Drivers Hold Nearly 2-Hour Standoff Over Parking Spot In Koreatown
An intense standoff over a parking spot in Koreatown Wednesday night that lasted for more than an hour was caught on camera.
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An intense standoff over a parking spot in Koreatown Wednesday night that lasted for more than an hour was caught on camera.
The explosion caused a fire that was contained to one apartment in the 800 block of South Ardmore Avenue in Koreatown.
A man was shot in the head. Following the shooting, an LAPD patrol car which was helping to block traffic was struck by another vehicle in an unrelated accident.
A man who police say may have been considering harming himself climbed atop a crane at a construction site in Koreatown Monday.
"Our community, we're strong and we're united, and we're not afraid of anyone tearing us down," said Jarin Islam, a member of the Islamic Center of Southern California.
A man riding his bicycle was struck by a car and thrown several feet away in the 600 block of Catalina Street in Koreatown.
Police used a drone to help arrest an armed robbery suspect after a more than nine-hour standoff.
After being shot, the man ran into the Liquor & Food Mart, 4655 Beverly Blvd., to get help. The employees inside the store called 911, but the man died after being taken to a hospital.
A robbery suspect was arrested Wednesday following an hours-long standoff in Koreatown.
Initial reports were that some of the patients were trapped and had to be extricated from their vehicles.
Power is estimated to be restored by 8 p.m. in the area surrounding 1st and Vermont.
The community meeting comes days after the district's decision to remove a mural depicting actress Ava Gardner that some considered offensive.
The fire was put out in about half an hour, but one man was taken to the hospital from the burned apartment in grave condition.
The shooting occurred in a waiting room. One of the victims may have been a security guard.
The explosion occurred in two underground electrical vaults. The explosion did not spark a fire.
A car break-in was especially devastating for Elina Radulescu of Encino and Ericka So of Sacramento. They both had hired Park to shoot and edit videos of their weddings, and he says he didn't have a chance to back up the video before his laptop and SD cards were stolen.
Police estimated that in all the burglaries, Marcelino Lope, 54, stole about $200,000 worth of cash, jewelry and property.
The incident happened Sunday at the Rodeo Galleria in Koreatown.
Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposal to build a homeless shelter in Koreatown has sparked massive protests over the past several months.
"Oh my God, we are driving past homeless people, and we're not seeing them! When that happens, that is the end of our humanity," L.A. City Council President Herb Wesson told a packed house at Friday's meeting.
The fire broke out before 2:50 a.m. in the back office of Kokio Chicken, 3977 W. 6th St., according to firefighters. Flames flared up when part of the building was ventilated and spread into the attic and JAM, the karaoke bar next door.
Thousands gathered in Koreatown late into the night Tuesday to vote on whether to split the historic neighborhood in two, thereby giving Little Bangladesh its own neighborhood designation.
Activists flooded into the streets of Koreatown to protest a proposed homeless shelter. Cristy Fajardo reports.
Drivers took to Crenshaw and Olympic boulevards shortly before 12 a.m. to perform donuts and spin-outs in the middle of the street.
The temporary shelter is one of two dozen proposed by Mayor Garcetti that would go up across the city.
