Police Blotter: Possible Suicide Attempt

Hermosa Beach police detectives responded to a call on Wednesday concerning a man who reportedly told a friend he was going to kill himself. Officers were able to locate the man in Torrance. He was later transported to Harbor General Hospital in Carson for care, authorities said Thursday.

A woman who told officers she was a friend of the man called police early Wednesday. She reported that the man, who is in his 50s, left her a voicemail message saying he was going to kill himself, police said.

When detectives went to the man's home, he was gone but they found an empty gun case and missing ammunition. There was also a suicide note left inside the man's bedroom, police said.

As the search continued, the man called his friend's cell phone. Police were able to trace the call to a pay phone in Torrance, where the man was found.

Detectives took the man into custody and recovered a loaded gun, which the man told detectives he was intending to use to commit suicide, police said.

A Fight

Police responded to an assault at 11:23 p.m. Sunday in the 800 block of Hermosa Avenue. A suspect pushed a man to the ground, where he hit his head. It was not reported what prompted the fight.