Christine Pelisek

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 223, Man Found on Valley Street

Christine PelisekSeptember 4, 2009

Around 2:10 a.m. September 3, Los Angeles County Sheriff Department deputies, who were driving through the city of Los Angeles, found a man who was "down and unconscious" on the corner of Jardine Avenue and Foothill Boulevard. A rescue ambulance was called to the scene but paramedics could not save......

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide Nos. 221 & 222, Two Women Stabbed in North Hollywood

Christine PelisekSeptember 2, 2009

The Los Angeles Police Department is reporting that two women in their 20s were found dead today at a vacant house in North Hollywood. Their throats had been slashed. A third woman, who was described to be in her 40s, was taken to the hospital with apparent knife wounds. View......

Andrew Adelman's Building & Safety Mess

Christine PelisekSeptember 2, 2009

The Department of Building and Safety’s headquarters is a 15-story twin tower on Figueroa Street downtown that it shares with the Los Angeles District Attorney...

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 220, Man Dies in Gang-Related Shooting

Christine PelisekSeptember 2, 2009

A Hispanic male was found dead on the street August 24. Officers responding to a radio call of "shots fired" found 29-year-old Juan Velasquez in the 2600 block of West Third Street at 11:55 p.m. View Larger Map Police believe the shooting was gang-related. Anyone with information should call Rampart......

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 219, Man Shot in South Los Angeles

Christine PelisekSeptember 2, 2009

An Hispanic male was shot multiple times while hanging out with friends in South Los Angeles August 31. Antonio Vargas, 30, managed to walk a short distance before he collapsed in the 4400 block of South Harvard Boulevard, near West Vernon Avenue. View Larger Map He was transported to a......

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 218, Man Stabbed in Rampart Area

Christine PelisekSeptember 1, 2009

Police officers responded to a call about a woman screaming on August 28. When they arrived at the apartment in the 900 block of North Mariposa Avenue just before 8 p.m., they found 24-year-old Guadalupe Carrillo. View Larger Map Carillo had been stabbed multiple times in the upper torso and......

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Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 217, Man Killed in Neighborhood Dispute in South Los Angeles

Christine PelisekSeptember 1, 2009

A 22-year-old man was shot to death August 26 after a neighborhood dispute in South Los Angeles. View Larger Map According to police reports, Ronnie Knighten Jr. and two of his friends were shot after getting into an argument with a group of men outside an apartment complex on 95th......

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 216, Hawthorne Man Gunned Down After Church

Christine PelisekAugust 31, 2009

A Hawthorne man who attended a church service with his niece was shot after he drove her home and visited with family on August 30. View Larger MapPuncho Eteuati, 32, was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of Ronan Avenue, talking to members of his family, when the......

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 215, Man Kills Wife, Flees

Christine PelisekAugust 31, 2009

A 36-year-old Los Angeles woman was shot to death during an argument with her husband August 28 in the West Adams area. Xiomara Lopez's 11-year-old son was also shot during the 11:55 p.m. attack at their home in the 2900 block of Kenwood Avenue, but is expected to survive. According......

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 214, Man Found Shot in Car in South Los Angeles

Christine PelisekAugust 28, 2009

A 39-year-old Hispanic man was found dead in his car August 24. South Los Angeles residents called police after they heard shots around 11:30 on Monday night in the 9500 block of Bandera Street. View Larger Map When patrol officers arrived they found Efrain Olmos in the driver's seat of......

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Culture

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Cannabis

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Christine Pelisek

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 223, Man Found on Valley Street

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide Nos. 221 & 222, Two Women Stabbed in North Hollywood

Andrew Adelman's Building & Safety Mess

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 220, Man Dies in Gang-Related Shooting

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 219, Man Shot in South Los Angeles

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 218, Man Stabbed in Rampart Area

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 217, Man Killed in Neighborhood Dispute in South Los Angeles

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 216, Hawthorne Man Gunned Down After Church

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 215, Man Kills Wife, Flees

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 214, Man Found Shot in Car in South Los Angeles

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