Tribune Staff: February 2009 Archives

Coroner seeks help identifying man

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The Los Angeles County Coroner is asking for the public's help identifying a body found in Sylmar last year.

The man's corpse was discovered on Oct. 13 on a hillside at Foothill Boulevard and Paxton Street near the overpass of the east-bound SR-118 freeway and the south-bound I-210 interchange, after a fire had been extinguished.  The fire was an extension of the Marek wildfire.  

He was white or Hispanic and 45 to 60 years old.  He stood about 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed approximately 100 pounds.

He may have lived in a makeshift shelter in the area. A dog was found with him. The dog had a blue collar with "WOOF" in clear stones.  

Anyone with information can contact Investigator Daniel Machian at (323) 343-0754 or the Coroner Investigations Division at (323) 343-0714.


Thieves pinching parts from cars at Mt. SAC

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Dirty, rotten thieves have been crawling underneath cars in broad daylight on the parking lots of Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut and stealing expensive parts from the exhaust systems.

Toyota trucks have been the primary target.

School officials say it takes the thieves only 2 or 3 minutes to unbolt the catalytic converters and run. The parts are desired by thieves because of the valuable metal they contain.

Anyone who sees anything funny is asked to call the college's Public Safety office at (909) 594-5611, ext. 4555.

 

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Frank Girardot
Frank Girardot, Metro Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, brings you behind the yellow tape with takes on true crime, cold cases and more. This is also your forum to discuss crime, its impact on your neighborhood and how we cover it. Have any questions or tips? You can leave a comment here or e-mail Frank.

Brian Day
Brian Day is the crime reporter for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper group.
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