Armed robbery in Sweetwater leads to police shooting, then chase ending in Medley, authorities say

Police said an armed robbery that authorities set off a chaotic chain of events, ending in a police shooting and high-speed chase that stretched from Sweetwater to Medley Friday.

Armed guard arrested for throwing man, 86, to ground at Sweetwater Social Security office, cops say

An armed security guard put an 86-year-old man in a headlock and threw him to the ground as he was waiting in line at the Social Security Administration office in Sweetwater, authorities say. Police concluded that the guard was in the wrong.