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Suspect Taken Into Custody After Attempting to Assault Security Guard With Knife

2921 S Figueroa St

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  • Police in Los Angeles are responding to an incident involving a man who attempted to assault a security guard with a knife following a dispute over sleeping in a parking lot. The suspect has since put the knife away, and officers are working to locate him.

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The suspect is now in custody, and the situation is under control.

LA 12 77th Street Area · 0:05
All units, Code 4, Figueroa, North of 28, suspect in custody. Eric 3, clear.

Police have located the suspect near the west side of a building and are engaging with him.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
Hey, USC, if you're going to stay there, just watch the crossbar. I got a LAPD unit going in that parking lot. Drop 742. If you make that left-hand turn there, slow down, slow down. He's right around the corner, right at the edge of that building. So, right off your right-hand side. He's coming around the corner now. Are you going to meet 1825, 621 East 108th Street? Drop Southwest. Control, they're code 6 on the suspect. It's going to be Fig, north of 28 on the west side.399, it's code 6 on the suspect, Fig, north of 28 on the west side.

Police are moving northbound to the southwest corner of a nearby building to locate the suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:14
Okay, I'll just do this on Basin. Hey, just keep it coming northbound. He's right on, like, the southwest corner of the FedEx building. Male, White, disheveled hair, black jacket, pink shirt, black pants.

Police are investigating a possible suspect at a nearby complex.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:13
Unit code 6, 2921 South Figueroa, come in for control. 99, go. Roger, is the suspect still outstanding? 3, I do advise on a possible. I'm talking to primary on the complex. We have a possible suspect over there.

Police confirm they initially detained the wrong suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:05
Wrong suspect. 399, confirm it's the wrong suspect.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:03
All units, Code 4, 2921 South Figueroa Street, suspect in custody.

Police are coordinating with a security guard to confirm the suspect's description and location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. 399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. Hey, guys, I think I got your suspect. Just touch base with the security guard. He's going to be on FIG. You got him. Talk to the security guard, get a better description for me. I got a guy in the north-south alley, west of FIG, north of 30th. That kind of matches the description. Male Hispanic, kind of like a dark blue jacket. He's got like a brown tool bag strapped around his front.

A security guard is directing police northbound towards the suspect's location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:21
Harry 3, I'm going to be overhead. It's going to be the northwest corner of 30th and Figg. I've got a security guard pointing northbound. If he... 4024 Southwest Avenue, suspect's your way. Harry 3 is over, 2921 South Figueroa Street. It's on the northwest corner of 30th and Figueroa. Has a security pointing northbound at the location.

Police are trying to locate the suspect's current position.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:03
Air 3, roger. Where is the suspect now?

The incident began as a dispute over sleeping in a parking lot.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:27
for that family.3 Roger, it's at the Jack in the Box. At the Jack in the Box. Unit responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street, the suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was a dispute over sleeping in the parking lot. Standby. 3 Roger, where is the suspect now? 3, standby. South traffic units, ambulance traffic, Gage and Western, Gage and Western, code 3, incident 1368, RD 1243. South traffic, code 3, go ahead.

The suspect has put the knife in his pocket, and police are responding to the scene.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:09
Union responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street. The suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was it dispute over sleeping in the parking lot?

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a knife who attempted to assault a security guard.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:14
Southwest units, ADW suspect there now, 2921 South Figueroa, 2921 South Figueroa Street at the Jack in the Box. Suspect male, Hispanic, black jacket, black pants, armed with a knife, attempted to assault security. Standby for additional, incident 1364.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2921 S Figueroa St.

The suspect is now in custody, and the situation is under control.

LA 12 77th Street Area · 0:05
All units, Code 4, Figueroa, North of 28, suspect in custody. Eric 3, clear.

Police have located the suspect near the west side of a building and are engaging with him.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
Hey, USC, if you're going to stay there, just watch the crossbar. I got a LAPD unit going in that parking lot. Drop 742. If you make that left-hand turn there, slow down, slow down. He's right around the corner, right at the edge of that building. So, right off your right-hand side. He's coming around the corner now. Are you going to meet 1825, 621 East 108th Street? Drop Southwest. Control, they're code 6 on the suspect. It's going to be Fig, north of 28 on the west side.399, it's code 6 on the suspect, Fig, north of 28 on the west side.

Police are moving northbound to the southwest corner of a nearby building to locate the suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:14
Okay, I'll just do this on Basin. Hey, just keep it coming northbound. He's right on, like, the southwest corner of the FedEx building. Male, White, disheveled hair, black jacket, pink shirt, black pants.

Police are investigating a possible suspect at a nearby complex.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:13
Unit code 6, 2921 South Figueroa, come in for control. 99, go. Roger, is the suspect still outstanding? 3, I do advise on a possible. I'm talking to primary on the complex. We have a possible suspect over there.

Police confirm they initially detained the wrong suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:05
Wrong suspect. 399, confirm it's the wrong suspect.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:03
All units, Code 4, 2921 South Figueroa Street, suspect in custody.

Police are coordinating with a security guard to confirm the suspect's description and location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. 399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. Hey, guys, I think I got your suspect. Just touch base with the security guard. He's going to be on FIG. You got him. Talk to the security guard, get a better description for me. I got a guy in the north-south alley, west of FIG, north of 30th. That kind of matches the description. Male Hispanic, kind of like a dark blue jacket. He's got like a brown tool bag strapped around his front.

A security guard is directing police northbound towards the suspect's location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:21
Harry 3, I'm going to be overhead. It's going to be the northwest corner of 30th and Figg. I've got a security guard pointing northbound. If he... 4024 Southwest Avenue, suspect's your way. Harry 3 is over, 2921 South Figueroa Street. It's on the northwest corner of 30th and Figueroa. Has a security pointing northbound at the location.

Police are trying to locate the suspect's current position.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:03
Air 3, roger. Where is the suspect now?

The incident began as a dispute over sleeping in a parking lot.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:27
for that family.3 Roger, it's at the Jack in the Box. At the Jack in the Box. Unit responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street, the suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was a dispute over sleeping in the parking lot. Standby. 3 Roger, where is the suspect now? 3, standby. South traffic units, ambulance traffic, Gage and Western, Gage and Western, code 3, incident 1368, RD 1243. South traffic, code 3, go ahead.

The suspect has put the knife in his pocket, and police are responding to the scene.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:09
Union responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street. The suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was it dispute over sleeping in the parking lot?

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a knife who attempted to assault a security guard.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:14
Southwest units, ADW suspect there now, 2921 South Figueroa, 2921 South Figueroa Street at the Jack in the Box. Suspect male, Hispanic, black jacket, black pants, armed with a knife, attempted to assault security. Standby for additional, incident 1364.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2921 S Figueroa St.

The suspect is now in custody, and the situation is under control.

LA 12 77th Street Area · 0:05
All units, Code 4, Figueroa, North of 28, suspect in custody. Eric 3, clear.

Police have located the suspect near the west side of a building and are engaging with him.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
Hey, USC, if you're going to stay there, just watch the crossbar. I got a LAPD unit going in that parking lot. Drop 742. If you make that left-hand turn there, slow down, slow down. He's right around the corner, right at the edge of that building. So, right off your right-hand side. He's coming around the corner now. Are you going to meet 1825, 621 East 108th Street? Drop Southwest. Control, they're code 6 on the suspect. It's going to be Fig, north of 28 on the west side.399, it's code 6 on the suspect, Fig, north of 28 on the west side.

Police are moving northbound to the southwest corner of a nearby building to locate the suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:14
Okay, I'll just do this on Basin. Hey, just keep it coming northbound. He's right on, like, the southwest corner of the FedEx building. Male, White, disheveled hair, black jacket, pink shirt, black pants.

Police are investigating a possible suspect at a nearby complex.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:13
Unit code 6, 2921 South Figueroa, come in for control. 99, go. Roger, is the suspect still outstanding? 3, I do advise on a possible. I'm talking to primary on the complex. We have a possible suspect over there.

Police confirm they initially detained the wrong suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:05
Wrong suspect. 399, confirm it's the wrong suspect.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:03
All units, Code 4, 2921 South Figueroa Street, suspect in custody.

Police are coordinating with a security guard to confirm the suspect's description and location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. 399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. Hey, guys, I think I got your suspect. Just touch base with the security guard. He's going to be on FIG. You got him. Talk to the security guard, get a better description for me. I got a guy in the north-south alley, west of FIG, north of 30th. That kind of matches the description. Male Hispanic, kind of like a dark blue jacket. He's got like a brown tool bag strapped around his front.

A security guard is directing police northbound towards the suspect's location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:21
Harry 3, I'm going to be overhead. It's going to be the northwest corner of 30th and Figg. I've got a security guard pointing northbound. If he... 4024 Southwest Avenue, suspect's your way. Harry 3 is over, 2921 South Figueroa Street. It's on the northwest corner of 30th and Figueroa. Has a security pointing northbound at the location.

Police are trying to locate the suspect's current position.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:03
Air 3, roger. Where is the suspect now?

The incident began as a dispute over sleeping in a parking lot.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:27
for that family.3 Roger, it's at the Jack in the Box. At the Jack in the Box. Unit responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street, the suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was a dispute over sleeping in the parking lot. Standby. 3 Roger, where is the suspect now? 3, standby. South traffic units, ambulance traffic, Gage and Western, Gage and Western, code 3, incident 1368, RD 1243. South traffic, code 3, go ahead.

The suspect has put the knife in his pocket, and police are responding to the scene.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:09
Union responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street. The suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was it dispute over sleeping in the parking lot?

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a knife who attempted to assault a security guard.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:14
Southwest units, ADW suspect there now, 2921 South Figueroa, 2921 South Figueroa Street at the Jack in the Box. Suspect male, Hispanic, black jacket, black pants, armed with a knife, attempted to assault security. Standby for additional, incident 1364.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2921 S Figueroa St.

The suspect is now in custody, and the situation is under control.

LA 12 77th Street Area · 0:05
All units, Code 4, Figueroa, North of 28, suspect in custody. Eric 3, clear.

Police have located the suspect near the west side of a building and are engaging with him.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
Hey, USC, if you're going to stay there, just watch the crossbar. I got a LAPD unit going in that parking lot. Drop 742. If you make that left-hand turn there, slow down, slow down. He's right around the corner, right at the edge of that building. So, right off your right-hand side. He's coming around the corner now. Are you going to meet 1825, 621 East 108th Street? Drop Southwest. Control, they're code 6 on the suspect. It's going to be Fig, north of 28 on the west side.399, it's code 6 on the suspect, Fig, north of 28 on the west side.

Police are moving northbound to the southwest corner of a nearby building to locate the suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:14
Okay, I'll just do this on Basin. Hey, just keep it coming northbound. He's right on, like, the southwest corner of the FedEx building. Male, White, disheveled hair, black jacket, pink shirt, black pants.

Police are investigating a possible suspect at a nearby complex.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:13
Unit code 6, 2921 South Figueroa, come in for control. 99, go. Roger, is the suspect still outstanding? 3, I do advise on a possible. I'm talking to primary on the complex. We have a possible suspect over there.

Police confirm they initially detained the wrong suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:05
Wrong suspect. 399, confirm it's the wrong suspect.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:03
All units, Code 4, 2921 South Figueroa Street, suspect in custody.

Police are coordinating with a security guard to confirm the suspect's description and location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. 399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. Hey, guys, I think I got your suspect. Just touch base with the security guard. He's going to be on FIG. You got him. Talk to the security guard, get a better description for me. I got a guy in the north-south alley, west of FIG, north of 30th. That kind of matches the description. Male Hispanic, kind of like a dark blue jacket. He's got like a brown tool bag strapped around his front.

A security guard is directing police northbound towards the suspect's location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:21
Harry 3, I'm going to be overhead. It's going to be the northwest corner of 30th and Figg. I've got a security guard pointing northbound. If he... 4024 Southwest Avenue, suspect's your way. Harry 3 is over, 2921 South Figueroa Street. It's on the northwest corner of 30th and Figueroa. Has a security pointing northbound at the location.

Police are trying to locate the suspect's current position.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:03
Air 3, roger. Where is the suspect now?

The incident began as a dispute over sleeping in a parking lot.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:27
for that family.3 Roger, it's at the Jack in the Box. At the Jack in the Box. Unit responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street, the suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was a dispute over sleeping in the parking lot. Standby. 3 Roger, where is the suspect now? 3, standby. South traffic units, ambulance traffic, Gage and Western, Gage and Western, code 3, incident 1368, RD 1243. South traffic, code 3, go ahead.

The suspect has put the knife in his pocket, and police are responding to the scene.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:09
Union responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street. The suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was it dispute over sleeping in the parking lot?

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a knife who attempted to assault a security guard.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:14
Southwest units, ADW suspect there now, 2921 South Figueroa, 2921 South Figueroa Street at the Jack in the Box. Suspect male, Hispanic, black jacket, black pants, armed with a knife, attempted to assault security. Standby for additional, incident 1364.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2921 S Figueroa St.

The suspect is now in custody, and the situation is under control.

LA 12 77th Street Area · 0:05
All units, Code 4, Figueroa, North of 28, suspect in custody. Eric 3, clear.

Police have located the suspect near the west side of a building and are engaging with him.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
Hey, USC, if you're going to stay there, just watch the crossbar. I got a LAPD unit going in that parking lot. Drop 742. If you make that left-hand turn there, slow down, slow down. He's right around the corner, right at the edge of that building. So, right off your right-hand side. He's coming around the corner now. Are you going to meet 1825, 621 East 108th Street? Drop Southwest. Control, they're code 6 on the suspect. It's going to be Fig, north of 28 on the west side.399, it's code 6 on the suspect, Fig, north of 28 on the west side.

Police are moving northbound to the southwest corner of a nearby building to locate the suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:14
Okay, I'll just do this on Basin. Hey, just keep it coming northbound. He's right on, like, the southwest corner of the FedEx building. Male, White, disheveled hair, black jacket, pink shirt, black pants.

Police are investigating a possible suspect at a nearby complex.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:13
Unit code 6, 2921 South Figueroa, come in for control. 99, go. Roger, is the suspect still outstanding? 3, I do advise on a possible. I'm talking to primary on the complex. We have a possible suspect over there.

Police confirm they initially detained the wrong suspect.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:05
Wrong suspect. 399, confirm it's the wrong suspect.

The suspect has been taken into custody.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:03
All units, Code 4, 2921 South Figueroa Street, suspect in custody.

Police are coordinating with a security guard to confirm the suspect's description and location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:31
399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. 399 code 6, 2921 South Figueroa. Hey, guys, I think I got your suspect. Just touch base with the security guard. He's going to be on FIG. You got him. Talk to the security guard, get a better description for me. I got a guy in the north-south alley, west of FIG, north of 30th. That kind of matches the description. Male Hispanic, kind of like a dark blue jacket. He's got like a brown tool bag strapped around his front.

A security guard is directing police northbound towards the suspect's location.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:21
Harry 3, I'm going to be overhead. It's going to be the northwest corner of 30th and Figg. I've got a security guard pointing northbound. If he... 4024 Southwest Avenue, suspect's your way. Harry 3 is over, 2921 South Figueroa Street. It's on the northwest corner of 30th and Figueroa. Has a security pointing northbound at the location.

Police are trying to locate the suspect's current position.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:03
Air 3, roger. Where is the suspect now?

The incident began as a dispute over sleeping in a parking lot.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:27
for that family.3 Roger, it's at the Jack in the Box. At the Jack in the Box. Unit responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street, the suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was a dispute over sleeping in the parking lot. Standby. 3 Roger, where is the suspect now? 3, standby. South traffic units, ambulance traffic, Gage and Western, Gage and Western, code 3, incident 1368, RD 1243. South traffic, code 3, go ahead.

The suspect has put the knife in his pocket, and police are responding to the scene.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:09
Union responding to 2921 South Figueroa Street. The suspect has placed a knife in his pocket. Was it dispute over sleeping in the parking lot?

Police have received a 911 report of a man with a knife who attempted to assault a security guard.

LA 25 South Traffic · 0:14
Southwest units, ADW suspect there now, 2921 South Figueroa, 2921 South Figueroa Street at the Jack in the Box. Suspect male, Hispanic, black jacket, black pants, armed with a knife, attempted to assault security. Standby for additional, incident 1364.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 2921 S Figueroa St.

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Big53Lexx3h ago

Damn criminals what he look like

Big53Lexx3h ago

Damn criminals what he look like

Big53Lexx3h ago

Damn criminals what he look like

Big53Lexx3h ago

Damn criminals what he look like

Big53Lexx3h ago

Damn criminals what he look like

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