Detectives are investigating a rash of five home burglaries in six days in the San Fernando Valley, police said, including one incident where a burglar assaulted a resident.
Detective inspector Andy Griffin stated, 'I believe this woman's account of events, as well as the video she captured, will provide vital evidence.' He emphasized the urgency of speaking to her.
Officers received a report Monday night that, on a previous day, a second grade student at Mark G. Hoyle Elementary School may have brought a gun to school and showed it to at least two other students.
Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams expressed condolences, stating, 'My thoughts remain with the victim's family and loved ones, as well as those in the community who have been affected by this incident.'
According to police, the incident occurred just before 6 a.m. at a garage on West 43rd Street near the West Side Highway. Four men entered the garage around 5:45 a.m. and attempted to steal several luxury cars, including a blue McLaren sports car and a black Mercedes‑Benz G‑Wagon.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Threat Management Unit is working with the Santa Monica Police Department to investigate this incident. To protect the integrity of the open and ongoing investigation, no further comment will be provided at this time.
The 51-year-old driver was on break at around 1:30 a.m. March 23 when the strangers approached his Toyota Highlander SUV on Second Avenue near East 3rd Street and asked for a lift.
Dawber noticed 17 pallets of golfing equipment, stolen three weeks prior, worth about 1 million. He also found 18 pallets of Asics trainers stolen three years earlier.
Fetzer said that, early on in the incident, he sprayed water at one of the cars in frustration but didn't expect the reaction he got. He described how the cars swerved at them, honked, and put the cyclists' lives in danger.
Police have questioned a man over allegations of human trafficking and facilitating rape in connection with the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. The suspect, who is in his 60s, was interviewed under caution this month after 154 people came forward to report allegations of sexual abuse by Al Fayed.
A gangland enforcer, previously suspected of killing a man, is now being questioned regarding the attempted murder of Alexis Lee Campion, who was set on fire.