🌱 Beverly Crest Hillside Rescue + Motorcycle Vs CHP In Freeway Chase

Hey, Los Angeles! It's Saturday; today is National Unicorn Day, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Los Angeles.

The LAFD came to the rescue of a young boy who fell down a steep hillside. Also, there was a freeway chase. Finally, marriage fraudsters have court dates.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and cooler. High: 80 Low: 58.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. The LAFD assisted a five-year-old boy who fell “off of a cliff in Beverly Crest on Friday.” First responders hiked to the child’s location on the steep hillside, whom they found “conscious with unspecified injuries.” The FD used a rope system to move the boy down the hill and into a waiting ambulance. The child’s mother accompanied him to the hospital. (Mike Fisher)
2. Did you see the freeway chase on Friday morning, right around 9:20 a.m.? A motorcyclist “failed to yield in the West Los Angeles area” and the California Highway Patrol gave chase. It went on the 405, 10, and then the 5. Reaching speeds of almost 125 mph, the suspect eventually ran out of fuel and stopped at a gas station in Orange, where the CHP arrested him. (Fox)
3. A brick-and-mortar business that specialized in “marriage fraud and immigration document fraud” has been operating in the City. Operators recruited Americans, charged foreign nationals around $30,000, “staged fake wedding ceremonies,” and fabricated domestic violence allegations when the American spouse failed to cooperate. (Patch)
4. Remember last year, when a man was “arrested for his alleged role in the shooting of Lady Gaga’s dog walker and the theft of her French bulldogs?” We learned on Friday that the suspect “was mistakenly released from custody on Wednesday.” The Sheriff’s Department blames “a clerical error.” “Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 213-229-1850.” (KTLA)
5. If your car gives up the ghost during this heatwave, you don’t have to be stranded on the L.A. freeways. The Freeway Service Patrol reminded residents Friday that it is on call for “refilling radiators and taping leaky hoses,” “changing flat tires,” “jump-starting cars,” and “providing up to a gallon of fuel.” From your phone, call 511 and say “Motorist Aid.” (@LATraffic24, 2)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Family Mini Photo Sessions in Downtown LA! (9 AM)
• Tough Mudder Los Angeles at the Glen Helen Raceway (9 AM)
• The ABC’s of Probate (Webinar) (10 AM)
• ASOT Concert With Armin van Buuren at Banc of California Stadium (5 PM)
• The Wailers perform at The Canyon (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• It’s that time of year that Los Angeles County Fire Dept. firefighters are in the midst of annual Division inspections. Over a three-month period, our Emergency Operations Bureau assistant fire chiefs conduct inspections. (Instagram)
• Los Angeles Unified Schools will be closed from Monday, April 11 through Friday, April 15 for Spring Recess. Have a wonderful, relaxing, and safe vacation! (Instagram)
• The Los Angeles County Firefighters, IAFF Local 1014 announces the active duty passing of Fire Dispatcher II Sergio Escobedo. Brother Sergio passed away unexpectedly today at the age of 43. Sergio was a United States Air Force veteran, and a 15-year veteran dispatcher at LACoFD. (Facebook)
• The City of Los Angeles is now accepting applications for Auto Body Builder and Repairer! Salary: $85,608 (flat-rated) - $106,926 (flat-rated) - Closes: April 21 (Instagram)
• Were you just 'lion around' and forgot to apply for Zoo Registrar? 🦁 Good news! The deadline to apply has been extended to April 14! (Instagram)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.