count.

Authorities said Choppin, who was flying a four-seat Cessna, violated restricted airspace during the president's visit. He was forced to land the single-engine plane at Long Beach Airport after being intercepted by two U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighters.

Law enforcement officials met the aircraft and found what they described as a large amount of marijuana on board. They declined to disclose the exact amount because of their ongoing criminal investigation.

Federal officials determined that Choppin’s flight did not present a threat to the president and turned him over to Long Beach authorities.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, pilots who use an airplane to transport illegal drugs can face the permanent revocation of their licenses.

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Photo: Marine 1 with President Barack Obama aboard, along with several support helicopters, flies over Long Beach on Feb. 16. Credit: Saul Loeb/ AFP/Getty Images