Arrest made after body found in car at South LA tow yard

LOS ANGELES - An arrest has been made in connection with a body found inside a car at a South LA tow yard.

What we know:

A woman was arrested after a body was found in a burned vehicle at a tow yard in South LA.

On September 9, detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, were conducting a follow-up at a tow yard located on the 1900 block of West Gage Avenue in South Los Angeles, related to a missing person investigation.

During their investigation, detectives discovered a deceased person in the trunk of a vehicle.

Los Angeles Police Department Robbery-Homicide Division, Homicide Special Section detectives assumed responsibility for the investigation.

On September 16, search warrants were served at multiple locations. On that same date, 52-year-old Sa