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Armed suspect reported near Lake St recreation area

Heard on: LAPD Dispatch - Pacific Division

01:28

00:00

(number withheld) Lake Street, (number withheld) Lake Street at Penmar Recreation Center at the middle baseball field.

2/4/2026 08:38 AM

Weapons

Lake St, Venice, CA 90291

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As discussed during the dispatch call, police received reports of a man armed with a hatchet near a recreation area off Lake Street in Venice. Units responded with emergency lights and sirens. The suspect was described male and in possession of an edged weapon.

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