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LA Wounded: Burnt Man in Dumpster, Deadly Crash, Puppy Beaten

July 9th, 2008 Written by: Mali· No Comments

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  • Burnt body found in dumpster in Norwalk -  A man’s burned body was discovered inside a dumpster in Norwalk today at the 14400 block of Corby Ave near Lindale St. Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames, where they discovered the body inside the Dumpster. “Anytime there is a dead body found, especially dumped and set on fire, there are going to be strong suspicions of foul play.” The victim has not be identified yet.
  • 25-year-old man fatally shot in car -  Joshua Ford, a 25-year-old handyman was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon while sitting inside his car in Compton. The man, identified by his family, was in a parked car outside his home in the 1400 block of North Rose Avenue when a silver Mercedes-Benz pulled up next to him and a passenger got out, approached Ford, and shot him multiple times. The gunman then got back into the Mercedes, which was driven by a woman, and sped off heading east. The shooting took place shortly after 3:30 p.m. Ford was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  • Man and officer killed in car crash - Two people, including off-duty Los Angeles County Police Lt. Gilbert Valderrama, 55, were killed in a crash involving two vehicles, on the 60 Freeway. Allegedly Valderrama’s SUV slammed into a disabled minivan at approximately 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, ejecting him out of the car and killing an 18-year-old who had gotten out of the stalled van. Porter says Valderrama and the teen were pronounced dead at the scene.

  • Second missing San Dimas girl found safe - The older of two girls who disappeared from their San Dimas foster home has been found safe at a Greyhound bus station in Chattanooga, Tenn. Estephanie Flores, 12, was taken into protective custody. Estephanie and Robin Lemus, 8, had left their foster home, taking her foster family’s 1998 Lexus ES300, and met with Estephanie’s biological mother, Iris Zavala.  Zavala, has been taken into custody and is awaiting extradition back to California where she may face charges of child abduction, kidnapping, child abandonment and child endangerment.
  • Puppy survives beating, offender sought - A $4,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the man who savagely beat a puppy at the Mexican border. The 3 month old terrier mix, called Spirit, is recovering after being rescued.  X-rays show the puppy suffered multiple fractures to her right back leg. Surveillance cameras captured an unidentified man throwing the puppy over a fence into the U.S. from Mexico about a half mile east of the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Authorities say the man then jumped over the fence and was seen beating and suffocating the animal.
  • adkins08-07-0872-year old with Alhemiers still missing - Police Wednesday released a photo of a missing 72-year-old South Los Angeles woman, Jo Ella Adkins (featured right) who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. She was last seen Sunday in the 6000 block of South Wilton Place. Adkins is black, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 145 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information please call (213) 485-5381, or the 24-hour number (877) LAWFULL.
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