Name: Man Armed With Knife Sought After Threatening Passersby video
Uploaded: 2026-08-29T00:32:26.000Z
Description: Police in Tarzana, California, are responding to reports of a man threatening people with a knife. The suspect, who was seen knocking on doors, has entered a house on Nestle Avenue. Additional police units are on the scene.

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Police in Tarzana, California, are responding to reports of a man threatening people with a knife. The suspect, who was seen knocking on doors, has entered a house on Nestle Avenue. Additional police units are on the scene.

Man Armed With Knife Sought After Threatening Passersby

Tenderloin 50 is requesting two more additional units, Doman and Garden Grove at the CP.

Two more units are requested for crowd control near Doman Ave and Garden Grove Ave.

10L50 is requesting two additional units at the CP, Doman and Garden Grove. Incident 3506.

Control, can I get another unit to Doman Avenue and Nestle to assist with crowd control?

 We have a crowd starting to form at that location.

 Air 16 is requesting additional units to Doman and Nestle for crowd control.

Control, can I get another unit to Doman Avenue and Nestle to assist with crowd control? We have a crowd starting to form at that location. Air 16 is requesting additional units to Doman and Nestle for crowd control.

Additional units are requested for crowd control as a gathering forms near Doman Avenue and Nestle.

X98, do we have an FD on standby? 10X98, negative. Do you need them to respond? 10X98, roger. Male, approximately 30 years old, suffering from a possible overdose. 10X98, conscious and breathing. 10X98, roger. 10X98, roger on the RA. 5105 Nestle Avenue. 10 Adam 99, the subject is not in custody yet. Have that ambulance staged at Nestle and Ventura. Roger.

An ambulance is staged nearby, ready to assist if needed. The suspect is not yet in custody.

Suspect is in the rear yard under the patio cover.

Officers reported that the suspect is now in the rear yard under the patio cover.

Air 16, still needs a unit, one property north.

 We need one unit in the property 1 north and one unit in the property 1 south.

Air 16, still needs a unit, one property north. Suspect is still on the south side. We need one unit in the property 1 north and one unit in the property 1 south. 5101 Nestle.

Police are positioning units on properties north and south of the suspect's location.

Suspect is still armed with a kitchen knife.

The suspect remains armed with a kitchen knife, according to police.

17848, connect the code 2 call. 17848, roger.

 Suspect is on the south side of the property on the side gate, the metal black gate on the south side.

17848, connect the code 2 call. 17848, roger. Suspect is on the south side of the property on the side gate, the metal black gate on the south side.

The suspect is now near the south side of the property by a black metal gate, according to police.

Suspect is looking out of the restroom window.

The suspect is observed looking out of a restroom window.

Suspect was seen with a knife. It's an ADW suspect. No one is inside of the residence.

The suspect is back inside the residence, and no one else is inside.

Requesting units to make entry on the east side of the Wash, Ventura, West and Essley.

Police are preparing to enter a location near the from the east side.

Any unit in the vicinity, Air 16 is requesting backup unit supervisor, 5105 Nestle Avenue.

Additional police unitsand air units are requested to assist at the location on Nestle Avenue.

West Valley units at this end, 10X98, 10X98, additional on the ADW suspect there now, 5134 Nestle Avenue. Suspect is in front of, either in front of 51111 Nestle Avenue or 5117 Nestle Avenue. PR is advising he is in someone's house. Additional on 753.

The suspect is reported to have entered a house on Nestle Avenue. Additional units are responding.

 Suspect there now, 5134 Nestle Avenue. Suspect is now northbound on Nestle with a knife out, going up to front doors, knocking on people's doors, attempting to get them to answer the door. Additional on incident, 4506.

21 Queen 33, 21 Queen 33, clear. Suspect there now, 5134 Nestle Avenue. Suspect is now northbound on Nestle with a knife out, going up to front doors, knocking on people's doors, attempting to get them to answer the door. Additional on incident, 4506.

The suspect is moving northbound, knocking on doors while holding a knife.

West Valley units. West Valley units, 10X98, 10X98, additional on the ADW suspect there now, 5134 Nestle Avenue. Suspect has a knife to his arm right now. Still attempting to lunge at passersby. Still Code 3, incident 3506.

The suspect is still reportedly threatening people with a knife. Officers are responding urgently.

West Valley units, ADW suspect there now, 5134 Nestle Avenue. 5134 Nestle Avenue. Suspect is a transient male, unknown, 40-years-old, bald, wearing a gray shirt, green shorts, waving a knife around, threatening passerbys, threatening to cut himself. Code 3, incident 3506, RD 1075, standby for additional.

Police have received a 911 report of a man waving a knife and threatening passersby.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 5134 Nestle Ave.

Man Armed With Knife Sought After Threatening Passersby

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