Man says he got carjacked in Torrance; Video shows otherwise
Police scoured the city of Torrance for a PT Cruiser on Wednesday after a man reported that a carjacker had robbed him.
But after awhile, officers arrested him on suspicion of being under the influence, and for making a false report.
The crime never happened, police said.
The man made his report shortly before 10 a.m., telling officers that a robber punched him and took his car at a Chevron station at Crenshaw Boulevard and 235th Street, Torrance police Lt. Mark Hein said.
Police issued a crime broadcast over their radios in Torrance and in surrounding cities for officers to look for the car.
The driver, the man said, was a Latino in a hooded sweatshirt.
Surveillance cameras at the gas station, however, showed no crime occurred. The man did not even have a car, Torrance police Sgt. Bernard Anderson said.
Police have not determined why the man made up the story, and were working Wednesday afternoon to identify him.
But after awhile, officers arrested him on suspicion of being under the influence, and for making a false report.
The crime never happened, police said.
The man made his report shortly before 10 a.m., telling officers that a robber punched him and took his car at a Chevron station at Crenshaw Boulevard and 235th Street, Torrance police Lt. Mark Hein said.
Police issued a crime broadcast over their radios in Torrance and in surrounding cities for officers to look for the car.
The driver, the man said, was a Latino in a hooded sweatshirt.
Surveillance cameras at the gas station, however, showed no crime occurred. The man did not even have a car, Torrance police Sgt. Bernard Anderson said.
Police have not determined why the man made up the story, and were working Wednesday afternoon to identify him.
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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