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Homeless Suspect Arrested in Attack on Sikh Man in North Hollywood
The 70-year-old victim is in critical condition after the attack, which police consider a possible hate crime against the Sikh community, targeted for decades by mistaken identity attackers.
- In North Hollywood, members of the Sikh community rallied on Monday to support Harpal Singh after he was brutally beaten with a golf club last week.
- Earlier this month, a manhunt is underway after Singh was nearly bludgeoned to death in what’s being considered a possible hate crime, outside a 7-Eleven near Saticoy Street and Lankershim Boulevard.
- The victim remains in critical condition, unable to communicate, with internal bleeding, and has undergone three surgeries, as Dr. Gurdial Singh Randhawa said, "He is totally unconscious, they keep him under sedation."
- Officials pledged extra patrols in North Hollywood after the attack, with Jim McDonnell saying, "extra patrols would be conducted in North Hollywood division" to enhance safety.
- Detectives with the LAPD are searching for the suspect wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, and anyone with information is urged to contact the department or leave tips by dialing 877-ASK-LAPD.
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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has arrested a man in connection with the brutal assault of an elderly Sikh outside a gurdwara in North Hollywood. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell confirmed that the suspect, a homeless man, attacked 70-year-old Harpal Singh near the Sikh Gurdwara of LA. Police tracked down the suspect, 44-year-old Bo Richard Vitagliano, using surveillance camera footage, according to a CBS News report. He was later spotted with…
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Homeless suspect arrested in attack on Sikh man in North Hollywood
A homeless man was in custody Tuesday on suspicion of viciously beating a 70-year-old Sikh man with a golf club during an argument in North Hollywood, but police said they do not believe the assault was a hate crime. Bo Richard Vitagliano, 44, was arrested Monday night in connection with the assault that occurred Aug. 4 in the 7500 block of Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell. D…
Suspect arrested after elderly Sikh man beaten nearly to death with golf club in L.A.
A suspect has been arrested after a Sikh man was brutally attacked in North Hollywood and left in a coma, authorities said. His family questions why the incident is not being investigated as a hate crime.
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