Crime & Safety
Police Use Taser on Armed Suspect During Traffic Stop
Helicopter was dispatched after person fled the scene.
Two Marina del Rey sheriff deputies arrested an armed suspect during a routine traffic stop on La Tijera Boulevard and 59th Street on April 26.
Police used a Taser and pepper sprayed Noel Vasquez, 24, after he threatened the officers, according to Detective Dion Batte.
But Vasquez managed to flee the scene. Police dispatched a helicopter and located him a few blocks away where he was apprehended by a police dog. Police found a gun at the scene.
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Vasquez was on parole for drug possession.
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