CRIME TIME: March 1-7
This week's police log features e-bike thieves working both ends of the beach, a tax season crime wave, and several drug and alcohol-related incidents.
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A standoff that involved multi-agency SWAT and K-9 teams lasted over 7 hours at 5th St and The Strand/Hermosa Ave on Saturday. Tonight, one person appears to have been taken into custody following reports of a dead body in the house.
Details are patchy, but at around 8pm one person appeared to surrender, exiting the home with their hands raised.
HBPD said that an initial report came in at 12.37pm, when they responded to a request for a welfare check, after the landlord or agent said that they had not heard from a tenant in over a week. Neighbors apparently mentioned a bad smell coming from a downstairs unit. On arrival, police apparently encountered a person who was not the tenant. That person then allegedly barricaded themselves in the house, claiming to be armed and dangerous. Police did not release the name of the individual, nor did they confirm whether they are male or female.
Police have tonight confirmed the discovery of a dead body at the scene, and LASD have further confirmed that their homicide team have taken charge of the investigation. Authorities have not confirmed the identity of the deceased, or whether they were the tenant.
More to follow.
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CRIME TIME: March 1-7
This week's police log features e-bike thieves working both ends of the beach, a tax season crime wave, and several drug and alcohol-related incidents.
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