Los Angeles, Ca
Family’s dog still missing after losing home to Mountain Fire
A family is still searching for their missing pit bull, Blue, who disappeared moments before the Mountain Fire took their house in the hills above Camarillo on Nov. 6.
In a rush to escape the flames, Madison O’Donnell, 30, and her father were trying to get their three dogs into the car when a gas tank in a nearby car exploded, startling the dogs, the VC Star reports.
The two dogs that ran into the house were quickly rounded up according to the report, but the 10-year-old pit bull disappeared.
“They searched as the fire spread to their house, her dad running in to check one more time,” details the VC Star. “Still, no Blue.”
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Blue, a 10-year-old pit bull photographed here on the right with some of his family in an undated photo, was last seen before the Mountain Fire took his house on Nov. 6. (Madison O’Donnell)
O’Donnell and her dad returned to their home on Estaban Drive later that day to look again, but both Blue and their house were gone.
According to the report, O’Donnell says Blue is “the sweetest boy,” who loves sunbathing and has a unique run described as a sort of gallop or “more of a hopping dance.”
O’Donnell also notes that Blue is hard of hearing, but can always sniff out her dad.
“Her dad’s shirts hang on the gate near what she now calls ‘the lot’ instead of home,” reported the VC Star.
The family has also posted signs around their town and online and has reached out to shelters and rescues for help. They’ve even sifted through the rubble of their home to search for his remains, but have not found any.
O’Donnell told the VC Star that sometimes she finds hope in knowing that Blue once survived on his own in an Oxnard field for a time until he ended up at the shelter where she and her father rescued him from about two years ago.
O’Donnell is asking anyone with information on Blue’s whereabouts or possible sightings to email helpusfindblue10@gmail.com.
A former Riverside County man was found guilty of sex trafficking a female victim and forcing her to engage in commercial sex acts along L.A.’s notorious Figueroa Corridor.
Elias Abdul Shabazz, 34, formerly of Perris, was found guilty by a jury following a five-day trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors said Shabazz had led the victim to believe they were in a romantic relationship before he turned physically and sexually violent. He began demanding that the victim engage in commercial sex acts from May to October of 2021, court documents said.
He carried a handgun with him and, on occasion, was accused of using it to pistol-whip the victim. He also fired the gun at her feet while threatening to kill her, prosecutors said.
At trial, the victim said Shabazz demanded that she meet a daily quota of commercial sex proceeds and that she was terrified of the consequences of not meeting that quota.
She testified that Shabazz compelled her to work in the notorious Figueroa Corridor in South L.A., a dangerous area known for human trafficking and prostitution.
Shabazz had confiscated her identification card, Social Security card and birth certificate. He constantly monitored her cell phone to stop her from communicating with any friends or family.
“He also introduced her to addictive narcotics and controlled every aspect of her life, including when she ate, slept and showered,” prosecutors said.
In May 2025, Shabazz was arrested and has remained in federal custody. His last known address at the time was in Washington, D.C.
On June 26, 2026, Shabazz was found guilty of one count of coercing or enticing interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 6, where he faces 15 years to life in prison.
“Sex trafficking matters rank among the most tragic cases our office prosecutes,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “This defendant will now face many years in a federal prison cell for his sick, disgusting, and disturbing behavior.”
“Elias Shabazz preyed on a vulnerable victim using physical and sexual violence and cruel psychological coercion to compel commercial sex acts for his own profit,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “There is no place for this type of conduct in civilized society. We deeply respect the victim’s courage to face her trafficker in court. The Criminal Division will continue to bring these cases and try them.”
Anyone with information about human trafficking can report tips to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888
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