Reward offered for reporting COVID-19 scammers

Crimestoppers is warning people not to fall for one of the many COVID-19 hoaxes doing the rounds at the moment. The organization has released a raft of advice and is offering rewards for tips that lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.

$50,000 Reward Offered in Hit-and-Run That Killed Man in Westlake

A $50,000 reward was being offered Monday for information about a hit-and-run that left an 87-year-old man dead in the Westlake area. The man was struck by two vehicles around 4 a.m. Feb. 22 on Eighth Street, west of Westmoreland Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “The suspect driving a white four-door BMW sedan was traveling eastbound on…