Koreatown couple beat intruder with golf club [Updated]
A Koreatown couple sent a burglar to the hospital Monday after beating him over the head with a golf club, authorities said.
The residents who live in the 700 block of Kingsley Drive found the man in their home in the middle of the night.
Rather than cooperating with the intruder's demands, they beat him into submission, police said.
“They had a golf club,” Officer Kevin Ahn of the Los Angeles Police Department said. “And they struck him with it.”
They then held the man down until police arrived. The suspect had to be treated at a hospital for his injuries.
[Updated at 9:10 a.m.: Koreatown has experienced a recent uptick in property crimes, according to The Times' analysis of LAPD crime reports on Crime L.A., an interactive map and database.
For the seven days ending Oct. 4, the most recent period with complete data, Koreatown residents reported 50 property crimes. A typical week has fewer than 40. The increase generated a Times' crime alert for the neighborhood, indicating to readers than an unusual level of property crime was taking place in the area.
Overall, Koreatown ranks relatively low in the per capita rate of property crime, at 140 of the 211 neighborhoods or cities patrolled by the LAPD or Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, The Times analysis found.]
-- Robert Faturechi
Photo: A burglary suspect is treated for injuries after homeowners fight back with a golf club. Credit: KTLA-TV
EDITOR'S PICKS:
Good for the couple! Who knows what this guy might have done to them.
Posted by: Inland Empire | October 11, 2010 at 09:20 AM
No guns necessary! Great!
Posted by: Matt | October 11, 2010 at 09:24 AM
Good for them.....
Posted by: Mr. G... | October 11, 2010 at 09:40 AM
I suggest a Callaway oversized driver...until Smith & Wesson start making clubs...
Posted by: Doug | October 11, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Fore!
Call Gloria Allred already, I'm sure this person who was peacefully robbing these evil Koreans needs legal representation.
Posted by: SteveLA | October 11, 2010 at 10:01 AM
Need to get myself some golf stick right away.
Posted by: Duped Tax Payer | October 11, 2010 at 10:10 AM
Fore!!
Posted by: Jose | October 11, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I know that guy. He was an engineer making good money a year ago.
Posted by: Bao | October 11, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Score one (under par) for the good guys!
Posted by: kristin | October 11, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Wonder if they hooked or sliced? Good job folks!
Posted by: David | October 11, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Fore !
Posted by: olthadi | October 11, 2010 at 10:59 AM