LAist began the month with a new food series exploring the popular and unknown late night eats around town. If a Top Chef winner opened up a late night spot in Los Angeles, denizens would flock it, yet the LA Times and other media might be wary. Turning to sports, the Dodger season was quite memorable in the way that it imploded and the LA County Sheriff's Department made some games of their own......

Police have released a sketch of an alleged rapist, still at large. You can see the sketch here. Also at large, a kidnapping suspect who escaped from a state psychiatric hospital in Trenton yesterday. The Cambria County Sheriff's Department thought they had a murder suspect safely behind bars. When it came time to try him, however, they discovered Philly police had absconded with the suspect so he could stand trial for bouncing checks. You can......