Man Arrested in Strip Club Murder
Los Angeles: Los Angeles police detectives arrested a man Monday after he cut the throat of a strip club patron.
On Monday, March 5, 2007, at 8:30 PM, officers from West Valley Area responded to an "Ambulance Cutting" radio call at the Exposed Dance Club in the 8200 block of Canoga Avenue, in Canoga Park. The officers were directed inside the club where a man was on the floor bleeding from the neck.
Los Angeles City Fire Department Paramedics transported the victim to Northridge Hospital, where he later died.
Witnesses stated that the victim was seated in the club, talking to a dancer, when the suspect, who was seated directly behind, suddenly rose from his chair. The suspect then pulled a knife and cut the victim's throat, for no apparent reason. The suspect walked out of the club and drove off in a gray, late-model Audi.
Police responded to the suspect's address in the 17300 block of Quesan Place, in Encino, and saw the gray Audi parked in front of the address. The suspect, Zachary Todd Balonick, 20, was arrested for murder without incident.
The murder victim was identified as a 26-year-old man from Canoga Park. His identity has not been released, pending notification of his family.
For more information, please contact West Valley Homicide Detectives at 818-374-7721. On weekends and during off-hours, call the 24-hour toll free number at 1-877-LAWFULL (1-877-529-3855).
why is it ok to post the suspect's parents' address?
Posted by: nicole | March 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Why is it ok to take someone's life away? Answer that.
Posted by: Nannette | March 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Where in the press release does it disclose the address of the suspect's parents? It does identify the block number and street of the SUSPECT'S residence, but it's standard practice to identify a general location in that way in crime blotters and information released to the public without revealing the exact location.
Posted by: Grade F | March 14, 2025 at 06:38 AM
Its not OK to take someones life. Now that it's answered, lets visit Nicole's original question; who cares where the parents live? Are they even involved? Why print addresses anyway? Just cause we can, or is it necessary for some reason? Interesting. I'll bet this guy wasnt cut "for no apparent reason" either. Angela Lansberry could figure this one out.
Posted by: eagle rocker | March 15, 2025 at 08:15 AM
Name, age, and address are just identifiers that help the reader distinguish the suspect Balonick from some other Balonick. It is common to release and publish the block number instead of the actual street address of criminal suspects. Reporters and editors (and police, I suppose) in Los Angeles should be careful with some hillside addresses because sometimes the block number gives too much away because there are too few houses on the block.
Posted by: Gabe | March 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Like a game of "telephone"...
Parents? Did his parents do it?
ha
Posted by: jumbo clip | March 15, 2025 at 06:46 PM