Long Beach police officers called to a California Heights neighborhood about two suspicious men ended up locking down part of the area for an extensive search that included K-9 and helicopter crews Tuesday afternoon.
The call came in at about 12:30 p.m. regarding two men in an alley near the 3700 block of Cerritos Avenue.
Officers arrived on scene and one of the two men, who may have been trying to break into a home, fled on foot, Sgt. Dina Zapalski said.
Officers detained the one suspect who stayed behind at the scene and quickly set up a perimeter in the area, locking down several streets. They found the wayward suspect in a garage in the 3800 block of Brayton Avenue about an hour later, the sergeant said.
He was arrested and booked, but his name and the charge were not immediately available, Zapalski said.
The call came in at about 12:30 p.m. regarding two men in an alley near the 3700 block of Cerritos Avenue.
Officers arrived on scene and one of the two men, who may have been trying to break into a home, fled on foot, Sgt. Dina Zapalski said.
Officers detained the one suspect who stayed behind at the scene and quickly set up a perimeter in the area, locking down several streets. They found the wayward suspect in a garage in the 3800 block of Brayton Avenue about an hour later, the sergeant said.
He was arrested and booked, but his name and the charge were not immediately available, Zapalski said.
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