Man reportedly assaulted in front of a La Cañada fire station in a possible road rage incident
Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station detectives are looking for three suspects who allegedly assaulted a man in front of a La Cañada fire station Thursday night following an incident of road rage that began in Eagle Rock.
Watch Commander Sgt. Hector Mancinas said Friday the victim was pursued by the suspects at around 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 2 as he traveled on Verdugo Road and then entered the northbound Glendale (2) Freeway.
The victim exited the freeway onto La Cañada’s Foothill Boulevard and pulled up to Los Angeles County Fire Department Station No. 19 near the freeway off-ramp, possibly seeking safety.
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“The suspects jumped out of their car — one of them was holding an object,” the watch commander reported. “(The victim) got hit in the head, and they took off.”
Mancinas said at least one person inside the fire station answered the door, but only after the suspects had fled the scene. The sheriff’s report describes the three suspects as two white males and one white female and indicates that after leaving the fire station they reentered the 2 Freeway, headed southbound.
The suspects were in two vehicles: One man drove a silver Lexus sedan, while the other man and woman were seen in a black Mercedes sedan, according to the report.
Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and immediately initiated a search for the suspects but could not locate them. The victim, described as a middle-aged Latino male, was taken to USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and treated for injuries, according to the watch commander.
Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to call the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station at (818) 248-3464.
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Sara Cardine, sara.cardine@latimes.com
Twitter: @SaraCardine
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