Crime & Safety
Poll: 4 Arrested After Fight at Dodger Stadium
Like the beating of Bryan Stow, this incident took place in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a game. It's raising questions again about the best ways to protect fans at pro stadiums.

Four men are in custody following a fight in Sunday that sent two briefly to the hospital.
Bail was set at $30,000 for each of the four, identified as Arthur Morales, 30, of Monrovia; Alan Trujillo, 29, of Los Angeles; Ulisis Briceno, 26, of Los Angeles; and Alejandro Briceno, 29, of La Crescenta.
Police say a traffic accident between a Toyota Camry and a Chevy Impala sparked the fight in a parking lot after the Dodgers beat the Cardinals.
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"They held the victim down on the ground and ... the fourth one kicked and punched him in the head," LAPD Cmdr. Andy Smith told the Los Angeles Times.
The victim's pregnant girlfriend who watched from a car was taken to County Music Medical Center Sunday for possible shock.
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The man was also brought to the hospital, though he suffered just cuts and bruises. They were both later released.
The Dodgers noted in a statement that both LAPD officers and stadium security were on the scene within minutes, "preventing the situation from escalating further."
The Los Angeles Times says a witness flagged off-duty LAPD officers working stadium security to break up the fight.
William Murphy of the LAPD's Northeast Division, which covers Dodger Stadium, noted for the Los Angeles Times that this the first reported incident of violent crime since Opening Day.
Many thought enhanced security and new ownership would stop incidents like this one, as well as last year's Opening Day fracas that left Giants fan Bryan Stow with long-term physical and mental injuries.
But it could add impetus to local
It passed the Assembly, Thursday, by a unanimous 71-0 vote.
Gatto, who represents Silver Lake and other areas near Dodger Stadium, says having clearly displayed info around pro stadiums about how to contact private stadium security quickly could help incidents from escalating.
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