A local nightclub performer suffered a critical head injury early Monday morning after he confronted vandals meddling with his vehicle. The incident occurred outside a club in the Jefferson Park area on Adams Boulevard east of La Brea Avenue around 12:30am.
Nightclub Performer Beaten By Vandals, Suffers Blunt Force Trauma To Head
Rental Car Company Employee Finds Dead, Half-Naked Woman in Backseat of Abandoned Rental Car
A rental car company received a sketchy, anonymous tip that one of their cars was abandoned in an alley early this morning. The employee responded and found a dead woman in the backseat of one of their cars with her pants pulled down.
Drive-By Shooting Victim Drives Herself to Hospital
A 26-year-old woman was wounded in a drive by shooting that took place over night in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, reports KTLA. The victim was shot in the head as she sat in her car while "a suspected gang member fired multiple rounds at a rival driving a passing car." After being shot, the woman managed to drive herself to the nearest hospital, where she is now listed in stable condition.
At Least 9 DUI Checkpoints this Holiday Weekend in L.A. [Updated]
[Update: 9th location announced for Saturday in Reseda. Added to list below.]
Police Need Help in Fatal Jefferson Park Hit & Run
Yesterday morning at 2 a.m., 46-year-old Sheila Tudmon was in the street, presumably crossing, when she was struck by a black SUV that left the scene without rendering aid. She was later transported to the hospital where she died. The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Tudmon Street, near Arlington Avenue and 37th Street. Detectives need help on this one, more info is below:
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