Crime & Safety
LAPD Search for Parolee Near Venice Pier Comes Up Empty
The LAPD briefly sets up a perimeter Tuesday night in the area south of the Venice Pier, looking for a parolee-at-large.
Residents near the Marina Peninsula heard the familiar sounds of LAPD helicopters Tuesday night as police searched for a parolee-at-large who was spotted around 9:30 p.m.
"He got a jump on them, because he was on a bike," Lt. Mark Day of the LAPD's Pacific Division told Patch. "He spotted the officers, and he took off."
The suspect has been allegedly involved in a lot of thefts, Day said, although he did not know what the suspect was on parole for.
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Police blocked off the end of Washington Boulevard, and partway down the peninsula between Pacific Avenue and Strongs Drive for a little less than an hour before calling off the search.
"He's got several places in there, and they think he's gotten indoors," Day said. "But we know who he is."
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A description of the suspect was not immediately available.
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