Suspected Manhattan Beach Residential Burglar Nabbed Thanks To Alert Resident: Police

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA -- Manhattan Beach Police Department is crediting an alert citizen for the arrest of a suspected residential burglar Wednesday.

Around 8:15 a.m., an alert resident called police to report a suspicious person in the 1,500 block of Fifth Street, police said. When officers arrived, they spotted a woman in the area and when they tried to detain her to investigate a possible residential burglary, she attempted to flee, the MBPD said.

"When the officers attempted to detain her again, she began to fight with the officers," the department said in a statement.

The suspect was arrested and booked on resisting arrest and probable cause residential burglary charges.

The department advises residents to continue to report any suspicious activity to police.

Photo courtesy of the MBPD