As police investigate the destruction of mature trees in downtown Los Angeles, the blatant vandalism has reignited concerns ...

Samuel Patrick Groft, 44 was arrested Tuesday for the alleged crimes and is expected to appear in court Thursday afternoon.

The iconic skyline of downtown Los Angeles has been clouded by smog for decades, so this title should come as no surprise to ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say they’ve arrested a man who used a chainsaw to cut down large trees in at least ...

Trees were cut down — some on Friday and Saturday — in downtown Los Angeles, the Westake district and Glassell Park.

L.A.’s fragile urban canopy was dealt a vicious blow this weekend when a chainsaw-wielding vandal cut down a number of shade ...

On Wednesday, authorities announced that Samuel Patrick Groft, 45, had been arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism,and ...

A man has been arrested in connection with dozens of city-owned trees in Los Angeles that were cut down with a chainsaw over the Easter Holiday weekend. While law enforcement officials had ...

In announcing charges filed against the 44-year-old homeless man accused of cutting down trees in downtown Los Angeles, officials said the damages will cost city hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The suspect: Shortly after police released surveillance photos of the man believed to have cut down multiple city trees ...