This Week In Crime: North Hollywood & Nearby Police Log

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the North Hollywood area this week. Here's the roundup:

• Family Frantically Searches For Missing Tourist In Sun Valley
  Vincent Tyler Marcelo Babudro, a 21-year-old from Minnesota, went missing while visiting his aunt the Los Angeles area.
• Woman Arrested In North Hollywood Arson Fires
  A 35-year-old woman suspected of lighting several trees on fire and damaging nearby vehicles in North Hollywood is in custody.
• Chatsworth Hit & Run Victim Identified
  A 66-year-old man was struck and left for dead in Chatsworth Tuesday.
• Pedestrian Killed In Chatsworth Hit And Run
  A 66-year-old Chatsworth man was killed while crossing Lassen Street and police are looking for the driver of a black Kia Optima.
• Escaped Inmate Caught In San Fernando Valley Motel
  An inmate firefighter, who escaped while battling Orange County's Canyon 2 Fire last month, was arrested in a San Fernando Valley motel.
• Man Escapes Psychiatric Ward In Stolen Sheriff's Patrol Car
  Police shot and apprehended a man who led them on a chase through Northridge in a stolen sheriff's department patrol car.
• Yasiel Puig's Encino Home Burglarized During World Series Game 7
  During the Dodgers' bitter game 7 loss, Yasiel Puig's Encino home was burglarized. His home was burglarized during spring training, too.
• Body Found In Sherman Oaks
  A body was found in a homeless encampment near the San Diego (405) Freeway.
• Body Found Near 405 Freeway In The Valley
  A body was found in a homeless encampment near the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Valley Wednesday.
• Man Killed In Valley Glen, Shooter Gets Away
  Police are looking for the shooter who killed a man outside his home in Valley Glen Sunday.

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