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Morning briefing -- Jan. 16

Getting back into the morning crime roundup to get your day started ...


    Putting a face on a homicide
    My night counterpart, Rick Coca, writes today about the Oct. 20 murder of Kevin Lopez, a 23-year-old musician with a wicked sense of humor, gunned down too early after agreeing to meet friends outside the home he shared with his wife, Jennifer, and his then-13-month-old son. dailynews.com

    Como?
    LAPD has a new translation device. latimes.com

    This'll get your blood boiling
    NEWPORT BEACH - Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of participating in the videotaped beating of a mentally retarded girl which was later posted on the social-networking Web site MySpace. dailynews.com

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