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Burglars caught in the act in Hawthorne

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Two suspected burglars were arrested in Hawthorne Thursday after they were spotted breaking into a home.

Neighbors saw the crime occurring about 1:30 p.m. in the 13900 block of Jefferson Avenue and called police, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.

The burglars were leaving the home at the time the officer arrived. They dropped the stolen property in their hands and ran.

Officers arrested Channon Hardiman, 21, of Los Angeles immediately. The other fled into the neighborhood, triggering a search with a helicopter in the air and police dogs on the ground.

Anjuan Cotton, 22, of Los Angeles was found in a back yard.

Cotton and Hardiman were arrested on suspicion of burglary.

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So, what was all that hullabaloo early Saturday in Torrance?

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I found questions waiting for me when I arrived today. Some residents of Torrance wondered what was up early Saturday morning......

Q. Larry, thought you might shed some light. Last night, there were a few helicopters buzzing around North Torrance (specifically 175th street) from about 3:30 until well after 4 am. Do you know what was going on?

Q. Maybe you can help me. I am trying to find out what happened in my neighborhood (177th Street between Hawthorne and Prairie) last night. A helicopter was circling the area in the middle of the night. We stayed in, but would really like to know what was happening.


A. Here's what Torrance police Lt. Mark Hein told me this morning:

Police responded to a burglary in progress at 3:35 a.m. in the 4000 block of 175th Place. The caller said people with flashlights were looking into cars.

The burglars ran when police arrived. Officers caught one immediately, but another took off running.

Police surrounded the neighborhood. A sheriff's helicopter circled above, and Redondo Beach police arrived with police dogs.

They found the burglary, along with the fact several cars had been broken into in the area.

The suspects were identified as Marco Perez, 22, of Long Beach and a female, Daisey Serrano, 20, also of Long Beach.

They were held on suspicion of burglary.
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BREAKING NEWS: Search on for burglars in north Torrance

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If you see the helicopter and the commotion up in north Torrance, police are looking for three burglary suspects.

Police Sgt. Mark Athan said officers received a report of a burglary in progress about 10:20 a.m. in the 4300 block of 179th Street. Officers got there and stopped a couple people in a stolen car, but three others fled from a house they were possibly burglarizing.

Officers have surrounded the area and are searching for them. Redondo Beach officers are assisting.
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BREAKING NEWS: Torrance arrests burglary suspects

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These three gentlemen are suspects in about 40 burglaries from Torrance to Tarzana. Police say they knocked on doors and if you weren't home, they'd go into your back yard, pry open the back door or window and take your stuff. Torrance police nabbed em. Story coming soon.

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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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Denise Nix knew as young as grade school, when she spent every summer working on the camp newspaper, that she wanted to be a journalist. Denise has spent most of the last 12 years of her career in the courtroom. She joined the Daily Breeze in 2001, where she tracks and reports on hundreds of cases at every level of the justice system. And she's never, ever, seen a judge use a gavel.

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