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Pier stabbing
Three young men approached a man walking in the pier parking structure on the 100 block of W. Torrance. The trio kicked and punched the man, before stabbing him in the arm and leg. They took his cell phone from his belt and fled.
Bicycle race
Two officers cruising down Artesia Boulevard tried to get a cyclist on the 2200 block to pull over. The bike rider sped off but the officers caught up with him after he fell off his bike on the 2300 block of Mathews. Clutching his left arm, the man once again ran off. Officers chased the man and caught up with him after seeing him toss aside a holstered revolver into a row of bushes. The man was taken to hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken wrist and elbow that required surgery.
Dog's life
A homeless man accompanied by a pit bull terrier caused a disturbance at the North Redondo branch of the public library. Police officers found the man and his dog near the corner of Blossom and Artesia. The man ran into a fast food restaurant and wouldn't exit the building when the officers requested that he leave. Finally the man walked out and tried to slip though the officer's grasp. The man broke free of one officer before he was subdued and arrested. ER