A Glendale man was stabbed by a motorist outside his home Thursday night following a road rage incident on the Golden State (5) Freeway and Western Avenue, police said.
The man was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for a stab wound to his stomach, Glendale Police Det. Keith Soboleski said. The injured man was recovering Friday at the hospital, he added.
Detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying the motorist, who hurt the victim and fled from the scene.
“I hoping that maybe someone saw something, that maybe knows the [license] plate, knows the neighborhood or has seen the car in their neighborhood that matches the description,” Soboleski said. “I just need something.”
The stabbing occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Western Avenue in Glendale following a road rage incident that began on the freeway, Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.
The motorist fled the scene, but the victim got a description of the vehicle, which was described as an older gold or silver El Camino with a yellow California license plate issued from 1956 to 1962. The license plate numbers and letters were black.
The motorist was described as a slim white man, about 35 to 45 years old, blond medium-length hair, and between 5 foot 10 inches to 6 foot 2 inches tall. He wore a light-colored shirt and blue jeans.
The passenger was described as a white woman, heavy set, 45 to 50 years old with blond shoulder-length hair.
The victim told police both spoke English and Armenian.
Anyone with details about the attack is urged to call Soboleski at (818) 548-3987 or Glendale Crime Stoppers at (818) 507-7867. To remain anonymous, call the Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers' tip line at (800) 222-TIPS.
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From the Glendale News-Press
BURBANK — A jury on Thursday determined that a 48-year-old Glendale man was sane when he fatally stabbed his girlfriend multiple times on her kitchen floor more than two years ago.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Carter requested that each juror be polled inside the Burbank courthouse on their decision, and all agreed that Soo Duk Kim was sane when he killed 52-year-old Susan Kim.
Soo Duk Kim, who wore a suit in court, remained motionless as the ruling was read. Susan Kim's daughter, Jane Moon, was emotional during the hearing and was not immediately available for comment outside the courtroom.
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From the Glendale News-Press
SOUTH GLENDALE — Los Angeles County Sheriff's bomb investigators on Thursday safely detonated a live Vietnam-era grenade that was unearthed by construction crews at a Garfield Avenue satellite campus for Glendale Community College.
The discovery prompted Glendale police to evacuate the entire campus and several nearby residential buildings before bomb investigators placed the grenade in a hole in the ground, covered it with several 25- to 35-pound sandbags and detonated it.
As construction workers and residents watched from afar, the detonation set off an ear-shattering noise and a small cloud of dirt.
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From the Glendale News-Press
BURBANK — A Montrose-based psychologist testified Tuesday that the 48-year-old Glendale man who was convicted of stabbing his girlfriend to death reported hearing controlling voices moments before the attack.
During Soo Duk Kim's sanity trial, which began Monday after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder for killing 52-year-old Susan Kim on Dec. 16, 2007, psychologist Jungyeol Oh testified in a Los Angeles County Superior Courtroom in Burbank that the Korean immigrant felt humiliated after a confrontation over smoking marijuana.
After the argument, Susan Kim took his keys and told him to return to Korea.
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From the Glendale News-Press
BURBANK — A 48-year-old Glendale man was found guilty Monday of second-degree murder for stabbing his girlfriend to death.
The sanity phase of the trial also began Monday to determine whether Soo Duk Kim was sane when he killed 
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From the Glendale News-Press
SOUTH GLENDALE — Two recent house fires have raised concerns among Glendale fire officials after they discovered both homes weren't equipped with smoke detectors.
Firefighters last week found that smoke detectors were not installed inside the homes on Salem and Everett streets that sustained extensive fire damage, Glendale Fire Capt. Stuart Stefani said.
The discovery has some fire officials concerned that Glendale residents aren't taking the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their homes.
"These two [fires] were a really good wake up call for us to evaluate some of the needs that our community may be facing," said Tanya Gregorian, the Fire Department's public education coordinator.
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