Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) has concluded its tactical response regarding the barricaded suspect. The suspect surrendered and was taken into custody.
The area was deemed safe, and all neighborhood evacuees were allowed to return to their homes.
There is no additional information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Temple Station at (626) 285-7171.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
http://www.lasd.org
213-229-1700
Original Press Release Below:
INCIDENT: Barricaded Suspect
DATE: Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TIME: Approximately 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 2300 block California Avenue, Monrovia
SUSPECT: Male Adult
UNIT: Special Enforcement Bureau – Lieutenant Auner
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) personnel are responding to assist Temple Station with a barricaded suspect. The incident was reported Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., on the 2300 block of California Avenue in Monrovia.
SEB personnel will assume tactical command and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) is attempting to make contact with the suspect to bring this to a peaceful conclusion.
There is no additional information available.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Temple Station at (626) 285-7171.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles California 90012
http://www.lasd.org
213-229-1700
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
