Standoff In Santa Monica Ends When Police Let Suspect Go

CBS Los Angeles

November 11, 2022

A pursuit that turned into an hour-long standoff ended in a bizarre, anti-climactic way Thursday night.

The standoff began when a man in a Black Mercedes sedan parked in the middle of Ocean Avenue between Broadway and Colorado Avenue, close to the Santa Monica Pier. The suspect refused to surrender to police despite being boxed in.

It continued until police broke down the barricades they had set up and allowed the suspect to drive away. However, the suspect returned to the scene impeding traffic, again. A big crowd began to gather around the area with some bystanders circling the suspect's car while riding a bicycle and skateboard.

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