Crime Report: 8/5/2020

July 27

At approximately 9 p.m., officers responded to the 8200 block of Telegraph Rd. regarding an attempted kidnapping. The adult female victim pulled her vehicle over to tend to her young child in the back seat when a male transient approached her and demanded the female give him her child. The suspect advised if she did not give up her child, he would kill her. The victim told the suspect she was calling police and the suspect fled on a bike. The male suspect was detained by officers a short distance away. The male suspect was arrested for attempted kidnapping and criminal threats.

July 29

Detectives are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon that occurred at about 5 a.m. in the 9000 block of Imperial Hwy. The male adult victim was in the parking lot of the location when a male suspect lifted his shirt revealing a firearm. The suspect pointed the gun at the victim and then fired one round into the air. The suspect fled on foot to a nearby motel parking lot and out of sight. One bullet casing was discovered in the parking lot and recovered as evidence.

Aug. 2

At approximately 2 a.m., officers located an occupied stolen vehicle as it pulled into a restaurant parking lot at Paramount and Firestone Blvd. A high-risk traffic stop was conducted and the adult male driver was taken into custody without incident and the vehicle was recovered.

Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred at about 11:40 p.m. in the 8700 block of Dorian St. A male and female adult were involved in a road rage incident with approximately (5) male suspects in a vehicle. The victims believed they had lost the suspect vehicle that was following them and returned to the female's residence. While they were seated in the vehicle to the front of the residence, the suspect vehicle drove by and shot several rounds into the victim’s vehicle. The male victim suffered a bullet wound to his left shoulder and the female was uninjured. The male victim’s injuries were minor and he was treated by Downey Fire Department at the scene.

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