Suspects in a vehicle theft allegedly crashed the automobile at the intersection of Melrose and Croft near the Los Angeles/West Hollywood border and sought cover in the vicinity around 8:30 p.m. Friday night, leading to a police standoff that ended empty-handed two hours later.
Police dispatch radio and users on the Citizen app reported on the incident throughout its duration.
A 9-1-1 call at 8:26 p.m alerted authorities to the crash at Melrose and Croft.
“Stolen vehicle ditched by suspect. LASD deputies were there and saw suspect disappeared into a nearby business,” user bc90069 wrote at 8:32 p.m.
The business was identified by users as Mel & Rose at 8344 Melrose Ave.
At 8:35 bc90069 wrote, “Deputies are setting up a perimeter around the building. Deputies are at an open door.”
Uses CkDee wrote at 8:59 p.m. “They’re asking the suspect to come out of the building otherwise K9 will be sent out to bite ‘him/her.'”
“Helicopter is still circling so not sure if suspect is caught,” Citizen90048 wrote at 9:19 p.m.
CkDee noted the helicopter was still circling at 9:41 p.m.
At 10:24 p.m., GMD009 wrote “Looks like they all walked out of the building no one in cuffs.”
This story is developing. Anyone with information should contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at (310) 855-8850.
