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—Nurlan Saburov, a Russian comedian from state television, was protested, booed, and heckled during a show in L.A. this week over his silence about Russian attacks on Ukraine. [Global Happenings]
—L.A.'s recent rash of follow-home robberies is being pinned on 17 local street gangs from South L.A. [MSN]
—A woman was hit by a car during a robbery attempt in Downtown L.A. yesterday. [KTLA]
—50-year-old Joseph Gatt was arrested in Los Angeles last week for engaging in “online sexually explicit communication” with a minor, and already had a warrant out for a similar crime. The KTLA headline shows a photo of British actor/model Joseph Gatt, though it remains unconfirmed whether it is the same man. [KTLA]