Crime & Safety
Weekly Crime Report: Encino-Tarzana & Nearby Police Log
A look at a few of this week's most interesting police, fire and courtroom incidents near Encino-Tarzana.
ENCINO-TARZANA, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the Encino-Tarzana area this week.
LA Student's Arrest For Putting Feet On Subway Seat Stirs Outrage
The LAPD is investigating an officer for dragging a teen off a train and arresting her. Video of the incident triggered widespread backlash.
Studio City Schoolgirl's False Kidnapping Tale Triggers Lockdown
A an eight-year-old girl told authorities a man tried to kidnap her, prompting a lockdown at Carpenter Community Charter School.
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Homicide Investigation Triggers 101 SigAlert
The SigAlert was issued around noon Tuesday after a body was found near the Sunset Boulevard offramp.
Fire Explodes In LA Garage
The fire happened in the 4600 block of Cleland Avenue.
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Two Arrested In Macy's Takeover Robbery, 1 Suspect At Large
Police arrested two men suspected of pointing a gun at customers while robbing the Macy's at the at Westfield Fashion Square.
Police Catch Break In Northridge Murder Investigation
Police arrested a woman suspected of of being an accessory to the New Year's eve shooting death of a man waiting outside a KFC in Northridge
LA Man Admits To Smuggling King Cobras Mailed In Chip Canisters
A Los Angeles man will go to federal prison for smuggling live king cobras through the mail in potato chip canisters.
Do You Recognize This Northridge Murder Suspect?
Police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of gunning down Jorge Reyes, Jr., 23, outside a Northridge KFC on New Year's Eve.
3 Injured In Woodman Avenue Crash
Firefighters freed a man trapped in the wreckage of a crash that injured three people on North Woodman Avenue near North Hollywood.
Driver In Freakish North Hollywood Hit & Run Fatality Pleas
A driver, who killed a man who had just been thrown out of a North Hollywood bar into the street, pleaded no contest to hit-and-run.
North Hollywood Bouncer Sentenced In Ejection Tragedy
A North Hollywood bouncer who punched a man into the street where he was killed by a hit and run driver was sentenced to jail this week.
Man Shot In Parking Lot Of Laurel Canyon 7-Eleven
A man in his 20s has been hospitalized with a gunshot wound he received in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store on Laurel Canyon.
Hollywood Homicide: Body Found Near 101 Freeway Offramp
Police are investigating the death of a man found with a head wound near the Hollywood (101) Freeway Sunset Boulevard offramp.
Man Who Strangled Actress Sentenced To Prison
A man who strangled an aspiring actress and dumped her body in a trash bin pleaded no contest to second-degree murder.
Leak Forces Delta Plane To Make Emergency Landing At LAX
A Delta passenger jet was forced to return to LAX shortly after take off due to a hydraulic leak.
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