Theft at 8600 BLOCK OF MELROSE AVE on 07/23/2026 3:30 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 07/23/2026 3:30 PM
Description: GRAND THEFT: Shoplifting (From Dept Store, Mkt Gas Sta)
Address: 8600 BLOCK OF MELROSE AVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Case Number: 0972
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Francis DeAlvisAge
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StabbingInfo
On the afternoon of 8/16/84 the body of Francis DeAlvis was found in his apartment in the 800 block of Hawthorne street. DeAlvis was fatally stabbed and the apartment ransacked. At least one item was believed to be stolen from the apartment. DeAlvis was last seen alive by family members several days before the body was found. He was a Jr. High School teacher in the Prunedale area at the time of death.No viable suspects were identified during the initial investigation. It is believed that DeAlvis knew his killer and that he allowed the suspect into the apartment.Prior to his death, DeAlvis was found to frequent the Old Eros theater on Franklin street (which has since closed) as well as the Nu-Art adult bookstore on N. Fremont Street.Agency
Monterey PD