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Search underway for armed suspects near Virginia AveLos Angeles CA

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Virginia Ave, Los Angeles, CA

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers are searching the area near Santa Monica and Virginia Avenue for suspects described as armed males wearing dark and gray clothing. The suspects may be fleeing through nearby streets toward the 101 freeway. A vehicle involved in a possible felony hit and run was last seen heading westbound on Washington from Crenshaw. The incident may involve multiple locations around Lexington, Western, Santa Monica, and Virginia Avenue.

Audio|Heard on: LAPD Dispatch - West Divisions
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02:5
Transcript:
00:00
Seven nine, we're just told by the victims that the suspects are possibly in the area of Santa Monica and between Virginia.
00:07
Do you have a unit gold canvas that area?
00:11
Six thousand 800 seventy-nine is 6800 seventy-nine, 6800 seventy-seven.
00:16
Go canvass their area of Santa Monica between Virginia.
00:24
Two hundred and fifty-eight, show me at scene.
00:27
Twenty-five station.
00:28
Twenty-fifty-eight, roger.
00:34
Six thousand 800 and seventy-nine between Virginia.
00:36
What's the cross street?
00:42
Seven thousand 800 and seventy3 to control.
00:45
Seven thousand 800 and thirty-three, go ahead.
00:48
Seven thousand 800 and seventy-three.
00:50
To be advised,
00:52
it's going to be felony hit and run.
00:53
Suspect vehicle license plate is going to be (number withheld).
00:58
(number withheld).
01:01
Vehicle was last seen heading westbound on Washington from Crenshaw.
01:09
Are wearing face masks.
01:16
Seventy-nine, sixty-eight, seventy-nine.
01:18
Repeat the cross street to Virginia.
01:22
Seventy-nine is going to be the side streets between Lexington and Western down to Santa Monica,
01:29
and it's going to cut across the east-west shoot of Virginia.
01:42
Six 0632 , Santa Monica, and Hollywood 101 north on the side streets.
01:54
Anyone advised that suspects last seen Lexington could get into the area from Lexington to Western down to Santa Monica, West Virginia and Santa Monica, and followed up on the 101 freeway on the five streets.

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Virginia Ave, Los Angeles, CA

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