Alert Neighbors Help LAPD Arrest Burglary Suspect
From Our Area LAPD Senior Lead Officer Art Gallegos:
This morning, Tuesday, January 3rd, 2011...
Suspect was seen coming out of a house on the 800 block of N. Sierra Bonita Ave, the neighbor did not recognize him as a resident. He asked what he was doing and stated, "Your dog tried to attack me." Witness went back in the house called the police via his cell phone, causing suspect to flee on foot through the houses towards Curson Ave. Another person observed the Suspect on the roof and also calls 911, by this time the airship is above and Suspect continues running through Curson Ave to Stanley Ave where he was taken into custody without incident. He was arrested for Burglary and Receiving Stolen Property.. More to come later in the week on this...
BREAKING: LAPD Wilshire Arrest Two Suspects - 700 N. Blk Curson
LAPD Wilshire Division officers made quick work at apprehending two suspects believed to have stolen merchandise from a merchant on Melrose Avenue this evening just after sundown. The suspects fled running north on the 700 Blk of Curson avenue and ducked into the yard of a residence at 743 N. Curson then scaled a fence into the yard of the home at 745 N. Curson. The suspects were located on the property and taken into custody. Photo's below.
Melrose District To Get Neighborhood Market
Tesco, the parent company of the "Fresh and Easy" grocery chain will soon announce plans to open a "mini location" in the heart of the Melrose District.
Plans call for a "Fresh and Easy Express" to open at the southwest corner of Melrose Avenue and Gardner St, in a building that houses retail on the street level and it's own parking garage on the second floor.
Current tenant "The Coffee Bean" will be vacating it's location sometime in February sources tell us. It's not known if they will re-locate to another spot on Melrose in the same area.
Tesco recently opened it's first "Fresh and Easy Express" location to rave reviews on La Cienega Blvd and 18th street.
Neighbors in the area welcome the news citing these types of businesses that cater to the local residential area should help bolster plans for a Melrose Business Improvement District ("BID") currently in the works by area landlords.
No time frame has been given as to when this location may open as renovations are expected to take months.
Here's a picture from the La Cienega location that opened this past November..
Melrose Area Crime Blotter - More Details About Recent Area Crimes
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One Person Struck and Killed, Another Injured While Crossing Street At La Brea and Oakwood
At around 6:15am this morning (Tuesday, November 22, 2011) two persons crossing the street at La Brea and Oakwood Avenue were struck by a car.
The vehicle, a 1999 Plymouth Voyager, driven by Shmuel Gurary of Los Angeles, was traveling northbound on La Brea, when he hit the two pedestrians.
One of the victims hit by the car was an 88-year-old resident of Los Angeles, died as a result of his injuries. The other victim, identified as Samuel Jacobs, a 59 year old resident of Valley Village, California, is listed in critical condition at Cedars Sinai Hospital.
Traffic in the area was tied up for hours as L.A.P.D. West Traffic officials conducted a investigation into what exactly happened.
Rash of Street Robberies Hit Area - The Latest
From L.A.P.D. Detectives:
Three robberies along the Melrose corridor occurred during the late evening hours, between 9/12 & 9/14. On 9/11, two robberies were just west of Wilshire Area's border, but in the city of West Hollywood. This totaled 5 robberies over the course of 4 days. The suspects in each occurrence were described as 2 male African Americans, 20-25 yrs old and armed with a handgun. On 9/16/11, West Hollywood Deputies handled a robbery from Santa Monica @ Curson, which later led to an arrest.
Both Wilshire & West Hollywood detectives had been communicating about the similarities and shared info on the West Hollywood arrest. Wilshire robbery detectives believe that the suspects are responsible for all three robberies and will file charges once the 3 investigations are completed.
Most recently, on Sunday, 9/18, a street robbery, with similar suspect descriptions occurred in the 600 block of N. Hayworth. This pair of suspects are not connected to the first pair arrested by West Hollywood Sheriffs. The original pair were still in custody, concluding that the Sunday robbery was committed by another pair of robbers. That investigation is still open and Wilshire robbery detectives are searching for 2 male African Americans, 23-25 year old, 5-6 & 6-2 in height. Both with fair to light complexions. They were armed with a handgun and robbed victim of a cell phone, documents and a purse.
UPDATE:
From LAPD Detectives --"The robberies were linked to the arrest by West Hollywood Sheriffs. The cases were filed at the Beverly Hills DA's Office and the series has dried up since the arrests."
If you have any information about these crimes, please contact the L.A.P.D. Wilshire Division Detectives at (213) 922-8205
If you see a crime happening, call 9-1-1.
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