by Los Angeles on February 28, 2010
A 39-year-old man suspected of shooting his girlfriend was taken into custody Sunday after barricading himself inside a Tarzana apartment complex for 10 hours, authorities said.
Los Angeles police officers responded to an apparent domestic violence incident about 4 a.m. in the 18500 block of Hatteras Street and found a female victim with a gunshot wound, Officer Karen Rayner said. The officers were fired upon, but no one was hit.
The woman, 40, was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was in serious condition.
The man refused to come outside, and a SWAT team was called to the scene, Rayner said. About 1 p.m., officers were considering a tactical tool such as tear gas to draw out the gunman, who had spoken with a SWAT team negotiator.
Less than an hour later, the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Officers did not fire their guns throughout the standoff.
Residents of the complex and the surrounding area who were evacuated have been allowed to return to their homes.
–Corina Knoll
by Los Angeles on February 28, 2010
Two separate high tides flooded several Orange County coastal cities Sunday morning, forcing sections of Pacific Coast Highway to close.
At about 8:30 a.m., water flooded all lanes of the highway near the main entrance to Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach Police Lt. Mike Reynolds said. Sand and ocean debris blocked the roadways and the southbound lanes were shut down.
Moments later, flooding occurred in Sunset Beach near Anderson Street, forcing that section of the highway to close. After Caltrans set up barriers to divert the water, all lanes of Pacific Coast Highway were opened except the southbound lanes from Warner Avenue to Sea Point Street in Huntington Beach. Reynolds said that area was expected to stay closed throughout the day.
In Seal Beach, lifeguard Alex Parton said the flooding didn’t stop hundreds of people from making their way to the beach, where surfers and body boarders took advantage of waves of up to 10 feet.
A high surf advisory is in effect until 9 p.m.
– Corina Knoll
