Entries from LAist tagged with 'fight'
October 1, 2008
Not cool. The LAPD is asking the public's help in identifying the man in the blue polo shirt who repeatedly punched a 16-year-old girl in the face at a McDonalds near Crenshaw and Florence in South LA back on on the morning of September 14. The man budged two girls in line prompting the teenage girl who was related to the other girls to confront the man. An argument erupted and when the girl cursed......
Continue Reading "Video of Man Punching Teen Girl at McDonalds"September 4, 2008
How the hell did a fight break out last night after Three 6 Mafia's show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood? The brawl led to the crowd fleeing the building with one woman getting trampled. Have you been to this venue? Going through their security is tougher than the airport and sometimes lasts just as long. A woman was trampled and hospitalized for a leg injury, possibly a fracture, when the fight broke......
Continue Reading "Fight Breaks Out at House of Blues, Woman Trampled "August 22, 2008
Not a lot of people showed up to "No War on Iran" protest earlier this month on Saturday, August 3rd. Apparently, word didn't get around activist groups e-mail lists and only a small gathering of people showed up to Pershing Square that afternoon. One LAist commenter, jrb, was there and helps put a story to LAist Photographer Tom Andrews' photos. "There was the usual speeches and such. Then about 20-30 pro war on Iran people......
Continue Reading "Iranian Protestors Clash at Pershing Square"August 3, 2008
A fight on an Orange Line bus yesterday evening continued on after six involved people got off at the Valley College station at Burbank Blvd. and Fulton Ave. One person was shot, another was beaten and three others were taken into custody. The two injured men were reported to be in fair condition according to the Daily News.......
Continue Reading "Fight on Orange Line Leads to Gun Shot Wound"July 22, 2008
Police were called to the 14th floor of Long Beach's city hall last week when what appears to be a verbal incident occurred between a couple and a staff member, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Both in the midst of filing for divorce, Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal and her husband, Superior Court Judge Daniel Lowenthal, got into an argument and a council staff person was reportedly involved. And if the family matters could not get......
Continue Reading "Family Domestic at Long Beach City Hall"June 26, 2008
New footage has been released of one of the weekend's brawls at Paradise Cove in Malibu, this one shot by a mother who was there with her son. This particular scene proves some of the beach goers were acting just as bad as the paparazzi. Funny Moment: Zuma Dogg being quickly dragged off screen at the beginning of this report. Previously: Surfers Vs. Paparazzi: How Malibu Wants Handle It......
Continue Reading "Midnight Movie: New Paparazzi vs. Surfers Footage"June 24, 2008
Photo by Happy Birthday to Joe Shlabotnik! via Flickr Two brawls between surfers and paparazzi over the weekend are leading Malibu officials to look more closely into the law regarding 1st amendment rights. "The city of Malibu will do all it legally can to protect and preserve the natural beauty and tranquillity of our town," Malibu Mayor Pamela Conley Ulich said in a statement, per the LA Times. Last month, the Times reported that......
Continue Reading "Surfers Vs. Paparazzi: How Malibu Wants Handle It"June 9, 2008
"The Lakers just stunk. They trailed by as much as 24 points in the fourth quarter but managed to get within four points in the final seconds of the game," said LAist Sports Editor Jimmy Bramlett in LAst Night's Action. However, "at least Lakers fans were able to deliver the beat down that there team couldn't," a post at FanIQ notes. "Some Celtics fan showed up at the Staples Center in a jersey and......
Continue Reading "Video of the Day: Brawl Breaks Out at Staples Center"May 11, 2008
Photo by Daniella Zalcman via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Maybe actor Dennis Farina was taking his former role as an L&O detective too seriously when he packed his suitcase and headed to LAX this morning. Authorities arrested Farina on charges of carrying a concealed weapon when a .22 caliber handgun was found in his carryon. Homicide detectives are working on the case of an infant found dead inside a Lancaster home......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: It's Never Too Late to Call Your Mom"April 14, 2008
Photo by hinducow via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Looks like the Hollywood sex tape predates YouTube and Betamax by a landslide. A sex tape featuring late film icon Marilyn Monroe--on 16mm film--sold for $1.5 million to a NY businessman. Did you check out the Songkran fest yesterday in Thai Town? Did you ride the Red Line? Did you wonder why the hell the MTA only put in two ticket vending machines......
Continue Reading "Extra, Extra: Ticket to Ride"March 18, 2008
An afternoon bar fight yesterday in Orange County's city of Cypress left a man in critical condition and on life support. Steven Keith Toole, 45, was hit in the head with a pool cue, knocked unconscious and found to be not breathing when first responders came to the bar. Police arrested a bar regular, Richard Lee Thompson, 46, who after the fight left in his vehicle to his Lakewood home where police convinced him over......
Continue Reading "St. Patty's Day Bar Fight; Pool Cues Are Dangerous"October 3, 2007
Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas....
Continue Reading "Let's Get Ready to Rumble"