Crime & Safety

Man With Vampire Teeth Threatens to Kill in La Jolla

San Diego Police arrested a man with "vampire teeth" on Monday morning after he reportedly beat and threatened to kill a transient near Nobel Drive and Interstate 5.

A man with “vampire teeth” was arrested Monday morning in La Jolla after assaulting and threatening to kill another man.

The U-T San Diego reported that police responded to a shopping center on Nobel Drive near Interstate 5 at 5:45 a.m. for a report of a man who allegedly attached and threatened to kill a homeless man. The suspect was described as having “vampire teeth” and also possibly a transient, the paper reported.

The U-T said when police arrive on scene, they found a 55-year old man wounded and bleeding. He was reportedly sleeping behind a shopping center when he was attacked.

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“The attacker kicked him repeatedly in the face, head and ribs while saying that he wanted to kill him," Captain Brian Ahearn said.

The suspect’s identity was not released.

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