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Top Patch Stories This Week: Tanker Fire, Hollywood Robbery Spree and More

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Close out your weekend with a recap of the most interesting and popular Patch articles from last week. 

Below are the stories that topped the headlines on Northeast L.A. and Hollywood Patch sites.

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A tanker truck flipped and caught fire in a tunnel beneath a major freeway interchange north of downtown Los Angeles July 13, causing a major traffic jam. The incident caused extensive damage to the pavement, walls, support structures, drainage, and lighting within the northbound SR-2/northbound I-5 connector tunnel.

Ducks Crossing 5 Freeway Slows Traffic Near Griffith Park

California Highway Patrol officers report some drivers stopped for the ducks Saturday afternoon.

Hollywood

LAPD: More Than 30 People Go on Street Robbery Spree near Hollywood & Highland

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A string of robberies were reported around 9:35 p.m. in the area of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue on July 16. Officers arrested 12 people, 11 juveniles and one adult, said Lt. Ray Valois of the LAPD's Hollywood Station. 

Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Wins Lawsuit

A German court ruled in favor of the organization in a trademark infringement case after a German-based department store displayed a mock version of the Hollywood sign and the Walk of Fame.

Eagle Rock

Why Vons Stopped its Shopping Center Construction

The grocery chain store on Figueroa ran out of time on an “alleyway vacation” to integrate La Loma Road into the proposed shopping center.

Highland Park - Mount Washington

48 Hours of Graffiti on One of Highland Park's Most Hard-to-Find Homes

Graffiti clean-up crews may need more than GPS to locate this house—Google Maps is a good bet.


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