Los Angeles police arrest burglary suspect spotted on rooftop in Studio City

STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles police went to great lengths to arrest a burglary suspect in Studio City on Sunday.

Officers first spotted the suspect trying to break into a home in the 11100 block of Landale Street after an earlier break-in was reported, at about 4:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Police Department said. But the suspect managed to slip away.

After requesting a K9 unit and searching for several hours, they found him again, this time on a rooftop in Studio City. Officers used everything they could think of to get the suspect to come down, including a lemon picker and a garden hose.

Eventually, they climbed up after him and managed to take him into custody.

“Our officers in North Hollywood did an outstanding job because they were actually able to talk the suspect down peacefully. Unfortunately, while doing that, one of our officers injured his back. And I just want to put it out there in the community that in this situation, we are making arrests. We’re making residential burglary arrests,” said LAPD Capt. Warner Castillo.

This is the second burglary arrest officers from the North Hollywood LAPD station have made in the past few weeks. They say they couldn’t do it without help from members of the public who are keeping a close eye on their neighborhoods.