Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/05/2024
Location : 300 block of West Maple Avenue
City : Monrovia
County : Los Angeles
State : California
Agency : Arcadia Police Department (APD)
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed in vehicle crash while being tracked by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/06/2024, the Arcadia Police Department (APD) tracked a bait package equipped with a GPS device that was left on a porch as part of a theft-prevention operation. The package was stolen and later located in a vehicle that had crashed in the 300 block of West Maple Avenue, Monrovia. The unnamed driver of the vehicle was killed in the single-vehicle crash.
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Police claim they were not actively pursuing but only "tracking" the baited vehicle at the time of the crash, but they have not provided an explanation for the circumstances leading to the fatal incident during tracking. The Arcadia Police Department and other investigative bodies are reviewing the events surrounding the crash.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last Update: 11/29/2024
