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-Ellie-
Fire burns through vacant medical building downtown
Shortly after 2:15 am in the early morning hours of Monday, a building fire was reported at 1848 S Main St, later changed to E Washington Blvd & S Main St. Local video footage shows flames burning through a series of buildings, one of which was later reported to be a former clinic.
Massive commercial building fire in Hollywood
Saturday at 11 pm firefighters received an unconfirmed report of a growing structure fire at N Western Ave & Melrose Ave in Hollywood. The address was later changed to 5035 Melrose Ave. According to Yelp, this is King Market grocery store.
Second fire engulfs home in Arlington Heights
Shortly after 6 am on Friday firefighters responded to a structure fire at 1537 S Wilton Pl. Firefighters advised that heavy smoke was showing from the rear of a two-story house. The two-story house was recently the scene of a previous fire.
Two people assaulted with bear spray in the Tenderloin
At approximately 8 am an incident involving an assault was reported at 180 Jones Street on the southeast corner. The corner doesn’t appear to have any cameras. Police responded and confirmed that a man had sprayed two people with bear spray.
Jogger shot in thigh near Bayview park
At 6 pm Wednesday a shooting incident was reported at Jamestown Ave & Harney Way near Bayview Park. Minutes later, officers arrived on the scene of a shooting, where a man was shot once in the thigh. According to locals, the man looked like a jogger. He was wearing track shoes and shorts and appeared to be on his way through the area.
Armed standoff shuts down freeway
Traffic jam on road (not US-101)Iwona Castiello d'Antonio/Unsplash. At 10 am on Wednesday multiple Emergency Medical Services vehicles arrived at a scene on the US-101 N (originally reported as US-101 S) freeway and Haskell where a man was barricaded in a car and was "combative" according to reports.
Three-alarm warehouse fire in Huntington Park
Shortly before 9 pm on Monday a warehouse fire was reported at Salt Lake Ave and Gage Ave in Huntington Park. Citizen app user video showed a large amount of smoke in the area and emergency units on the scene. A heavy presence of emergency vehicles arrived on the scene minutes later.
Audi stolen in armed carjacking at O’Reilly Auto Parts on Broadway
Car mechanic with sleeve tattoosErik Mclean/Unsplash. On Sunday at 4:30 pm an armed robbery was reported at 4400 Broadway, the location of the O’Reilly Auto Parts store up the street from Fenton’s and other well-trafficked areas.
Vehicle fire near YMCA in the Tenderloin deemed suspicious by fire department
Shortly after 7 am on Memorial Day a tent fire was reported at Eddy Street and Leavenworth Street in the Tenderloin. This address was later changed to Turk Street and Leavenworth Street, then Golden Gate Avenue and Leavenworth Street as the incidents of fires increased.
Two people shot in Marin City, originally reported as Sausalito
After 6 pm on Sunday a shooting was reported in Marin City near Sausalito on Cole Drive and Drake Avenue. Two people were struck by gunfire according to police. Emergency Medical Services reports a man struck by gunfire at least five times was being transported to a local hospital.
Ten people injured in Metrolink train-vehicle collision
Shortly after 11 am on Friday a vehicle crash with possible injuries was reported at San Fernando Rd & Paxton St. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a train and car had collided. There were no passengers in the vehicle, which is pretty odd, but we’ll leave our comments out of this.
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SF Bay Area (formerly OC) writer, mindfulness educator, and life coach. Passionate about public safety. Big fan of improv, funny lawn ornaments, and truthiness. IG: @bigsisterco | https://bigsister.co
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