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Some residents who live near L.A.’s Melrose Avenue say they are troubled by a recent spike in violent crimes reported by the Los Angeles Police Department. The area has struggled amid mass store closures during the coronavirus pandemic.

Christina Pascucci reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on March 3, 2021.