• Brother of Puka Nacua among two arrested in LA case

• Vehicle tied to Lakers forward tracked to hotel valet

• Suspects released same night as investigation continues

Two men, including the brother of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of taking a vehicle belonging to Los Angeles Lakers forward Adou Thiero without consent, according to the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department.

Authorities said deputies were able to track the vehicle – a newer-model BMW – to the One Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Investigators determined the suspects had valeted the car and entered the hotel, where they were later identified using security footage and arrested.

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After finding the slain couple, investigators focused on their younger son, Nick, as a suspect. He was formally charged with murder on Tuesday.

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Son of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner who is being held without bail did not enter a plea

Nick Reiner, who has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner and photographer Michele Singer Reiner, made his first appearance in court on Wednesday.

The 32-year-old, who is being held without bail, did not enter a plea, and his arraignment has been delayed until January.

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In a joint statement with other close friends, including Albert Brooks and Martin Short, the comedians pay tribute to the Reiners after their deaths

US comedy luminaries Billy Crystal, Larry David, Martin Short and Albert Brooks have come together to remember their friend and peer Rob Reiner, hours after the director’s son was charged with the murder of his parents.

Nick Reiner, 32, has been in custody since Sunday evening, hours after his sister, Romy, reportedly discovered the bodies of Rob and Michele Reiner in their Los Angeles home. Police said the couple had suffered fatal stab wounds.

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Prosecutors said that Mr. Reiner killed his parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, using a knife. He has not yet entered a plea.

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Nick Reiner, 32, charged after Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner found dead at Los Angeles home on Sunday

Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, the acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner and the photographer Michele Singer Reiner, authorities announced on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old, who is being held without bail, has been in custody since Sunday evening, hours after his sister reportedly discovered the couple’s bodies in their Los Angeles home. Police said on Sunday the couple had suffered fatal stab wounds.

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Mark Chavez given eight months of home confinement and three years of supervised release after star’s overdose death

A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to the actor Matthew Perry before his overdose death has been sentenced to eight months of home confinement.

Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence that included three years of supervised release to 55-year-old Dr Mark Chavez in a federal courtroom in Los Angeles.

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LA district attorney says charges could carry the death penalty, after Nick Reiner arrested in murder of his parents

• What do we know about Rob Reiner’s son Nick?

Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, after he was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents, the director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, the Los Angeles district attorney has said.

Nathan Hochman, the district attorney of Los Angeles, said the charges could carry the death penalty, and said that the counts against Nick Reiner include a special circumstance of multiple murders and a special allegation that he used a deadly weapon or knife to commit murder.

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For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.

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The director’s family said that he and his wife, Michele, died on Sunday, and county jail records show that their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested.

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