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Suspect charged with sexually assaulting mother walking with newborn in Brentwood
A man accused of sexually assaulting a mother who was walking her 4-week-old baby in Brentwood was charged for the attack Friday.
Abraham Shily, 26, is accused of sexually and physically assaulting Carmina Lu as she was walking in the 900 block of South Gretna Green Way on July 16.
Lu had been speaking to a friend in the neighborhood at around 5 p.m. Moments after saying goodbye, a shirtless attacker suddenly approached her from behind.
“He grabbed me by the hips with both of his hands and started sexually assaulting me,” Lu said.
As Lu fought back and tried to defend herself, the suspect repeatedly punched her in the face. Neighbors heard Lu screaming and came running to her rescue, scaring off the attacker.
The violent assault left the mother with multiple injuries including a split lip, cuts under her eyes, notable bruises and a scalp injury that required staples.
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The victim, Carmina Lu, suffered cuts, scrapes and bruising to her face and head in the July 16, 2024, attack. (KTLA) -
The victim, Carmina Lu, suffered cuts, scrapes and bruising to her face and head in the July 16, 2024, attack. (KTLA) -
A man believed to be responsible for attacking a woman with her newborn in Brentwood on July 16, 2024. (KTLA) -
A man believed to be responsible for attacking a woman with her newborn in Brentwood on July 16, 2024. (KTLA) -
A man believed to be responsible for attacking a woman with her newborn in Brentwood on July 16, 2024. (KTLA)
“The baby, thank goodness, was not touched,” Lu said of the confrontation. “Honestly, what scared me the most is that right before he ran away, he glanced at my stroller for a split second. If something had happened to the baby, I would’ve been devastated.”
Two days later on July 18, the suspect, Shily, was arrested. He posted bond and was later released. Some residents told KTLA he had returned to his mother’s home which was located in the same neighborhood where the attack occurred.
Lu and her neighbors were shaken by the ordeal, with many feeling their sense of security in an otherwise safe neighborhood had been taken away.
“I just want to walk in my neighborhood and feel safe about it,” Lu said. “I don’t think I’m going to feel that for a while.”
On Aug. 8, Shily was charged with:
- One felony count of assault with a deadly weapon
- One misdemeanor count of sexual battery
- One misdemeanor count of child abuse under circumstances or conditions other than great bodily injury or death
- One misdemeanor count of false imprisonment
- One misdemeanor count of false imprisonment
Shily pleaded not guilty to all charges at an arraignment on Aug. 8.
A preliminary court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 1. If convicted on all charges, he faces up to nine years in state prison.
The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Authorities discovered millions of dollars worth of counterfeit luxury goods in a downtown Los Angeles bust.
On May 14, detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at two locations — a retail store in the 500 Block of South Los Angeles Street and a commercial warehouse in the 500 Block of Main Street.
Inside the warehouse, deputies found a significant amount of counterfeit luxury merchandise. In total, the retail value of the goods was estimated between $5 million and $10 million.
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Authorities discovered a warehouse filled with counterfeit luxury goods worth an estimated $5-$10 million in a downtown Los Angeles bust operation on May 14, 2026. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
Two unidentified suspects, a man and a woman, were taken into custody.
“This remains an active investigation,” LASD said. “Additional arrests or charges are possible as the case progresses.”
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call LASD’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Tip Line at 562-946-7893.
Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.
At least one person was critically injured in a house fire that erupted in Montebello early Thursday morning.
Crews responded to the blaze engulfing a detached unit in the 100 block of South 5th Street near West Whittier Boulevard around 5 a.m.
Flames quickly spread to a nearby electrical pole, blowing a fuse and knocking out power in the area. Sparks could be seen as a loud pop was heard in a Citizen.com video later obtained by KTLA.
At least one person was believed to be in critical condition due to burn injuries, though officials have not released further details.
There was no immediate word on a possible cause of the fire.
A neighbor told KTLA that three people lived inside the home, including a child.
This is a developing story.
Authorities revealed new details Wednesday afternoon about the violent Santa Clarita crash involving a city transit bus, an overturned semi truck and two other vehicles that left 13 people injured.
According to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, the driver of a semi truck hauling a full load of gravel may have been traveling as fast as 70 mph when the vehicle approached a yellow light at the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Centre Pointe Parkway around 9:30 a.m.
Investigators said the driver then attempted to make a right turn to avoid running the red light before crashing into the bus and two passenger vehicles.
“[The driver] tried to make a right-hand turn to avoid running the red light and then crashed into the bus and the other two passenger vehicles,” Capt. Brandon Barclay of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station told KTLA.
Officials noted that the speed limit on Golden Valley Road is 50 mph.
Sky5 aerial footage showed the heavily damaged Santa Clarita Transit bus pushed onto a curb while the semi truck overturned nearby, and another vehicle appeared pinned beneath the front right side of the bus.
“When you look at it, it looks like a scene from Universal CityWalk,” Barclay said.
Authorities said 13 people were injured in the crash.
One passenger seated in the back of the bus had to be freed using the Jaws of Life and remained hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, KTLA’s Angeli Kakade reported.
Seven additional people were transported to hospitals while five others declined medical treatment at the scene.
“You have a bus that was hit by a semi truck, so it’s very impactful for this community,” Barclay added.
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Sky5 was over a multi-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (KTLA) -
Sky5 was over a multi-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (KTLA) -
Sky5 was over a multi-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (KTLA) -
Sky5 was over a multi-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (KTLA) -
Sky5 was over a multi-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (KTLA) -
Sky5 was over a multi-vehicle crash involving a city bus in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (KTLA)
Former Santa Clarita transit bus driver Darryl Richardson said he was stunned when he saw the aftermath of the crash.
“I know how a person feels to see a big old truck coming right at you,” Richardson told KTLA. “Thank God if it had broadsided the driver, we’d be talking about a different conversation right now.”
The City of Santa Clarita said road closures around the crash scene were expected to continue for several hours as deputies investigated what led up to the collision.
All directions of Centre Pointe Parkway between Golden Valley Road and Ruether Avenue remained closed Wednesday afternoon. Eastbound Golden Valley Road was also shut down from Robert C. Lee Parkway to Centre Pointe Parkway.
Drivers were urged to avoid the area and use alternate routes.
The crash remains under investigation.
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