About Town
Fundraising night
The Knights of Columbus will host their monthly fundraising dinner July 20 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus hall at 214 Avenue I. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12; children under 5 are free. Visit http://kofc1990/dinners.html or call Nick Tesi at 310-717-2937 to RSVP.
Stretch your body
Get your tickets for the first South Bay Yoga Conference. The event will be held August 10-12 at Washington Elementary at 1100 Lilienthal Lane. Tickets are $150; some events are free. Visit http://www.southbayyogaconference.com for more information.
Pier tunes
The 2012 Summer of Music on the Pier will host Roots/Soul singer Connie Lim on July 19 at 8 p.m. and alternative pop band Open Wide on July 21 from 6-8 p.m. The concerts are free and on the Redondo Beach Pier at 100 Fishermans Wharf. For more information visit www.redondopier.com.
Power outage
Over 800 Southern California Edison customers in South Redondo Beach lost power at about 2:15 p.m. on July 11. Power was restored quickly to most customers, but approximately 60 households in South Redondo were unable to turn on their lights and appliances until around 11:30 a.m. on July 12.
Police News
Neighborly dispute
A resident of an apartment complex near the 1700 block of the Esplanade overheard loud, possibly intoxicated neighbors in an adjacent apartment complex on July 4. The resident yelled for the neighbors to be quiet and two of the neighbor suspects, a husband and wife, went to the resident’s apartment to confront him. According to a release, both of the suspects assaulted the resident by hitting him with their fists and kicking him after he fell to the ground. Officers arrived at the location and arrested the husband and wife for assault with a deadly weapon.
Fireworks attack
Police released information about a victim lighting fireworks in the street near the 500 block of Avenue G on July 4 when the suspect, a neighbor, yelled at him to stop what he was doing. According to police, after yelling back and forth at each other, the victim and suspect fought in the street. The victim was able to control the suspect in a headlock, but then released his grip. The victim was then hit in the head with an unknown object by another suspect, causing him to briefly lose consciousness and fall to the ground. Police said that when the victim awoke several seconds later, he found a baton on the ground next to him that he believed was used to strike him in the head. Arriving officers documented the incident as an assault with a deadly weapon.
Car vandalism
Redondo Beach Police Department Officers received notification of a vandalism that occurred to a vehicle in the City of Torrance near the border of Redondo Beach on July 3. According to police, the suspect was seen walking west on Avenue G from Prospect. Two Redondo Beach sergeants saw the suspect and attempted to detain him and the suspect fled on foot down a driveway. Officers contained the area, conducted a search and located the suspect hiding in a carport. The suspect was turned over to Torrance Police for the prior vandalism incident.
