Detectives investigate elderly man's death in La Crescenta

Detectives investigate elderly man’s death in La Crescenta

By Mark Kellam

July 24, 2015 8:57 PM PT

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a man on Friday in the 3000 block of Frances Avenue in La Crescenta, according to authorities.

Sheriff’s deputies initially went to the residence after receiving a call for a welfare check on Friday, according to Lt. Douglas Mohrhoff of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station.

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“(Deputies) went to the scene and found a body,” Lt. Mohrhoff said. “They secured the scene and notified homicide detectives.”

The victim was described as male his 70’s, who died of apparent blunt force trauma, according to Deputy Trina Schrader of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

“The identity of the victim, and the cause of death will be determined by the coroner,” Schrader wrote in a press release.

No additional information was immediately available.

Anyone with information about this incident can contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. To report information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

Ryan Fonseca, Times Community News

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Mark Kellam, Times Community News

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Mark Kellam

Mark Kellam was city editor of the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. He joined Times Community News in July 2011 as the business-politics reporter and was promoted to city editor in January 2013. Previously, he was an editor at the Los Angeles Daily News and managing editor at Champion Newspapers in Chino, Calif. Prior to that, he was an editor at Amos Suburban Newspapers in Dayton, Ohio, for several years. Kellam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.

Ryan Fonseca

Ryan Fonseca writes the Los Angeles Times’ Essential California newsletter. A lifelong SoCal native, he has worked in a diverse mix of newsrooms across L.A. County, including radio, documentary, print and television outlets. Most recently, he was an associate editor for LAist.com and KPCC-FM (89.3) public radio, covering transportation and mobility. He returns to The Times after previously working as an assistant web editor for Times Community News, where he helped manage the websites and social media presence of the Burbank Leader, Glendale News-Press and La Cañada Valley Sun. Fonseca studied journalism at Cal State Northridge, where he now teaches the next generation of journalists to develop their voice and digital skills.