Tag: Los Angeles Police Department West Division

PACIFIC PALISADES—At about 7:20 on July 16, a man fled officers from the Los Angeles Police Department West Los Angeles Division who were enforcing a felony warrant in a parking lot near Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades around 7:21 a.m. KTLA 5 first reported.

After reaching Will Rogers State Beach, the suspect entered the Pacific Ocean and started swimming towards Santa Monica but was arrested. Lifeguards entered the water on rescue boards to assess his condition.

In a video available on Facebook, the suspect, who had black hair and was wearing a darkish blue shirt and no pants, is seen being surrounded by two lifeguards lying on their boards, holding flotation devices.  The suspect treaded water, as the lifeguards spoke to him. The Los Angeles County Fire Department Lifeguard Division rescue boat and a boat belonging to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was also present on the scene.

The suspect swam approximately a mile out to sea.

About an hour and a half later, he was still treading water. Lifeguards left their boards and entered the water to help him. As they tried to secure a flotation device around the suspect, he struggled against them.  The lifeguards which were joined by another from the LA County Lifeguard boat, secured the device around the suspect, allowing them to bring him toward the LASD boat.

The deputy onboard helped the first two lifeguards lift the suspect out of the water and take him into custody, while the third lifeguard returned to his boat.

The investigation is ongoing. No details on the suspect’s name have been disclosed to the public.

By Daniel Diquinzio

BEVERLY HILLS—On October 30, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) West Bureau detectives announced the arrest of the suspect in a double homicide that occurred on October 29. According to an LAPD press release, the Wilshire officers responded to a call of the first shooting in the 900 block of South Victoria Avenue in the Wilshire area.

Responding officers were directed to a male victim suffering from gunshot wounds. LAFD paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

New information indicates that the suspect initially struck the victim with his vehicle before shooting him.

At 10:30 p.m., Olympic area officers responding to a second shooting in the 800 block of South Berendo Street where officers discovered a female who suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the passenger seat of a vehicle. LAFD first responders pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

The suspect, Marvin Magana, 50, of Los Angeles who was responsible for both shootings walked into the LAPD 77th Area Station and was booked for 187(A) Murder. His booking number is 6909605. He is being held on $3,000,000 bail.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Inmate Locator, Magana’s housing location is the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail.

The identity of the victims is being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin.

By Sharon