Crime & Safety
Murder Mystery, Fires: Police Log Hollywood, LA
A look at a few of this week's most interesting police, fire and courtroom incidents across the Hollywood area.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the Los Angeles area this week.
- West Hollywood Woman Found Dead In Car
The vehicle was parked on Wilshire Boulevard, near Stanley Drive in Beverly Hills, police said. - Woman Found Dead In Beverly Hills Identified
Lauren Michelle Cohn, of West Hollywood, was found dead on Willshire Boulevard. - CHP Officer Charged With Distributing Child Porn
A California Highway Patrol officers is suspected of sharing pictures of child pornography on social media - Fire Damages Hollywood Medical Building
Crews were able to contain the blaze to a one-story medical office building on Vermont Avenue in Hollywood - 10/110 Freeway Transition Flooded With Oil From Overturned Freeway
A SigAlert was issued overnight along the busy transition from the Santa Monica (10) Freeway to the Harbor (110) Freeway. - Jogger Escapes Rapist In San Fernando Valley
Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a sexual predator who attempted to rape a woman in Van Nuys Thursday. - 2 Fires Break Out Near Dodgers Stadium During World Series
A brush fire and a house fire broke out near Dodger Stadium during the World Series, but crowds were not threatened - Brother Of Vegas Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Child Porn Trove
Bruce Paddock, a North Hollywood transient and brother of the nation's worst mass murderer, pleaded not guilty to possessing child porn. - 2-Acre Brush Fire Burns Near Hansen Dam
Los Angeles firefighters are battling a brush fire near Hansen Dam. - High-Speed Chase Heads Up The 405 Freeway
The California Highway Patrol chased a suspect speeding at 100 mph across multiple Los Angeles Freeways Monday - Bomb Squad Investigates Package On Ventura Blvd. In Sherman Oaks
The Los Angeles Police Department investigated the packaged and deemed it safe. - Man Killed In Highland Park Hit & Run
A man in his 70s was struck by a an SUV and killed in Highland Park. The suspected hit and run driver was quickly arrested. - 2 Cats Killed In Encino House Fire
A one-story home in Encino was engulfed in flames Tuesday evening, killing two pets. - Young Woman Shot In Reseda Murder Mystery
Police are seeking answers for the mysterious shooting death of a 24-year-old woman in Reseda. - 405 Freeway Body Shuts Down La Cienega Ramp
Police are investigating the discovery of a body near the La Cienega Boulevard onramp to the San Diego (405) Freeway: BREAKING - Evacuations At LAX After Suspicious Item Found
Passengers and workers were evacuated Monday from the busy airport. - Man Killed In Lincoln Heights Shooting
Police said the victim was approached by three men and shot by one.
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