Report of gunfire in Lawndale unfounded
If you were wondering what all the commotion was last night in Lawndale, you can relax.
Sheriff's Lt. Dominic Valencia, who supevises the Lawndale Service Center, told me today that police received a 911 call about 8 p.m. of shots fired in the 16100 block of Prairie Avenue.
Lawndale's been a pretty quiet town for a long time -- I haven't written about it in ages -- so this drew quite a police response. Deputies blocked off streets thinking someone had been shot.
After investigating a bit, deputies determined the 911 caller was mentally unstable and the report was false.
No shots were fired and nobody was injured.
The caller was taken to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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