Los Angeles police were called to Bronson Canyon Park Tuesday afternoon after dog walkers found a human head inside a bag, authorities reported. Two dog walkers discovered the severed head of an alleged homicide victim at about 2:30 p.m. near the 3200 block of Canyon Drive, according to an advisory from the Los Angeles Police Department . The hikers had about nine dogs on the trail when two of the dogs started playing with an object in a bag. When the hikers realized it was a human head, they immediately notified park rangers. Investigators were at the scene Tuesday evening seeking clues and possibly more body parts, but suspended their search when it grew dark. The crime scene will be guarded by LAPD officers. The head appeared to belong to a male and was likely not in the area for long. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office will analyze the remains. Bronson Canyon Park is a popular recreational area inside Griffith Park. Trails in the park lead to a view of the Hollywood sign and also an area known as the “Batcave,” which was used in the 1960s television show Batman . For updates on this story, check out our sister site, Hollywood Patch . Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . See more here: Human Head Found in Bag at Bronson Canyon Park
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Pinkberry Co-Founder Arrested for Alleged Assault on Homeless Man
A founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport Monday for allegedly attacking a homeless man along the Hollywood Freeway in June. Young Lee, 47, was apprehended at about 2 p.m. Monday after arriving from Korea. He was arrested on a felony warrant for aggravated assault “related to an evening attack on a homeless beggar…on June 15, 2011,” according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Lee and a companion got out of the car Lee was driving on Vermont Avenue near the Hollywood Freeway offramp to confront the homeless man because Lee thought the man had disrespected him by exposing a sexually explicit tattoo, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Lee allegedly used a tire iron to beat the homeless man, who suffered a broken left forearm and several cuts to his head, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Witnesses were able to describe the Range Rover the men were in and its license plate, which led to Lee, according to LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon. Police did not identify Lee’s alleged accomplice. “Witnesses picked out Lee from a photo display and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest,” Vernon said. “When federal databases alerted detectives that Lee was inbound on a flight from his native Korea on Jan. 16, detectives from [the LAPD’s fugitive] task force and the FBI met Lee at the airport and arrested him.” Lee was released Tuesday on $60,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 6 in Los Angeles Superior Court on one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon. Convicted in 2001 for felony possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor for carrying a loaded firearm, Lee faces up to seven years in state prison if convicted on the aggravated assualt charge, according to the District Attorney’s Office. A boxer-turned-architect, Lee co-founded Pinkberry with Shelly Hwang. Its first store opened in West Hollywood in 2005 and the low-calorie yogurt chain quickly grew. There are two locations in Beverly Hills: 9409 S. Santa Monica Blvd. and 240 S. Beverly Drive . This article was compiled with information from City News Service. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Originally posted here: Pinkberry Co-Founder Arrested for Alleged Assault on Homeless Man
Lindsay Lohan Served Again, This Time By Delusional Man Claiming She May Be A ‘High-End Prostitute’
Lindsay Lohan continues to behave and meet the terms of her probation stemming from her DUI and necklace theft, but during a probation progress meeting this morning, Lohan faced yet another challenge. The 25-year-old starlet got served by a process server hired by a delusional man who claims Lohan might be a prostitute. more › Read the original here: Lindsay Lohan Served Again, This Time By Delusional Man Claiming She May Be A ‘High-End Prostitute’
Los Angeles Area Weather Forecast: 1/17
Five-day weather forecast for Los Angeles and surrounding communities from Tuesday, January 17. Read more here: Los Angeles Area Weather Forecast: 1/17
BHUSD Moves Money to Measure E Fund and Basic Aid Reserve
The Board of Education voted unanimously last week to use settlement money to reimburse $2.5 million to the Measure E bond fund and add another $2.5 million to the district’s basic aid reserve fund . Energy company Johnson Controls paid a total of $6.6 million to the Beverly Hills Unified School District’s general fund in November to settle claims regarding $7 million worth of goods and services the district purchased from the company at the recommendation of former facilities director Karen Christiansen. Johnson Controls had secretly hired Christiansen to be a consultant while she was working for the district. Christiansen was found guilty in November of four felony conflict of interest counts and was sentenced this month to four years and four months in prison for infractions that occurred while she was a BHUSD employee. The district has spent more than $2 million in Measure E funds on legal fees related to the months-long Christiansen trial. The $334 million Measure E bond was passed by voters in 2008 to help renovate all five BHUSD schools. The basic aid reserve now holds $3.25 million, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Alex Cherniss told the board. The fund is in place to support the district in case property taxes fluctuate and bring in less revenue than anticipated. Money in the basic aid reserve cannot be spent without approval from the board majority. The Johnson Controls settlement also includes a $1.6 million credit for goods and services from the company to be delivered at a later date. If the district doesn’t take advantage of the credit, it will receive $1 million in cash. “We will get approximately $1 million in additional funds in the next 10 months unless the board chooses to buy services [from Johnson Controls],” Cherniss said. “We will be coming back with a recommendation for another $1 million to appropriate.” Cherniss did not indicate how the additional funds might be spent. Be sure to follow Beverly Hills Patch on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook . Read more: BHUSD Moves Money to Measure E Fund and Basic Aid Reserve
Ugliness at STAPLES Center
I was watching Saturday’s Lakers-Clippers game with friends who don’t keep up with sports like I do, although they do enjoy watching sports. You see, they have actual real lives while I live in this suspended adolescent world of athletes. Nonetheless they were still behind the times on the Clippers landing Chris Paul and Chauncey Billups. Although this is a huge indication that they don’t read anything I write, so they’re nothing more than pig fuckers. more › Excerpt from: Ugliness at STAPLES Center
Extra, Extra: Awkward at the Golden Globes, Car Drives Into 99 Cent Store, & Denim Shopping in East Hollywood
In tonight’s MLK Day Extra, Extra we’ve got awkward moments at the Golden Globes, one way to get inside a valley bargain store, a stylist’s secrets for finding denim, and more news of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more › Read the original post: Extra, Extra: Awkward at the Golden Globes, Car Drives Into 99 Cent Store, & Denim Shopping in East Hollywood
EaterWire : Tar & Roses Adds Signage, Ben Bailly at Cliff’s Edge, More
SANTA MONICA— Over the weekend signage went up for Andrew Kirschner’s Tar & Roses located on Santa Monica at 6th. Peeking into the space, once can see stacked furniture and a finished interior. Anticipate an opening in the near future . OpenTable page coming soon. [EaterWire] SILVER LAKE— Ben Bailly has been off the map since his Fraiche days , but a release today brings word that the French chef has landed at Cliff’s Edge effective January 3. Bailly is slowly introducing a new Mediterranean small plates menu. [EaterWire] COACHELLA— Daily Dish relays news on a slew of food vendors slated to serve at Coachella ’12. Food trucks: Kogi, Border Grill, Gravy Train Poutinerie Truck, Coolhaus and the Greasy Wiener; non-mobile vendors: Spicy Pie, Waffleman Ice Cream Sandwiches, Jackelope Ranch, Las Casuelas Quinta, Fisherman’s Market & Grill, and La Quinta Baking Co. Also expect a beer garden as per usual and a new certified farmers market . [Daily Dish] AROUND TOWN— The paint is still drying at Little Bear, but chef/owner Andre Guerrero is already thinking about the future. Guerrero says that his next order of business will be “a bakery with great coffees.” [EaterWire] Read the original here: EaterWire : Tar & Roses Adds Signage, Ben Bailly at Cliff’s Edge, More
Shred With A Clear Head: Pro Surfers Subject To New Anti-Doping Policy
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) has announced a crack down on the world’s best surfers, enforcing an anti-doping policy to force professional surfers to be more, well, professional. more › Here is the original post: Shred With A Clear Head: Pro Surfers Subject To New Anti-Doping Policy
Mavericks forward Lamar Odom on playing the Lakers
http://www.youtube.com/v/YJ-_kjAEofY?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Mavericks forward Lamar Odom on playing the Lakers Continued here: Mavericks forward Lamar Odom on playing the Lakers
