Crime & Safety

Crime Blotter: Week of May 6

Woman assaulted on Floristan Avenue; Yosemite Drive resident suffers puncture wounds to neck; possible hit and run on Cedaredge Avenue.

Blotter information provided by CrimeMapping.com and LAPD Northeast Community Station.

Sunday, May 6

At 11:25 a.m. on Sunday—A theft valued at $950 or below: block of 7400 N. Figueroa St.

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Tuesday, May 8

At 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday—A resident on the block of 1600 Fair Park Ave. was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman with a crowbar on Floristan Avenue nearby. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder.

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At 7 p.m. on Tuesday—Theft valued at $950 or below: block of 900 Colorado Blvd.

At 7 p.m. on Tuesday—Robbery: block of 2600 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock Plaza.

Friday, May 11

At 5 p.m. on Friday—Theft valued at $950 or below: block of 1000 Colorado Blvd.

At 6:30 p.m. on Friday—Theft valued at $950 or below from vehicle: Addison Way and Eagle Rock Boulevard crossing.

At 8 p.m. on Friday—Police responded to a call from a hospital regarding a resident on the block of 1500 Yosemite Dr. who had suffered two small puncture wounds to his neck, according to Lt. Mike Menza, watch commander at the LAPD Northeast Community Station. The victim was uncooperative and refused to provide any details about his injuries, which did not require stitches, Menza said.

Crime reported belatedly from previous weeks:

Police are investigating a possible hit and run incident at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 involving a retired man on the block of 1400 Cedaredge Ave., near Hill Drive. Click here to read details.


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