A man was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon at 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 13. The man, a suspect known to police, allegedly punched a victim in the face while holding a razor blade, causing a laceration to the victim’s left cheek. He was arrested and placed on $30,000 bail.
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Officers were called to the location of a BevMo! store in the Empire Center at 4:10 a.m. on Oct. 10 after two suspects allegedly smashed the front sliding door of the retailer with a sledgehammer in order to steal bottles of alcohol. Police responded quickly and pursued the suspects. located one suspect hiding in a bush in the Empire Center. The other suspect fled from police in a vehicle which was later was found abandoned in Glendale.
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A man allegedly threatened to kill two victims, male and female, while holding a machete. Victims’ reports allege that the suspect then began chasing them around in the 2200 block of North Fairview Place at 11:10 p.m. on Oct. 14. The man was arrested on criminal threat and drug charges and was placed on $50,000 bail.
Information was gathered from incident reports and press releases prepared by the Burbank Police Department. The Burbank Leader is not responsible for incompleteness or inaccuracies in the original reports.
First published in the October 21 print issue of the Burbank Leader.
