Two women walking near the Venice canals were clubbed from behind in separate incidents Saturday night, leading police to urge residents in the district to practice awareness and focus on personal safety. Saturday at 10:30 p.m., a woman was walking in the 2700 block of Strongs Drive when someone approached her from behind and struck her with a hard object, rendering her unconscious, according to a Los Angeles Police Department report. About an hour later, it's believed the same person attacked... Read this story