Andrew Blankstein
Investigative Reporter
Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
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Andrew Blankstein is an investigative reporter for NBC News. He covers the Western U.S., specializing in crime, courts and homeland security.
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Latest from Andrew Blankstein
Gunshots heard on video as Los Angeles officers confronted and shot author, wife of Weezer bassist
Newly released police video shows a bestselling author and wife of Weezer’s bassist armed with a handgun as she was confronted by Los Angeles Police Department officers searching her Eagle Rock neighborhood for a trio of hit-and-run suspects earlier this month.
Bestselling author and wife of Weezer bassist fired at police, authorities say
A bestselling author who was shot by police is accused of firing at officers as they searched for multiple hit-and-run suspects in her residential Los Angeles neighborhood, a police official said Thursday.
Alijah Arenas, top USC recruit and son of NBA great Gilbert Arenas, hospitalized after crash
Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and top college basketball prospect, was taken to the hospital after crashing his Tesla Cybertruck in Los Angeles, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the situation.
Alijah Arenas, top USC recruit and son of retired NBA player Gilbert Arenas, hospitalized after vehicle crash
Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas and a top college basketball prospect, was hospitalized after crashing a Tesla Cybertruck on Thursday morning in Los Angeles.
Shannon Sharpe demands the full sex tape at center of assault allegation be released
Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe demanded Tuesday that a 10-minute "sex tape" of himself be publicly disclosed, insisting he's the target of a "shakedown" by a woman accusing him of rape in a civil lawsuit.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
A woman accused Pro Football Hall of Famer and podcaster Shannon Sharpe of sexually assaulting and battering her and using his fame to "manipulate, control, subjugate and violate women" in a Nevada lawsuit filed Sunday.
Menendez brothers will have to keep waiting for judge's answer on resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez are expected to appear virtually in a Los Angeles courtroom for a two-day hearing that will examine whether they should be freed.
Man arrested outside UnitedHealthcare campus in Minnesota
A person with a gun who police say was trying to get attention was apprehended late Monday morning on UnitedHealthcare’s campus in Minnesota.
Gene Hackman investigation findings: Rodents on property, dog stayed by Betsy Arakawa’s side
A state assessment found rodents on the sprawling property of Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, but concluded their main quarters had not been infested.
Menendez brothers' family blames graphic courtroom photo for aunt's hospitalization
The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez is calling for the L.A. County DA's Office to be removed from the brothers' case after they claimed the use of a graphic photo in a court hearing caused the brothers' aunt to be hospitalized.
Judge allows Menendez brothers' resentencing effort to move forward
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California judge on Friday cleared the way for a legal process to determine if Erik and Lyle Menendez should be resentenced for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents.
