Many of the girls were recruited from the foster-care system after being seduced on social media, authorities said.

Inside the effort to pull minors from ‘the Blade,’ one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States.

In glamorous Los Angeles, home of Hollywood dreams, 'the Blade' tells a darker story — where even 11-year-olds are exploited ...

A Riverside County man pleaded guilty Friday to trafficking two underage girls for the purpose of prostitution on “Fig,” the notorious miles-long stretch of Figueroa Street in South Los Angeles known ...

Eleven alleged members of a notorious South Los Angeles street gang were arrested for recruiting teenage girls and young women and forcing them to engage in prostitution on the Figueroa Corridor, the ...

LOS ANGELES — Six suspected members and associates of a South Los Angeles street gang were arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging they acted as pimps to promote and manage sex trafficking of ...

LOS ANGELES, CA (July 8, 2025) – Sunday night, Emerson Noel Escobar Gonzalez was killed in a 2-car accident on Figueroa Street. Dispatchers received calls around 9:20 p.m., near the 450 block of West ...

The overall “shot caller” of a South Los Angeles street gang tied to the Mexican Mafia who oversaw drug trafficking, gave orders to the organization’s general leadership, and authorized the assault ...