ALTADENA — An off-duty sheriff’s deputy and his brother escaped injury
early Saturday after they were attacked in a car-to-car shooting,
officials said.
The shooting took place about 3:40 a.m. as the deputy was driving his
personal vehicle in the area of Lincoln Avenue and Harriet Street, with
his brother riding in the front passenger seat, Los Angeles County
sheriff’s Sgt. Cynthia Gonzalez said.
“A dark-colored Lexus sedan pulled alongside the driver’s side of the
deputy’s vehicle and a passenger from the suspect vehicle fired three
rounds from a handgun at the deputy’s vehicle before speeding away,”
Gonzalez said.
One bullet struck the deputy’s car, she said, however neither he nor his brother were hurt.
Fellow deputies searched the area but did not find the attackers.
A motive in the shooting was unclear, Gonzalez said, and no further details were available.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the sheriff’s Altadena
Station at 626-798-1131. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by
contacting L.A. Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
REMEMBER THAT MAN FOUND BURNING IN ALTADENA 4/26/12?, LINKS TO INSURANCE SCAMS POSSIBLE!
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04/26/2012 12:21:22 AM PDT
Zinn had no listed address and was likely homeless, Los Angeles County coroner's Lt. Fred Corral said.
He also may have set fires in connection with insurance scams, according to an anonymous source who contacted the Pasadena Star-News two days after Zinn's body was found. The identification corroborates the source's information.
"That is why his hands were tied, so he couldn't put the flames out," the source said.
Zinn's body was found by a passer-by about 6 a.m. that Sunday, and witnesses reported seeing rope tied around his hands and feet.
A coroner's report based on an April 18 autopsy confirmed Zinn's feet were bound, and a ligature was found on one wrist.
Investigators still don't know Zinn's cause of death or whether he was alive when he was set on fire, Corral said. More information is expected in 8 to 10 weeks when the results of additional tests are completed.
Homicide investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department have released little information since the body was found, and a detective didn't return calls Wednesday.
The slaying wasn't gang- related, the source added.
Zinn had been arrested on March 20 by the Los Angeles Police Department on a downtown felony, according to the Sheriff's Department's
inmate website, which lists his first name as "Emmett." Zinn was released March 28.
Zinn's last known address was in Pasadena, at the home of his now-deceased mother, Cora Beasley.
They previously lived in Riverside, and Zinn had traveled throughout the country, according to the source.
The Riverside homeowner who bought Beasley's house said Zinn still receives mail there, mostly from lawyers, and sheriff's deputies had been there last week seeking information about Zinn.
Staff Writer Lauren Gold contributed to this story.
james.figueroa@sgvn.com
626-578-6300 ext. 4475
Monday, January 3, 2011
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