VALLEY ATTACK FOILED.Byline: Dana Bartholomew Staff Writer SHERMAN OAKS - A Sherman Oaks man fended off an attack Wednesday morning by a man who scaled a six-foot wrought-iron fence and whacked him with a roll of duct tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. , police said. John Curt Haedrich, 40, managed to overcome his assailant during a 7:30 a.m. scuffle in his driveway. ``The owner of the house was walking to his car and was basically attacked by the guy, by fists and a roll of duct tape,'' said Detective Tom Stepan of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Police Department's Van Nuys Division. ``A rubber mallet mallet, n a hammering instrument. mallet, hard, n a small hammer with a leather-, rubber-, fiber-, or metal-faced head; used to supply force or to supplement hand force for the compaction of foil or amalgam and to seat cast may have been involved. ``He fought back and was able to hold off the guy until police came,'' Stepan said. ``At some point (the victim's wife) grabbed the suspect and then went back inside to call police.'' Shaun Ivy, 21, of Sherman Oaks was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. . Police said he had scaled a spiked fence fronted by a hedge to lie in wait for his victim. The motive for the attack was unclear, police said. Haedrich was taken to Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. for treatment. As Haedrich recounted the experience, he had walked out to his car when a man in a ski mask emerged from his garage, brandishing a roll of duct tape and a knife that Haedrich's wife later knocked away. The man struck the homeowner repeatedly in the head with the rolled tape before Haedrich was able to pick up a rubber mallet in self-defense (Law) in protection of self, - it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant. - Wharton. See also: Self-defense , he said. But his attacker took control of the mallet and began beating him with that, too. ``I asked him, `Why are you doing this?,''' Haedrich said. ``He said, 'You alarmed me.''' In addition to cuts and bruises, the victim suffered six broken dental caps, estimated at $5,900, a ripped suit - and a loss of faith in the safety of his leafy neighborhood. ``I never had a problem in that neighborhood before,'' he said. ``I think I might move, to be honest with you.'' Neighbors were appalled by the brashness of the early morning attack, which occurred in the 13800 block of Valleyheart Drive south of the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. . ``I feel terrible,'' said Jean Watson, who lives next door. ``But for the grace of God it could have been me.'' John Pershing, 61, who lives nearby, agreed. ``Climbing over a spiked fence is serious,'' he said. ``We're not a high- crime street. This is the first robbery we've had in years.'' CAPTION(S): photo, map Photo: An LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officer investigates an attempted home-invasion robbery Wednesday on Valleyheart Street in Sherman Oaks. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer Map: Home invasion assault |
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