Name: Police in Foot Pursuit of Duo Stealing Wires From Electrical Box video
Uploaded: 2026-06-27T23:31:03.000Z
Description: Police in Vernon, California, responded to a report of two men stealing wires from an electrical box using a hammer. One suspect, armed with a hammer and board, fled east through a recycling center, prompting police to request backup, including an air unit, to assist in the pursuit.

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Police in Vernon, California, responded to a report of two men stealing wires from an electrical box using a hammer. One suspect, armed with a hammer and board, fled east through a recycling center, prompting police to request backup, including an air unit, to assist in the pursuit.

Police in Foot Pursuit of Duo Stealing Wires From Electrical Box

I'm sure you guys can see that. He's not responding to commands and continuing to throw items.

I'm sure you guys can see that. He's not responding to commands and continuing to throw items. Not compliant, throwing items.

The suspect is not complying with police commands and continues to throw items.

Can you guys see him now? He's walking towards you with a blue cart. Copy?

 Guys, he's coming out with a blue bin towards you.

 That's right, coming out with a blue bin towards PD.

Can you guys see him now? He's walking towards you with a blue cart. Copy? Guys, he's coming out with a blue bin towards you. That's right, coming out with a blue bin towards PD.

The suspect is approaching police with a blue cart.

Hey, guys in the yard to the east, he's climbing over. Guys in the yard to the east, he's climbing over.

 Suspect is climbing over on the east. Disregard, he went back down.

 Oh, then he went back down. Suspect going back over.

Hey, guys in the yard to the east, he's climbing over. Guys in the yard to the east, he's climbing over. Suspect is climbing over on the east. Disregard, he went back down. Oh, then he went back down. Suspect going back over.

The suspect attempted to climb over a barrier but returned to the ground.

Alright, he's moving his bin over a little bit. He's still in that same little area, though, guys.

 Be advised, suspect is throwing some objects.

 And I copy that you guys are going to do call outs. Just let us know. We'll deal with them from here, too.

Alright, he's moving his bin over a little bit. He's still in that same little area, though, guys. Suspect is moving bin over. Be advised, suspect is throwing some objects. Suspect is throwing objects. And I copy that you guys are going to do call outs. Just let us know. We'll deal with them from here, too.

The suspect is moving a bin and throwing objects. Police are preparing to make verbal contact.

020, 13 020, come in for drone 10. He's talking right now, stand by. Yeah, we just want to ask LTOA if he wants a drone down there for the feed. We can do that.

Police are considering deploying a drone to assist at the scene.

Uh, let's go ahead and see if we can get K-9 rolling.

 We have eyes on, but if you want them to come and see the approach team,

Uh, let's go ahead and see if we can get K-9 rolling.Target on 20, roger. We have eyes on, but if you want them to come and see the approach team, then I'll give them a call for you.

A K-9 unit is being deployed to assist in locating the suspect.

Correct, it's a track. Sorry, the track's in Alameda.

 Hey airship, we got reports that there's one more worker just east of us. Can you verify if

 there's a worker there inside of the yard? Suspect's gonna have a just passed on, no shirt,

 no static. Roger, yeah, we saw the worker. He walked away. The suspect we saw tucked into the

 east side of this recycle center behind some debris, but we do not have eyes on. Suspect

 last seen east of the recycling center. Air unit does not have a visual.

Correct, it's a track. Sorry, the track's in Alameda. Hey airship, we got reports that there's one more worker just east of us. Can you verify if there's a worker there inside of the yard? Suspect's gonna have a just passed on, no shirt, no static. Roger, yeah, we saw the worker. He walked away. The suspect we saw tucked into the east side of this recycle center behind some debris, but we do not have eyes on. Suspect last seen east of the recycling center. Air unit does not have a visual.

The suspect was last seen hiding behind debris east of the recycling center, but is currently not visible.

The address reported for this incident has changed to E 23rd St & Long Beach Ave.

on board. Let me get a unit down to 24, east of Long Beach to hold.

 Correct location, 1727 East 23rd. 13, we're going to take us to Alameda, 23, 24. Long Beach, 23, 24. Let me get one unit to respond on Alameda between 23 and 24.

 13. Units requesting a perimeter, Alameda 23rd to 24, Long Beach 23rd to 24. Then a unit between Alameda and 24. Let me get a unit to respond to Recycling Center with the, uh,

on board. Let me get a unit down to 24, east of Long Beach to hold. Correct location, 1727 East 23rd. 13, we're going to take us to Alameda, 23, 24. Long Beach, 23, 24. Let me get one unit to respond on Alameda between 23 and 24. 13. Units requesting a perimeter, Alameda 23rd to 24, Long Beach 23rd to 24. Then a unit between Alameda and 24. Let me get a unit to respond to Recycling Center with the, uh, Recycling Center with the, uh, unit.

Police are setting up a perimeter around the recycling center to contain the suspect.

We're going to be in front of 1727 East 23rd, in the recycling center. He armed himself with a hammer and a board, wooden board.

 Area's seen. We're overhead. He's eastbound through the recycle center, guys. Eastbound all the way to the end to that very tall wall. East behind all the clutter.

 Suspect is in front of the recycling center at 27, correction, 1727 East 43rd, armed with a hammer and a board.

 He's in front of the recycling center at 27, correction, 1727 East 43rd, armed with a hammer and a board.

13 X 28, repeat.We're going to be in front of 1727 East 23rd, in the recycling center. He armed himself with a hammer and a board, wooden board. Area's seen. We're overhead. He's eastbound through the recycle center, guys. Eastbound all the way to the end to that very tall wall. East behind all the clutter. Suspect is in front of the recycling center at 27, correction, 1727 East 43rd, armed with a hammer and a board. He's in front of the recycling center at 27, correction, 1727 East 43rd, armed with a hammer and a board.

The suspect is armed with a hammer and board, moving east through a recycling center.

13 X 28, George. It's going to be eastbound 23 to Long Beach.

 Units, 13 X 28 is a pursuit of a 484 suspect, eastbound 23rd from Long Beach. Requesting backup or unit supervisor, AR 18 en route.

13 X 28, George. It's going to be eastbound 23 to Long Beach. Units, 13 X 28 is a pursuit of a 484 suspect, eastbound 23rd from Long Beach. Requesting backup or unit supervisor, AR 18 en route.

Police are pursuing a suspect eastbound from Long Beach.

Any unit in the vicinity, 13 X 28 requesting backup air unit supervisor, 20th and Long Beach.

13 X 28, can I get a backup?Any unit in the vicinity, 13 X 28 requesting backup air unit supervisor, 20th and Long Beach.

Police are requesting backup, including an air unit, to assist with the incident.

Any Newton unit, priority 4 suspects there now, 20th and Long Beach on 20th Street. Suspects, two male, Hispanics, number 1, no shirt, black pants. Suspect number 2, no further description. Suspect's utilizing a hammer to take wires from the electrical box with a dolly and blue for additional. It's a code 2 incident, 2839, RD 1317.

Police have received a 911 report of two men using a hammer to steal wires from an electrical box.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E 20th St & Long Beach Ave.

Police in Foot Pursuit of Duo Stealing Wires From Electrical Box

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