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A foot chase on Saturday ended near the intersection of Fountain and Westmoreland in East Hollywood with a suspect being fatally shot by police and an LAPD officer suffering injuries to his face from glass fragments. Responding to a report of a prowler, officers arrived at 1200 block of Westmoreland Avenue around 9:30 a.m. to investigate. Officers reportedly spotted a man fitting the description who, "began running north along Westmoreland and then turned west on Fountain Avenue," reports LA Now.

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Ian Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old Orange County man, was arrested Sunday around 2:00 a.m. on suspicion of assault after he allegedly attacked a neighbor with a "martial arts-type weapon," reports the OC Register. According to police, Quinn hit his neighbor in the face "with a bamboo stick that resembled a weapon used in 'Rambo 2,' Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Ted Boyne said." Reports indicate that the victim went to the house on the 22000...

Missing Person Gabriela Stein (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department) After excavating a body from the backyard of a suspected drug house in Lennox earlier this week, LA County Sheriff's detectives and members of the LA County Coroner's Special Operations team followed a lead back to the 4800 block of West 112th Street on Saturday where they found a second body, notes an LASD press release. The gender and identity have not been determined. An...

Utility crews worked Saturday to restore power to thousands of Edison customers who lost electricity during the last round of winter weather. Approximately 7600 homes are still without power throughout Southern California, most living along the foothills, "where the winds have been especially strong," reports ABC Local. Power lines in the Inland Empire also went down leaving residents in Highland and Fontana without power. Other outages were reported in San Bernardino, as well as...

A burning Mercedes-Benz SUV was found on a Studio City street in September 2002 with the bodies of 35-year-old Michael Tardio and 31-year-old Christopher Monson inside. Both men had been shot, reports ABC Local. Investigators believe the two were killed while attempting to "sell jewelry belonging to Tardio's girlfriend, featured in Playboy Magazine," notes ABC Local. Police hope an increased reward of $75,000 will help solve this nine-year-old case and urge anyone with information...

Since his death, Michael Jackson has earned an astounding $310 million. Unfortunately, the King of Pop was also the King of Debt as the 50-year-old megastar died more than $400 million in the hole. According to Long Beach Press-Telegram, "Michael Jackson's lavish spending habits still haunt his legacy and have required lawyers to create new deals and restructure old debts, court records show," including his interests in a music catalog featuring works by The Beatles and other top artists.

Photo credit: L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. According to the L.A. County sheriff's department, Daniel Brazelton, the army private who escaped from military custody last week in Georgia, was captured at a Daytona Beach, Florida motel on Friday, reports KTLA. Pvt. Brazelton is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Los Angeles County. While being transferred from military to civilian custody on Feb 11, Brazelton escaped and Special Victims Bureau detectives were concerned he...

Photo by Non Paratus via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A draft ordinance was released by the City Attorney's office this week that aims to protect bicyclists from being harassed simply for being bicyclists. Pending council approval, the ordinance will allow harassed, assaulted, threatened or intentionally distracted bicyclists to bring suit against a driver in civil court, reports LADOT Bike Blog. The motion to draft the anti-harassment legislation was originally introduced by Council...

Photo by Joey Maloney via Flickr, Used with permission Oreo attempted to set a Guinness World Record today for the most "Likes" to a Facebook page in 24 hours. Not to be overshadowed by a cookie no matter how delicious it may be, Lil Wayne rallied his 20 million Facebook fans to challenge Oreo, and within an hour scored nearly 200,000 "Likes" compared to Oreo's 56,615 who had a four hour head start. It's...

Photo by LA Wad via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr TMZ and Starline Tours announced today the offspring of their beautifully unholy union: a sensational new Hollywood Tour called 'Secrets and Celebrity Hot Spots.' More than a Star Map on wheels, this tourist adventure of scandal-soaked dreams promises a custom Starline bus that stops at such locations as Winona Ryder's least favorite department store, and the legendary Laugh Factory, "where 'Seinfeld' star Michael...

The judge in the preliminary hearing of the Bell corruption case ordered the husband of the star witness removed from court after "a bailiff reported seeing him signaling his wife while on the stand," reports LA Now. Lourdes Garcia, the city's director of administrative services who earned about $422,000, was testifying on Tuesday morning against eight former and current Bell officials in exchange limited immunity when the incident allegedly took place. Judge Henry J....