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Elderly Texas restaurant owner attacked by suspects who refused to pay bill and are still on the loose
A troubling video has been released showing the moment a Texas restaurant owner was attacked by a group of suspects he says refused to pay for their meals at his eatery.
The video captures Sergio Alberto Vazquez, who is in his 70s, confronting the alleged deadbeats on Sunday outside his Mexican restaurant, Chekos,” in Austin, where he says one of them dragged him to the ground while another beat him.
Vazquez told Fox 7 Austin that the group — comprised of two females and one male — told him they were not going to pay their check, which prompted him to demand they leave the premises.
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A screenshot of the suspects who the owner says refused to pay for their meals in Austin, Texas. (Fox 7)
On their way out, the unruly group began smashing dishes, prompting Vazquez to take out his phone and follow them outside to snap a photo of their vehicle’s registration plate.
“And the guy he just came down from the car and started beating me,” Vazquez said.
The video shows Vazquez’s son and another customer trying to help as the violence unfolded outside the restaurant.
Vazquez can be seen on the ground trying to get to his feet while it appears one of the females out of shot tries to punch him. Police say Vazquez told them he was assaulted. Vazquez had obvious injuries to his face, according to local reports.
The trio then drove off in their crossover SUV.
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Sergio Alberto Vazquez can be seen on the ground trying to get to his feet while it appears one of the females out of shot tries to punch him. (Fox 7)
Police say the suspects are still at large.
“I want to say thank you very much for those people for helping me,” Vazquez said. “I hope this video can be seen… [so] when these guys come in, call the police.”
“These little kids, these children, they need to learn a lesson, so they’re not doing this everywhere they go,” Vazquez said in Spanish, according to Fox 7.
His daughter Maria says she is astonished that people could attack a senior.
Sergio Alberto Vazquez, left, and his wife. (Fox 7)
“It’s ridiculous that you want to come to a business and especially do that to an elder, like we were brought up to respect our elders, not to ever treat them that way,” she said.
They are calling on the public to help police catch the perpetrators.
Anyone with any information can submit a tip anonymously at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.
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A man armed with a knife was shot by L.A. police officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call overnight, authorities said.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers with the Hollenbeck Division responded to an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Glenn Avenue in Boyle Heights at 1:45 a.m. Saturday after callers reported a male suspect was armed with a knife and had just assaulted someone in the complex.
Arriving officers found the suspect in front of the residence, but he did not comply with officers’ commands to drop the weapon. He then advanced toward the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred, LAPD confirmed.
“The suspect was struck by gunfire and remained non-compliant,” the LAPD Public Information Officer said on X early Saturday morning. “Officers deployed a 40mm foam round and ultimately took the suspect into custody.”
Video obtained by KTLA shows the man being loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital; officials said he was transported in stable condition, adding that his knife was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence.
No officers or community members were injured during the incident. The man’s name was not released.
Dangerous rip currents and high surf are forecast for Los Angeles County beaches, including the Malibu Coast this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous beach statement, warning of the potentially deadly beach conditions. The dangerous conditions are forecast to last from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
“There is an increased risk of ocean drowning,” the NWS forecast reads. “Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.”
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A guide to surviving rip currents from the National Weather Service (NWS)
Minor Beach erosion and coastal flooding is possible through the weekend. The flooding is most likely to occur during evening high tides from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Beachgoers are advised to stay out of the water and remain near lifeguard towers. Jetties and tidepools are also especially dangerous during the weekend forecast.
“Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks,” the NWS forecast reads.
Similar hazardous beach conditions are also in the forecast for Santa Barbara County. A high surf advisory is also in effect for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties this weekend, where 10 to 15-foot waves will be possible.
If you live or want to live in Los Angeles, the city controller has released a new dashboard highlighting some of the city’s most notorious problem rental properties, a tool designed to help renters avoid future headaches.
“This project comes at a time when tenants are reporting harassment and illegal evictions violating the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance and Tenant Anti‑Harassment Ordinance, but very few of the complaints end up leading to strong enforcement or real accountability,” L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said in a media release Thursday.
The new Top 100 Problem Rental Properties dashboard includes a searchable database of all residential addresses with reported housing violation cases within the city of Los Angeles, a ranked list of the 100 addresses with the most violations and an interactive map.
“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said in the release.
Data for the dashboard was compiled from multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles City Planning and the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, according to the controller’s office.
The release also identified the top three addresses with the highest number of reported housing violations:
1. 636 1/2 North Hill Place, Chinatown
192 housing violation cases
2. 11700 West Wilshire Boulevard, Sawtelle
166 housing violation cases
3. 6650 West Forest Lawn Drive, Hollywood Hills
113 housing violation cases
“Our new dashboard is an easy‑to‑understand public tool that we hope will help renters and organizers document patterns of harm, as well as put pressure on both landlords and the City to act,” Mejia said. “Everyone deserves safe, stable and dignified housing.”
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