$1 million bail set for co-owner of metal recycling site next to Jordan High School in Watts
Older Encino defendant is released on “urgent medical grounds,” but two men continue to face multiple charges related to ...
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Watts metal company ordered to stop operating as owners face felony charges
A long-sought victory for residents in Watts as the owners of a metal salvage and recycling yard face felony charges of ...
Atlas Metal co-owner bail set at $1 million while judge halts certain company operations
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered Matthew Weisenberg, co-owner of S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Corp., to remain jailed ...
Judge shuts down recycling plant accused of spewing toxins onto L.A. school
A few days after he jailed the owners for repeated violations of court orders, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork ...
Controversial metal recycler shut down by judge for health threats to students, nearby residents
S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co., a recycling company located in Watts that has garnered controversy due to claims of pollution ...
Judge jails recycling plant owners accused of exposing Watts students to toxic waste
The owners of S&W Atlas Iron & Metal, accused of exposing Watts high school students to toxic waste, will spend at least the ...
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Atlas Metal owners jailed, held without bail on charges tied to Watts explosion near school
Jordan High School opened in Watts in 1923. Atlas Metal opened its facility next door more than 20 years later, in 1949. Marissa Wenzke is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She has a bachelor's ...
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Owners of Watts metal recycling company jailed after pre-trial agreement violations
After Atlas Metal Company’s owners, Matthew and Gary Weisenberg, were indicted in September for mishandling hazardous waste ...
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Judge jails recycling plant owners accused of exposing Watts students to toxic waste
“Today is the first time the owners of Atlas metals have felt the consequences for their decades of damage to the Watts community," Genesis Cruz, former student of Jordan High School said in a ...