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Suspect Detained Following Report of Man With Knife, Hammer in Vehicle

Devonshire St & Hillview Ave

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  • Police in Los Angeles responded to reports of a man armed with a knife and a hammer, who was seen exiting his vehicle and following another car. The suspect reentered his vehicle and was pursued by an air unit as he drove through the Chatsworth area.

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Police have taken the suspect into custody in an alley near Hillview.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:11
Unit making contact. unit, show Code 4, suspect in custody. Units, Code 4, suspect in custody, north-south alley. Person north-south of Los Toros, Hillview, north of Devonshire.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
restaurant, and it's going to be Hillview, north of Devonshire.Unit code, going code 6, north, south, north of Hillview, north of Devonshire. Hey, guys on Hillview, left-hand turn into the alley, and you'll see the black and white, they're making contact now.

According to the air unit, the suspect is sitting in his vehicle with the driver's side door open.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:25
10-33, show me responding to a code 3 call from Winnick on Devonshire. Hey, control, I have this guy sitting in his car, driver door is open, and black and white coming westbound on Devonshire here. The first street past Owensmouth should be Hillview, make the right, and then a left into the alley. Suspect is sitting in his vehicle, driver's side door open. I'm ready, 5 Roger.

The suspect has re-entered his vehicle in the rear parking lot. Police are attempting to get him to exit.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:31
Suspect entered the rear of the Los Toros, male, possible Hispanic, wearing a two-tone hat, white back, gray front or light blue, gray shirt, black pants, white shoes. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. The units, when they arrive, enter off of Hillview and come into the alley. I got the guy sitting on a, like a brick planter just by where the, where you enter the bar here, Los Toros. Suspect is sitting in a brick planter.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:09
17-06. Trying to get this guy to step outside his car. He just re-entered his car. Stand by, if he takes off, I'll let you know. Suspect has re-entered his vehicle.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
near the bar entrance. Units responding enter off Hillview, come through the alley. Be advised, he has a park incident. 10-95, are you equipped? Yeah, control, I got that suspect now walking back towards his car in the rear parking lot. Suspect is walking back to his vehicle in the rear parking lot.

The suspect has entered a restaurant despite police instructions to stay outside.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
X-22, we're en route, 17 X-22, roger. X-7 to all units on this call, it's going to be a good for criminal threats. Suspect is wanted for criminal threats. Hey control, he just entered the rear of the Los Toros. I got on the PA, told him to stay put. He disregarded what I said. He walked into the restaurant. Looks like a male, possibly Hispanic. He had a gray shirt, black pants, white shoes, and he had a two-tone baseball cap. The back was white and the front was either gray or like a light blue. That's me.

The suspect has exited the vehicle and is walking towards a restaurant. Police units are en route.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:22
It's a white four-door vehicle and a make or model with tinted windows. Hey, pulling into the north side of the Los Toros restaurant, the alley north of Devonshire, westbound from Hillview. And he's grabbing the parking lot of the Los Toros. Vehicle's on the parking lot of Los Toros in the alley north of Devonshire, west of Hillview. Hey, he's backing into a park.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:03
Vehicles backing into a parking lot.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Driver's exiting. Driver's exiting the vehicle. Yeah, it's going to be a male, gray shirt, black pants. He's got a two-tone hat on. He's got white shoes. The two-tone hat, it's got a white back and a gray front. He's walking towards the restaurant. Suspect is a male, correction, male wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a white and gray two-tone hat, walking into the restaurant. White shoes. Units responding to restaurant, identify? Adam 95, we're en route, we just have a long ETA. 10-10, 95 responding to the...

The suspect's white vehicle, with tinted windows, is now heading southbound on Hillview towards Devonshire.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Hillview. An air unit, do you have a description other than a white vehicle? Yeah, it's just a white vehicle, tinted windows, four-door. I can't tell you make or model. North Hillview, up on Hiawatha. And he's grabbing a driveway here. Vehicle's northbound Hillview, about mid-block. Looks like maybe a U-turn. Maybe going to set up for southbound back on Hillview from this driveway. Yeah, southbound Hillview, back towards Devonshire. Vehicle southbound Hillview, heading back to Devonshire.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Devonshire St & Hillview Ave.

The suspect is now driving northbound on Hillview, with police units responding to the area.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Still southbound through Hiawatha. Vehicle through Hiawatha. And up to Devonshire. Still southbound Owensmount. Vehicle through southbound Owensmount to Devonshire. Thanks, Joel. Verify we have a unit heading our direction. Now westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. Vehicle's westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. The unit responding to that location, identify. And it's going to be northbound Hillview. Northbound Hillview. Vehicle's northbound Hillview.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:23
67, it's code 6 with the PR. He's back out again. He's now southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street, high rate of speed. Vehicle's traveling high rate of speed, southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street. Through the stop sign, he's hitting the brakes here, at San Jose, southbound Owensmouth, San Jose. Southbound Owensmouth at Santa Cruz, correction, San Jose.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Devonshire St.

The suspect, in a white vehicle, is now driving southbound on Owensmouth, still being monitored by an air unit. The man was reportedly armed with a hammer and a knife and was messing with a green vehicle.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Westbound still picking up speed through Canoga, still westbound Chatsworth. Vehicle still heading westbound Chatsworth through Canoga. Units responding to the ADW suspect are now in DeSoto and Chatsworth. The suspect was in a white vehicle. He was armed with a hammer and a knife. He was doing something with a green vehicle and then followed the PR as he called PD. 19X7, are you close on, close on, for southbound Owensmouth, southbound Owensmouth from Chatsworth Street. Vehicle's heading southbound Owensmouth. Westbound.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:06
Through Vario, still westbound Chaffer Street. Vehicle's through Vario, still heading westbound Chaffer Street.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Chatsworth St.

The suspect has reentered his vehicle and is driving westbound on Chatsworth, with an air unit following closely.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Looks like the driver was re-entering the car. He's facing westbound on Chatsworth Street, west of De Soto. There's a white vehicle facing westbound on Chatsworth, west of De Soto. And he's taking off westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Vehicle's traveling westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Air unit, roger. I have PM put on the hazard. Yeah, we're following this guy. He's coming up on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Coming up on Vario. Vehicle's on Vario, approaching Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Vehicle's on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:29
17-87, 17-87, are you available to respond to Nashville and Vario?3 from Wilbur and Berthinia. All units 17-87 are responding, Code 3 from Wilbur and Berthinia to Nashville and Vario. Air 16 is also responding. Any Valley traffic unit, hit-and-run misdemeanor shoot for Matura at 7-11, last seen southbound shoot for Matura. Do you still have the PR on the line, or do you just keep updates? The PR is now at Chatsworth and Vario. Adam 95, show us backing Adam 67 from Roscoe and Haskell. 17-95, responding Code 3 from Roscoe and Haskell to Nashville and Vario.

The address reported for this incident has changed to De Soto Ave & Chatsworth St.

A 911 caller reports that the man is inside a vehicle, following a white vehicle. He reportedly exited his vehicle, holding a knife.

LA 21 Topanga Area - · 0:25
Emergency units, ADW suspect there now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The suspect exited the vehicle, possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100. 21-843, QFT notified. Thank you.

Police have received a 911 report of a man armed with a knife.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:27
Emergency unit for the Code 3 call, identify. Hey, Control 1, where's that ADW? Did you say Vario and Nashville? Air unit, yes, Nashville and Vario. Westbound, suspect vehicle, the white sedan with lights off. Correction. Like the city? Right, sir. Devonshire unit, repeat your unit designation? 1616. 316 is responding to Nashville and Vario. Devonshire unit to respond, identify.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:17
For now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The sex that exited the vehicle possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Nashville St & Variel Ave.

Police have taken the suspect into custody in an alley near Hillview.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:11
Unit making contact. unit, show Code 4, suspect in custody. Units, Code 4, suspect in custody, north-south alley. Person north-south of Los Toros, Hillview, north of Devonshire.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
restaurant, and it's going to be Hillview, north of Devonshire.Unit code, going code 6, north, south, north of Hillview, north of Devonshire. Hey, guys on Hillview, left-hand turn into the alley, and you'll see the black and white, they're making contact now.

According to the air unit, the suspect is sitting in his vehicle with the driver's side door open.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:25
10-33, show me responding to a code 3 call from Winnick on Devonshire. Hey, control, I have this guy sitting in his car, driver door is open, and black and white coming westbound on Devonshire here. The first street past Owensmouth should be Hillview, make the right, and then a left into the alley. Suspect is sitting in his vehicle, driver's side door open. I'm ready, 5 Roger.

The suspect has re-entered his vehicle in the rear parking lot. Police are attempting to get him to exit.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:31
Suspect entered the rear of the Los Toros, male, possible Hispanic, wearing a two-tone hat, white back, gray front or light blue, gray shirt, black pants, white shoes. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. The units, when they arrive, enter off of Hillview and come into the alley. I got the guy sitting on a, like a brick planter just by where the, where you enter the bar here, Los Toros. Suspect is sitting in a brick planter.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:09
17-06. Trying to get this guy to step outside his car. He just re-entered his car. Stand by, if he takes off, I'll let you know. Suspect has re-entered his vehicle.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
near the bar entrance. Units responding enter off Hillview, come through the alley. Be advised, he has a park incident. 10-95, are you equipped? Yeah, control, I got that suspect now walking back towards his car in the rear parking lot. Suspect is walking back to his vehicle in the rear parking lot.

The suspect has entered a restaurant despite police instructions to stay outside.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
X-22, we're en route, 17 X-22, roger. X-7 to all units on this call, it's going to be a good for criminal threats. Suspect is wanted for criminal threats. Hey control, he just entered the rear of the Los Toros. I got on the PA, told him to stay put. He disregarded what I said. He walked into the restaurant. Looks like a male, possibly Hispanic. He had a gray shirt, black pants, white shoes, and he had a two-tone baseball cap. The back was white and the front was either gray or like a light blue. That's me.

The suspect has exited the vehicle and is walking towards a restaurant. Police units are en route.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:22
It's a white four-door vehicle and a make or model with tinted windows. Hey, pulling into the north side of the Los Toros restaurant, the alley north of Devonshire, westbound from Hillview. And he's grabbing the parking lot of the Los Toros. Vehicle's on the parking lot of Los Toros in the alley north of Devonshire, west of Hillview. Hey, he's backing into a park.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:03
Vehicles backing into a parking lot.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Driver's exiting. Driver's exiting the vehicle. Yeah, it's going to be a male, gray shirt, black pants. He's got a two-tone hat on. He's got white shoes. The two-tone hat, it's got a white back and a gray front. He's walking towards the restaurant. Suspect is a male, correction, male wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a white and gray two-tone hat, walking into the restaurant. White shoes. Units responding to restaurant, identify? Adam 95, we're en route, we just have a long ETA. 10-10, 95 responding to the...

The suspect's white vehicle, with tinted windows, is now heading southbound on Hillview towards Devonshire.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Hillview. An air unit, do you have a description other than a white vehicle? Yeah, it's just a white vehicle, tinted windows, four-door. I can't tell you make or model. North Hillview, up on Hiawatha. And he's grabbing a driveway here. Vehicle's northbound Hillview, about mid-block. Looks like maybe a U-turn. Maybe going to set up for southbound back on Hillview from this driveway. Yeah, southbound Hillview, back towards Devonshire. Vehicle southbound Hillview, heading back to Devonshire.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Devonshire St & Hillview Ave.

The suspect is now driving northbound on Hillview, with police units responding to the area.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Still southbound through Hiawatha. Vehicle through Hiawatha. And up to Devonshire. Still southbound Owensmount. Vehicle through southbound Owensmount to Devonshire. Thanks, Joel. Verify we have a unit heading our direction. Now westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. Vehicle's westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. The unit responding to that location, identify. And it's going to be northbound Hillview. Northbound Hillview. Vehicle's northbound Hillview.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:23
67, it's code 6 with the PR. He's back out again. He's now southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street, high rate of speed. Vehicle's traveling high rate of speed, southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street. Through the stop sign, he's hitting the brakes here, at San Jose, southbound Owensmouth, San Jose. Southbound Owensmouth at Santa Cruz, correction, San Jose.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Devonshire St.

The suspect, in a white vehicle, is now driving southbound on Owensmouth, still being monitored by an air unit. The man was reportedly armed with a hammer and a knife and was messing with a green vehicle.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Westbound still picking up speed through Canoga, still westbound Chatsworth. Vehicle still heading westbound Chatsworth through Canoga. Units responding to the ADW suspect are now in DeSoto and Chatsworth. The suspect was in a white vehicle. He was armed with a hammer and a knife. He was doing something with a green vehicle and then followed the PR as he called PD. 19X7, are you close on, close on, for southbound Owensmouth, southbound Owensmouth from Chatsworth Street. Vehicle's heading southbound Owensmouth. Westbound.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:06
Through Vario, still westbound Chaffer Street. Vehicle's through Vario, still heading westbound Chaffer Street.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Chatsworth St.

The suspect has reentered his vehicle and is driving westbound on Chatsworth, with an air unit following closely.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Looks like the driver was re-entering the car. He's facing westbound on Chatsworth Street, west of De Soto. There's a white vehicle facing westbound on Chatsworth, west of De Soto. And he's taking off westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Vehicle's traveling westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Air unit, roger. I have PM put on the hazard. Yeah, we're following this guy. He's coming up on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Coming up on Vario. Vehicle's on Vario, approaching Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Vehicle's on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:29
17-87, 17-87, are you available to respond to Nashville and Vario?3 from Wilbur and Berthinia. All units 17-87 are responding, Code 3 from Wilbur and Berthinia to Nashville and Vario. Air 16 is also responding. Any Valley traffic unit, hit-and-run misdemeanor shoot for Matura at 7-11, last seen southbound shoot for Matura. Do you still have the PR on the line, or do you just keep updates? The PR is now at Chatsworth and Vario. Adam 95, show us backing Adam 67 from Roscoe and Haskell. 17-95, responding Code 3 from Roscoe and Haskell to Nashville and Vario.

The address reported for this incident has changed to De Soto Ave & Chatsworth St.

A 911 caller reports that the man is inside a vehicle, following a white vehicle. He reportedly exited his vehicle, holding a knife.

LA 21 Topanga Area - · 0:25
Emergency units, ADW suspect there now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The suspect exited the vehicle, possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100. 21-843, QFT notified. Thank you.

Police have received a 911 report of a man armed with a knife.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:27
Emergency unit for the Code 3 call, identify. Hey, Control 1, where's that ADW? Did you say Vario and Nashville? Air unit, yes, Nashville and Vario. Westbound, suspect vehicle, the white sedan with lights off. Correction. Like the city? Right, sir. Devonshire unit, repeat your unit designation? 1616. 316 is responding to Nashville and Vario. Devonshire unit to respond, identify.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:17
For now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The sex that exited the vehicle possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Nashville St & Variel Ave.

Police have taken the suspect into custody in an alley near Hillview.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:11
Unit making contact. unit, show Code 4, suspect in custody. Units, Code 4, suspect in custody, north-south alley. Person north-south of Los Toros, Hillview, north of Devonshire.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
restaurant, and it's going to be Hillview, north of Devonshire.Unit code, going code 6, north, south, north of Hillview, north of Devonshire. Hey, guys on Hillview, left-hand turn into the alley, and you'll see the black and white, they're making contact now.

According to the air unit, the suspect is sitting in his vehicle with the driver's side door open.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:25
10-33, show me responding to a code 3 call from Winnick on Devonshire. Hey, control, I have this guy sitting in his car, driver door is open, and black and white coming westbound on Devonshire here. The first street past Owensmouth should be Hillview, make the right, and then a left into the alley. Suspect is sitting in his vehicle, driver's side door open. I'm ready, 5 Roger.

The suspect has re-entered his vehicle in the rear parking lot. Police are attempting to get him to exit.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:31
Suspect entered the rear of the Los Toros, male, possible Hispanic, wearing a two-tone hat, white back, gray front or light blue, gray shirt, black pants, white shoes. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. The units, when they arrive, enter off of Hillview and come into the alley. I got the guy sitting on a, like a brick planter just by where the, where you enter the bar here, Los Toros. Suspect is sitting in a brick planter.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:09
17-06. Trying to get this guy to step outside his car. He just re-entered his car. Stand by, if he takes off, I'll let you know. Suspect has re-entered his vehicle.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
near the bar entrance. Units responding enter off Hillview, come through the alley. Be advised, he has a park incident. 10-95, are you equipped? Yeah, control, I got that suspect now walking back towards his car in the rear parking lot. Suspect is walking back to his vehicle in the rear parking lot.

The suspect has entered a restaurant despite police instructions to stay outside.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
X-22, we're en route, 17 X-22, roger. X-7 to all units on this call, it's going to be a good for criminal threats. Suspect is wanted for criminal threats. Hey control, he just entered the rear of the Los Toros. I got on the PA, told him to stay put. He disregarded what I said. He walked into the restaurant. Looks like a male, possibly Hispanic. He had a gray shirt, black pants, white shoes, and he had a two-tone baseball cap. The back was white and the front was either gray or like a light blue. That's me.

The suspect has exited the vehicle and is walking towards a restaurant. Police units are en route.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:22
It's a white four-door vehicle and a make or model with tinted windows. Hey, pulling into the north side of the Los Toros restaurant, the alley north of Devonshire, westbound from Hillview. And he's grabbing the parking lot of the Los Toros. Vehicle's on the parking lot of Los Toros in the alley north of Devonshire, west of Hillview. Hey, he's backing into a park.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:03
Vehicles backing into a parking lot.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Driver's exiting. Driver's exiting the vehicle. Yeah, it's going to be a male, gray shirt, black pants. He's got a two-tone hat on. He's got white shoes. The two-tone hat, it's got a white back and a gray front. He's walking towards the restaurant. Suspect is a male, correction, male wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a white and gray two-tone hat, walking into the restaurant. White shoes. Units responding to restaurant, identify? Adam 95, we're en route, we just have a long ETA. 10-10, 95 responding to the...

The suspect's white vehicle, with tinted windows, is now heading southbound on Hillview towards Devonshire.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Hillview. An air unit, do you have a description other than a white vehicle? Yeah, it's just a white vehicle, tinted windows, four-door. I can't tell you make or model. North Hillview, up on Hiawatha. And he's grabbing a driveway here. Vehicle's northbound Hillview, about mid-block. Looks like maybe a U-turn. Maybe going to set up for southbound back on Hillview from this driveway. Yeah, southbound Hillview, back towards Devonshire. Vehicle southbound Hillview, heading back to Devonshire.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Devonshire St & Hillview Ave.

The suspect is now driving northbound on Hillview, with police units responding to the area.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Still southbound through Hiawatha. Vehicle through Hiawatha. And up to Devonshire. Still southbound Owensmount. Vehicle through southbound Owensmount to Devonshire. Thanks, Joel. Verify we have a unit heading our direction. Now westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. Vehicle's westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. The unit responding to that location, identify. And it's going to be northbound Hillview. Northbound Hillview. Vehicle's northbound Hillview.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:23
67, it's code 6 with the PR. He's back out again. He's now southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street, high rate of speed. Vehicle's traveling high rate of speed, southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street. Through the stop sign, he's hitting the brakes here, at San Jose, southbound Owensmouth, San Jose. Southbound Owensmouth at Santa Cruz, correction, San Jose.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Devonshire St.

The suspect, in a white vehicle, is now driving southbound on Owensmouth, still being monitored by an air unit. The man was reportedly armed with a hammer and a knife and was messing with a green vehicle.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Westbound still picking up speed through Canoga, still westbound Chatsworth. Vehicle still heading westbound Chatsworth through Canoga. Units responding to the ADW suspect are now in DeSoto and Chatsworth. The suspect was in a white vehicle. He was armed with a hammer and a knife. He was doing something with a green vehicle and then followed the PR as he called PD. 19X7, are you close on, close on, for southbound Owensmouth, southbound Owensmouth from Chatsworth Street. Vehicle's heading southbound Owensmouth. Westbound.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:06
Through Vario, still westbound Chaffer Street. Vehicle's through Vario, still heading westbound Chaffer Street.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Chatsworth St.

The suspect has reentered his vehicle and is driving westbound on Chatsworth, with an air unit following closely.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Looks like the driver was re-entering the car. He's facing westbound on Chatsworth Street, west of De Soto. There's a white vehicle facing westbound on Chatsworth, west of De Soto. And he's taking off westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Vehicle's traveling westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Air unit, roger. I have PM put on the hazard. Yeah, we're following this guy. He's coming up on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Coming up on Vario. Vehicle's on Vario, approaching Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Vehicle's on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:29
17-87, 17-87, are you available to respond to Nashville and Vario?3 from Wilbur and Berthinia. All units 17-87 are responding, Code 3 from Wilbur and Berthinia to Nashville and Vario. Air 16 is also responding. Any Valley traffic unit, hit-and-run misdemeanor shoot for Matura at 7-11, last seen southbound shoot for Matura. Do you still have the PR on the line, or do you just keep updates? The PR is now at Chatsworth and Vario. Adam 95, show us backing Adam 67 from Roscoe and Haskell. 17-95, responding Code 3 from Roscoe and Haskell to Nashville and Vario.

The address reported for this incident has changed to De Soto Ave & Chatsworth St.

A 911 caller reports that the man is inside a vehicle, following a white vehicle. He reportedly exited his vehicle, holding a knife.

LA 21 Topanga Area - · 0:25
Emergency units, ADW suspect there now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The suspect exited the vehicle, possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100. 21-843, QFT notified. Thank you.

Police have received a 911 report of a man armed with a knife.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:27
Emergency unit for the Code 3 call, identify. Hey, Control 1, where's that ADW? Did you say Vario and Nashville? Air unit, yes, Nashville and Vario. Westbound, suspect vehicle, the white sedan with lights off. Correction. Like the city? Right, sir. Devonshire unit, repeat your unit designation? 1616. 316 is responding to Nashville and Vario. Devonshire unit to respond, identify.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:17
For now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The sex that exited the vehicle possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Nashville St & Variel Ave.

Police have taken the suspect into custody in an alley near Hillview.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:11
Unit making contact. unit, show Code 4, suspect in custody. Units, Code 4, suspect in custody, north-south alley. Person north-south of Los Toros, Hillview, north of Devonshire.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
restaurant, and it's going to be Hillview, north of Devonshire.Unit code, going code 6, north, south, north of Hillview, north of Devonshire. Hey, guys on Hillview, left-hand turn into the alley, and you'll see the black and white, they're making contact now.

According to the air unit, the suspect is sitting in his vehicle with the driver's side door open.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:25
10-33, show me responding to a code 3 call from Winnick on Devonshire. Hey, control, I have this guy sitting in his car, driver door is open, and black and white coming westbound on Devonshire here. The first street past Owensmouth should be Hillview, make the right, and then a left into the alley. Suspect is sitting in his vehicle, driver's side door open. I'm ready, 5 Roger.

The suspect has re-entered his vehicle in the rear parking lot. Police are attempting to get him to exit.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:31
Suspect entered the rear of the Los Toros, male, possible Hispanic, wearing a two-tone hat, white back, gray front or light blue, gray shirt, black pants, white shoes. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. The units, when they arrive, enter off of Hillview and come into the alley. I got the guy sitting on a, like a brick planter just by where the, where you enter the bar here, Los Toros. Suspect is sitting in a brick planter.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:09
17-06. Trying to get this guy to step outside his car. He just re-entered his car. Stand by, if he takes off, I'll let you know. Suspect has re-entered his vehicle.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
near the bar entrance. Units responding enter off Hillview, come through the alley. Be advised, he has a park incident. 10-95, are you equipped? Yeah, control, I got that suspect now walking back towards his car in the rear parking lot. Suspect is walking back to his vehicle in the rear parking lot.

The suspect has entered a restaurant despite police instructions to stay outside.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
X-22, we're en route, 17 X-22, roger. X-7 to all units on this call, it's going to be a good for criminal threats. Suspect is wanted for criminal threats. Hey control, he just entered the rear of the Los Toros. I got on the PA, told him to stay put. He disregarded what I said. He walked into the restaurant. Looks like a male, possibly Hispanic. He had a gray shirt, black pants, white shoes, and he had a two-tone baseball cap. The back was white and the front was either gray or like a light blue. That's me.

The suspect has exited the vehicle and is walking towards a restaurant. Police units are en route.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:22
It's a white four-door vehicle and a make or model with tinted windows. Hey, pulling into the north side of the Los Toros restaurant, the alley north of Devonshire, westbound from Hillview. And he's grabbing the parking lot of the Los Toros. Vehicle's on the parking lot of Los Toros in the alley north of Devonshire, west of Hillview. Hey, he's backing into a park.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:03
Vehicles backing into a parking lot.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Driver's exiting. Driver's exiting the vehicle. Yeah, it's going to be a male, gray shirt, black pants. He's got a two-tone hat on. He's got white shoes. The two-tone hat, it's got a white back and a gray front. He's walking towards the restaurant. Suspect is a male, correction, male wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a white and gray two-tone hat, walking into the restaurant. White shoes. Units responding to restaurant, identify? Adam 95, we're en route, we just have a long ETA. 10-10, 95 responding to the...

The suspect's white vehicle, with tinted windows, is now heading southbound on Hillview towards Devonshire.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Hillview. An air unit, do you have a description other than a white vehicle? Yeah, it's just a white vehicle, tinted windows, four-door. I can't tell you make or model. North Hillview, up on Hiawatha. And he's grabbing a driveway here. Vehicle's northbound Hillview, about mid-block. Looks like maybe a U-turn. Maybe going to set up for southbound back on Hillview from this driveway. Yeah, southbound Hillview, back towards Devonshire. Vehicle southbound Hillview, heading back to Devonshire.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Devonshire St & Hillview Ave.

The suspect is now driving northbound on Hillview, with police units responding to the area.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Still southbound through Hiawatha. Vehicle through Hiawatha. And up to Devonshire. Still southbound Owensmount. Vehicle through southbound Owensmount to Devonshire. Thanks, Joel. Verify we have a unit heading our direction. Now westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. Vehicle's westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. The unit responding to that location, identify. And it's going to be northbound Hillview. Northbound Hillview. Vehicle's northbound Hillview.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:23
67, it's code 6 with the PR. He's back out again. He's now southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street, high rate of speed. Vehicle's traveling high rate of speed, southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street. Through the stop sign, he's hitting the brakes here, at San Jose, southbound Owensmouth, San Jose. Southbound Owensmouth at Santa Cruz, correction, San Jose.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Devonshire St.

The suspect, in a white vehicle, is now driving southbound on Owensmouth, still being monitored by an air unit. The man was reportedly armed with a hammer and a knife and was messing with a green vehicle.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Westbound still picking up speed through Canoga, still westbound Chatsworth. Vehicle still heading westbound Chatsworth through Canoga. Units responding to the ADW suspect are now in DeSoto and Chatsworth. The suspect was in a white vehicle. He was armed with a hammer and a knife. He was doing something with a green vehicle and then followed the PR as he called PD. 19X7, are you close on, close on, for southbound Owensmouth, southbound Owensmouth from Chatsworth Street. Vehicle's heading southbound Owensmouth. Westbound.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:06
Through Vario, still westbound Chaffer Street. Vehicle's through Vario, still heading westbound Chaffer Street.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Chatsworth St.

The suspect has reentered his vehicle and is driving westbound on Chatsworth, with an air unit following closely.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Looks like the driver was re-entering the car. He's facing westbound on Chatsworth Street, west of De Soto. There's a white vehicle facing westbound on Chatsworth, west of De Soto. And he's taking off westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Vehicle's traveling westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Air unit, roger. I have PM put on the hazard. Yeah, we're following this guy. He's coming up on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Coming up on Vario. Vehicle's on Vario, approaching Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Vehicle's on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:29
17-87, 17-87, are you available to respond to Nashville and Vario?3 from Wilbur and Berthinia. All units 17-87 are responding, Code 3 from Wilbur and Berthinia to Nashville and Vario. Air 16 is also responding. Any Valley traffic unit, hit-and-run misdemeanor shoot for Matura at 7-11, last seen southbound shoot for Matura. Do you still have the PR on the line, or do you just keep updates? The PR is now at Chatsworth and Vario. Adam 95, show us backing Adam 67 from Roscoe and Haskell. 17-95, responding Code 3 from Roscoe and Haskell to Nashville and Vario.

The address reported for this incident has changed to De Soto Ave & Chatsworth St.

A 911 caller reports that the man is inside a vehicle, following a white vehicle. He reportedly exited his vehicle, holding a knife.

LA 21 Topanga Area - · 0:25
Emergency units, ADW suspect there now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The suspect exited the vehicle, possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100. 21-843, QFT notified. Thank you.

Police have received a 911 report of a man armed with a knife.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:27
Emergency unit for the Code 3 call, identify. Hey, Control 1, where's that ADW? Did you say Vario and Nashville? Air unit, yes, Nashville and Vario. Westbound, suspect vehicle, the white sedan with lights off. Correction. Like the city? Right, sir. Devonshire unit, repeat your unit designation? 1616. 316 is responding to Nashville and Vario. Devonshire unit to respond, identify.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:17
For now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The sex that exited the vehicle possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Nashville St & Variel Ave.

Police have taken the suspect into custody in an alley near Hillview.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:11
Unit making contact. unit, show Code 4, suspect in custody. Units, Code 4, suspect in custody, north-south alley. Person north-south of Los Toros, Hillview, north of Devonshire.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
restaurant, and it's going to be Hillview, north of Devonshire.Unit code, going code 6, north, south, north of Hillview, north of Devonshire. Hey, guys on Hillview, left-hand turn into the alley, and you'll see the black and white, they're making contact now.

According to the air unit, the suspect is sitting in his vehicle with the driver's side door open.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:25
10-33, show me responding to a code 3 call from Winnick on Devonshire. Hey, control, I have this guy sitting in his car, driver door is open, and black and white coming westbound on Devonshire here. The first street past Owensmouth should be Hillview, make the right, and then a left into the alley. Suspect is sitting in his vehicle, driver's side door open. I'm ready, 5 Roger.

The suspect has re-entered his vehicle in the rear parking lot. Police are attempting to get him to exit.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:31
Suspect entered the rear of the Los Toros, male, possible Hispanic, wearing a two-tone hat, white back, gray front or light blue, gray shirt, black pants, white shoes. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. Suspect is armed with a pocketknife. The units, when they arrive, enter off of Hillview and come into the alley. I got the guy sitting on a, like a brick planter just by where the, where you enter the bar here, Los Toros. Suspect is sitting in a brick planter.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:09
17-06. Trying to get this guy to step outside his car. He just re-entered his car. Stand by, if he takes off, I'll let you know. Suspect has re-entered his vehicle.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:16
near the bar entrance. Units responding enter off Hillview, come through the alley. Be advised, he has a park incident. 10-95, are you equipped? Yeah, control, I got that suspect now walking back towards his car in the rear parking lot. Suspect is walking back to his vehicle in the rear parking lot.

The suspect has entered a restaurant despite police instructions to stay outside.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
X-22, we're en route, 17 X-22, roger. X-7 to all units on this call, it's going to be a good for criminal threats. Suspect is wanted for criminal threats. Hey control, he just entered the rear of the Los Toros. I got on the PA, told him to stay put. He disregarded what I said. He walked into the restaurant. Looks like a male, possibly Hispanic. He had a gray shirt, black pants, white shoes, and he had a two-tone baseball cap. The back was white and the front was either gray or like a light blue. That's me.

The suspect has exited the vehicle and is walking towards a restaurant. Police units are en route.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:22
It's a white four-door vehicle and a make or model with tinted windows. Hey, pulling into the north side of the Los Toros restaurant, the alley north of Devonshire, westbound from Hillview. And he's grabbing the parking lot of the Los Toros. Vehicle's on the parking lot of Los Toros in the alley north of Devonshire, west of Hillview. Hey, he's backing into a park.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:03
Vehicles backing into a parking lot.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Driver's exiting. Driver's exiting the vehicle. Yeah, it's going to be a male, gray shirt, black pants. He's got a two-tone hat on. He's got white shoes. The two-tone hat, it's got a white back and a gray front. He's walking towards the restaurant. Suspect is a male, correction, male wearing a gray shirt, black pants, a white and gray two-tone hat, walking into the restaurant. White shoes. Units responding to restaurant, identify? Adam 95, we're en route, we just have a long ETA. 10-10, 95 responding to the...

The suspect's white vehicle, with tinted windows, is now heading southbound on Hillview towards Devonshire.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Hillview. An air unit, do you have a description other than a white vehicle? Yeah, it's just a white vehicle, tinted windows, four-door. I can't tell you make or model. North Hillview, up on Hiawatha. And he's grabbing a driveway here. Vehicle's northbound Hillview, about mid-block. Looks like maybe a U-turn. Maybe going to set up for southbound back on Hillview from this driveway. Yeah, southbound Hillview, back towards Devonshire. Vehicle southbound Hillview, heading back to Devonshire.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Devonshire St & Hillview Ave.

The suspect is now driving northbound on Hillview, with police units responding to the area.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Still southbound through Hiawatha. Vehicle through Hiawatha. And up to Devonshire. Still southbound Owensmount. Vehicle through southbound Owensmount to Devonshire. Thanks, Joel. Verify we have a unit heading our direction. Now westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. Vehicle's westbound Devonshire from Owensmount. The unit responding to that location, identify. And it's going to be northbound Hillview. Northbound Hillview. Vehicle's northbound Hillview.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:23
67, it's code 6 with the PR. He's back out again. He's now southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street, high rate of speed. Vehicle's traveling high rate of speed, southbound Owensmouth from Chattrall Street. Through the stop sign, he's hitting the brakes here, at San Jose, southbound Owensmouth, San Jose. Southbound Owensmouth at Santa Cruz, correction, San Jose.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Devonshire St.

The suspect, in a white vehicle, is now driving southbound on Owensmouth, still being monitored by an air unit. The man was reportedly armed with a hammer and a knife and was messing with a green vehicle.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Westbound still picking up speed through Canoga, still westbound Chatsworth. Vehicle still heading westbound Chatsworth through Canoga. Units responding to the ADW suspect are now in DeSoto and Chatsworth. The suspect was in a white vehicle. He was armed with a hammer and a knife. He was doing something with a green vehicle and then followed the PR as he called PD. 19X7, are you close on, close on, for southbound Owensmouth, southbound Owensmouth from Chatsworth Street. Vehicle's heading southbound Owensmouth. Westbound.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:06
Through Vario, still westbound Chaffer Street. Vehicle's through Vario, still heading westbound Chaffer Street.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Owensmouth Ave & Chatsworth St.

The suspect has reentered his vehicle and is driving westbound on Chatsworth, with an air unit following closely.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:30
Looks like the driver was re-entering the car. He's facing westbound on Chatsworth Street, west of De Soto. There's a white vehicle facing westbound on Chatsworth, west of De Soto. And he's taking off westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Vehicle's traveling westbound on Chatsworth from De Soto. Air unit, roger. I have PM put on the hazard. Yeah, we're following this guy. He's coming up on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Coming up on Vario. Vehicle's on Vario, approaching Vario, westbound on Chatsworth. Vehicle's on Vario, westbound on Chatsworth.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:29
17-87, 17-87, are you available to respond to Nashville and Vario?3 from Wilbur and Berthinia. All units 17-87 are responding, Code 3 from Wilbur and Berthinia to Nashville and Vario. Air 16 is also responding. Any Valley traffic unit, hit-and-run misdemeanor shoot for Matura at 7-11, last seen southbound shoot for Matura. Do you still have the PR on the line, or do you just keep updates? The PR is now at Chatsworth and Vario. Adam 95, show us backing Adam 67 from Roscoe and Haskell. 17-95, responding Code 3 from Roscoe and Haskell to Nashville and Vario.

The address reported for this incident has changed to De Soto Ave & Chatsworth St.

A 911 caller reports that the man is inside a vehicle, following a white vehicle. He reportedly exited his vehicle, holding a knife.

LA 21 Topanga Area - · 0:25
Emergency units, ADW suspect there now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The suspect exited the vehicle, possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100. 21-843, QFT notified. Thank you.

Police have received a 911 report of a man armed with a knife.

LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:27
Emergency unit for the Code 3 call, identify. Hey, Control 1, where's that ADW? Did you say Vario and Nashville? Air unit, yes, Nashville and Vario. Westbound, suspect vehicle, the white sedan with lights off. Correction. Like the city? Right, sir. Devonshire unit, repeat your unit designation? 1616. 316 is responding to Nashville and Vario. Devonshire unit to respond, identify.
LA 17 Devonshire Area · 0:17
For now, Nashville and Vario, Nashville and Vario. The PR is traveling westbound, being followed by a white sedan with the lights off. The sex that exited the vehicle possibly was armed with a knife. Male, white, bald, wearing a white or baby blue shirt. Standby for additional, it's Code 3, incident 5100.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Nashville St & Variel Ave.

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