Suspect wanted for assaulting five people
Jermaine Moran
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Police today circulated a photo of a man wanted for allegedly assaulting five people in the Civic Center area of downtown Los Angeles.
Jermaine Moran allegedly slapped, punched or pushed the victims—a man and four women—in separate incidents between Jan. 3 and Thursday night, said Los Angeles police Lt. Paul Vernon. Three of the incidents occurred at First and Main streets.
Moran's photo was taken about 8 a.m. on Thursday in the City Hall Mall by a security officer who saw him walking in the area. The latest attack occurred late Thursday afternoon near First and Main streets, Vernon said.
Anyone seeing Moran was urged to call Crime Stoppers, (800) 222-TIPS.
SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A 41-year-old man who ran a former girlfriend off the road then followed her to a gas station to finish the fight is at large today, and sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help piecing together the details of the incident.
The assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats occurred around 4:30 p.m. Sept. 7 on Sierra Highway, said Sgt. Darren Harris of the Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s station.
When the much-anticipated opening of Phase 1 of the Exposition Light Rail Line occurs on Saturday, patrons will experience a fast, convenient and comfortable ride from downtown Los Angeles to Culver City, and vice versa, without the dreaded inconvenience of Los Angeles transportation—traffic.
Whether the destination is Downtown, the Staples Center, the University of Southern California, the County Natural History Museum, or the Crenshaw District, the Exposition Rail Line will put you right in the mix.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Members of various civil-rights and community groups plan to hold a rally and march in downtown Los Angeles today demanding justice for Trayvon Martin, who was fatally shot in Florida by a neighborhood watch captain who has not been arrested.
Marchers will gather at 4 p.m. at Pershing Square, at Fifth and Hill streets, and begin walking to City Hall at 6 p.m. for a rally on the west side of the building at First and Spring streets, according to the ANSWER Los Angeles Coalition.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Police shot and killed a suspect who was firing at vehicles in Hollywood, and at least one other person was wounded.
Officers were sent to the area of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street about 10:20 a.m., said Los Angeles Police Officer Cleon Joseph of the Media Relations office. The suspect, who was not immediately identified, died at the scene.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Police officers in riot helmets arrested 292 people today and, in a mostly peaceful operation, dismantled the tent city that sprang up Oct. 1 outside Los Angeles City Hall as a western outpost of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The park where the encampment was set up was fully cleared by 5:10 a.m., about five hours after the operation began, Los Angeles police Officer Cleon Joseph said.
