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Stock duck photo | Photo by Synapped via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A family of ducks attemping to cross the southbound lanes of the 405 Freeway caused some traffic around Sunset Boulevard. Based on caller logs, here's what happened. At 8:27 a.m., a caller notified the California Highway Patrol of the family on the right side of the freeway. Three minutes later, someone tried to slow down traffic by using their hazard lights...

Photo by GarySe7en via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr More than 50 vehicles in San Bernardino and Riverside counties have been hit by projectiles over the past several weeks, according to the LA Times. The California Highway Patrol believe that BBs or pellets are the objects that have shattered windows of many rattled drivers. Luckily no one has been hurt and mostly back windows have been shot out. With no one type of vehicle...

A small earthquake, described by some as a "quick jolt," occurred just a few miles off shore of the South Bay this morning. The 3.6 magnitude shaker struck at 2:17 a.m. 3 miles from Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, according to the USGS. It only took a few minutes before a 1,000 tweets blew by. "Nothing like going to bed and having mother nature rock you to sleep with an earthquake," said softpipes. Up...

A 54-year-old man was found dead inside his car parked on a Mid-City street early Sunday morning, police have announced. At around 5:35 a.m., police responded to a call on the 2100 block of South 2nd Avenue where Otto Paiz was found dead by a young woman. No motive is known at this time, but Paiz was found sitting in the passenger seat with a gunshot wound....

Downtown L.A. | Photo by Melissa Acedera via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr DASH fares will double in 2011 to 50-cents. On August 1st, they'll go up to 35-cents afterthe L.A. City Council today agreed to raise them and other fares for transit services offered by the city. More speed limit increases on L.A. streets are coming. With bicycle theft on the rise, the LAPD has tips on protecting the mode of transportation. A...

For the second week in a row, the LAPD is holding a DUI and drivers license checkpoint in Studio City near Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Ventura Boulevard from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. The North Hollywood Division, which includes Studio City, has "endured 89 driving under the influence-related and 504 hit and run traffic collisions," according to the LAPD....

Okay, now for round three. Former NASCAR Driver Jimmy Neal, released form jail last night, was arrested today for possession of methamphetamine, says TMZ and KTLA. Earlier this week he was arrested for attempted rape, just hours after being released from jail for a 50-mile car chase in Orange County -- the one that went up to speeds of 140 mph in May. Neal raced 20 years ago at the Ascot Park track in...

A freeway shooting in Orange County this morning might have been triggered by some road rage, police tell the LA Times. Around 5:37 a.m. at the Penn Way 5 freeway on-ramp in Santa Ana, the suspect was apparently angered that a car was in front of him, so he rolled down the window and fired, hitting the other driver in the arm. The suspect got away and the victim was taken to the hospital...

With more than 20 confirmed sightings of sharks breaching at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades last Summer, this year might be no different. A local surfer spoke to KTLA last night saying that he's spotted a dozen shark breaches last week at Will Rogers Beach, even catching a few on videotape (watch the video here). At least one of those has been confirmed as a Great White by expert Ralph Collier at the local...

Photo by mares8 via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A L.A. Superior Court judge today said Los Angeles city officials can go ahead with its medical marijuana ordinance, which goes into effect Monday, meaning over 400 dispensaries will have to soon close, says the LA Times. Advocates who wanted a temporary restraining order on the ordinance said closing down locations would mean limited access to their medicine. But James Chalfant said over 100 of...

Washington Mutual is no more, but amazing sunsets continue | Photo by j.r.mchale via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A group of people protesting Arizona's immigration law chained themselves to a federal detention center in Orange County today. KROQ is helping out a victim of a hit and run that has changed her life since. One Echo Park dweller is using their home to celebrate the Lakers. Go, L.A! Want to buy a burned...

Last weekend, a clerk was shot at Trader Joe's in Eagle Rock. Now we're hearing of yet another grocery store incident from back on May 23rd. The Beverly Hills Courier reported that a North Hollywood man took a large knife, perhaps a machete, and "inflicted several wounds" on another man in the parking garage. Gustavo Menjivar-Gutierrez, 32, fled but was later arrested. He apparently had an on-going dispute with the victim, described as a...