Name: Employee Mistaken for Burglar Inside Business video
Uploaded: 2026-08-25T07:46:38.000Z
Description: Police responded to a burglary at a warehouse on E 21st Street in Los Angeles, requesting backup and an air unit. Officers coordinated with a security guard for information and used bolt cutters to assist in their efforts.

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Police responded to a burglary at a warehouse on E 21st Street in Los Angeles, requesting backup and an air unit. Officers coordinated with a security guard for information and used bolt cutters to assist in their efforts.

Employee Mistaken for Burglar Inside Business

Airship, you up? Yeah, I'm on, go ahead. Hey sir, I don't know if you heard, but it sounds like it's going to be a code 4, it's going to be an employee. Okay, you guys are all good, we'll go ahead and clear out. Roger, thank you for your response. Anytime, we'll see you guys. New control, A3 is clear. A3 is clear. Units code 4, 1733 East 21st Street, employee only.

Police confirmed the person inside the warehouse is an employee. The situation is resolved.

Repeat. This is Adam 85. We're at 21 Long Beach, meeting with the alleged owner of the business. He's saying that the person that you saw might have been one of his employees. His employee's on the phone right now. What do you want me to direct him to?

 Roger. Can you have him secure a dog if there's a dog inside? And then there's a security door on the east side of the building. If you could have him come out that way.

Repeat. This is Adam 85. We're at 21 Long Beach, meeting with the alleged owner of the business. He's saying that the person that you saw might have been one of his employees. His employee's on the phone right now. What do you want me to direct him to? Roger. Can you have him secure a dog if there's a dog inside? And then there's a security door on the east side of the building. If you could have him come out that way. Roger.

Police are coordinating with the business owner to verify the identity of the person inside the warehouse.

Hey Vega, we're meeting with the alleged RP right now. He says that the person inside isn't employed. He's on the phone with him right now. What do you want me to direct him to?

Police are in contact with a person who claims the individual inside the warehouse isn't employed there.

Hey, Airship, could you go ahead and do a few more call-outs?

 Yeah, you got it. I'll do that. And just so you guys are aware, if you see all the bins there, I don't know if you can see that ladder posted up on the north side of the bins.

 You'll have to walk around that and go all the way to the east side of that building where that door is facing south.

 It's just a door next to a window is where we saw it was open when we came around. We'll try some call-outs.

 Roger. We're going to go ahead and move forward and stack up on that door.

Hey, Airship, could you go ahead and do a few more call-outs? Yeah, you got it. I'll do that. And just so you guys are aware, if you see all the bins there, I don't know if you can see that ladder posted up on the north side of the bins. You'll have to walk around that and go all the way to the east side of that building where that door is facing south. It's just a door next to a window is where we saw it was open when we came around. We'll try some call-outs. Roger. We're going to go ahead and move forward and stack up on that door.

Police are moving to the east side of the building to approach an open door.

Hey, airship, we're going to go ahead and approach. There's no answer from the RP. We're going to breach that door. Let us know if you have any movement. We're going to stay on base.

 Units approaching building to breach the door.

Hey, airship, we're going to go ahead and approach. There's no answer from the RP. We're going to breach that door. Let us know if you have any movement. We're going to stay on base. Copy that, on base. Units approaching building to breach the door.

Police are now preparing to breach the warehouse door with air support monitoring for any movement.

13L70 to primary. Is there any other breaching tools you may need? 13A75, 13A75, come in. Go for 75. 13A75 for L70, are there any other breaching tools you need? Negative. 13L70, roger. 75, bring a hooking ram.

Officers requested a hooking ram to assist with entry at the warehouse.

Yeah, just hold there for me and stop all eastbound traffic. Appreciate it.

 Hey, unit on Long Beach and 21, could you talk to the, looks like a security guard. I don't know if he's a lookout, but he's going to be the guy with the black security shirt. We saw him earlier. He said he's security for like the whole street, and maybe you could ask him about this business.

Yeah, just hold there for me and stop all eastbound traffic. Appreciate it. Hey, unit on Long Beach and 21, could you talk to the, looks like a security guard. I don't know if he's a lookout, but he's going to be the guy with the black security shirt. We saw him earlier. He said he's security for like the whole street, and maybe you could ask him about this business. Adam 85, roger.

Officers are speaking with a security guard for information about the warehouse and surrounding area.

13 A 75, can we have a unit with bolt cutters respond to this location?

 13 A 75 is requesting a unit with bolt cutters, 1733 East 21 Street. Can you have a unit with bolt cutters identify?

 60, I can respond from the station with the bolt cutters.

 He's en route from the station with bolt cutters.

13 A 75, can we have a unit with bolt cutters respond to this location? 13 A 75 is requesting a unit with bolt cutters, 1733 East 21 Street. Can you have a unit with bolt cutters identify? 60, I can respond from the station with the bolt cutters. He's en route from the station with bolt cutters.

A unit is bringing bolt cutters to assist officers at the warehouse.

 Air 10. 13875 is requesting air unit for a code 30 ringer, 1733 East 21st Street. Are you en route?

 Copy. Coming from West Valley. Can I get the comments?

 Air 10 is en route to 1733 East 21st Street from West Valley. The alarm was received from the side door. There's no further. Location is a warehouse.

Control, Air 10. Air 10. 13875 is requesting air unit for a code 30 ringer, 1733 East 21st Street. Are you en route? Copy. Coming from West Valley. Can I get the comments? Air 10 is en route to 1733 East 21st Street from West Valley. The alarm was received from the side door. There's no further. Location is a warehouse. Copy. So they need a room check? 13875, are you requesting the air unit?

An air unit is en route to assist officers with the burglary suspects at a warehouse.

Unit in the vicinity, 13875, requesting backup air unit supervisor for 459 suspects, 1733 East 21st Street. All units respond westbound from Alameda only.

Officers are requesting backup and an air unit for burglary suspects.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 1733 E 21St Street.

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