Crime & Safety
LAPD Arrests Man For Threats Made at Food 4 Less
The man was in possession of a replica rifle, police said.
Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Northeast Division arrested a man at approximately noon on Wednesday for allegedly threatening someone with a replica gun in the parking lot of Food 4 Less on 5100 N. Figueroa St.
According Sergeant Edward Perez, the man "made a threat to injure an individual, and there was a mention of a firearm."
LAPD squad cars and helicopters responded to the scene.
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Perez said the man was found living in a mobile trailer in the Food 4 Less parking lot, where he was found to be in possession of a replica Airsoft gun, which resembled a shotgun or rifle.
"He was arrested without any incident," Perez said.
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The man, whose age was not provided, was arrested on charges of criminal threats.
Previously
Los Angeles Police Department Northeast Division requested on its Twitter account at 10:52 a.m. on Wednesday that residents stay away from Avenue 50 and North Figueroa, as police activity is ongoing.
@NortheastArea tweeted "#LAPD police activity at Figueroa & Ave 50 (Highland Park). Please stay away from area."
An officer at LAPD Northeast Division's front desk confirmed that police were looking for a man with a gun.
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