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Fugitive walks right into California cops’ dinner break, gets arrested
NY Post ^ | 8/28/26 | Daniel Farr

Posted on 08/29/2026 4:09:22 AM PDT by Libloather

He spent a month dodging police, only to stroll into a Panda Express where two of the cops looking for him were sitting down to dinner.

The unbelievable encounter unfolded around 8:30 p.m. July 17 in Monrovia, California, when two officers taking a meal break spotted the man, who was wanted for a probation violation.

One officer was still working on a bowl of beef and broccoli when the suspect walked into the San Gabriel Valley restaurant.

The dinner break was over in a hurry.

Bodycam footage shows the officers springing from their table and moving toward the man near the counter before taking him into custody.

And remarkably, this was the third attempt to arrest him.

Police had already tried twice to catch the same suspect while he was out walking but both times he escaped by running onto a freeway.

But on his third attempt, there was no freeway chase, no dramatic pursuit and no getaway.

Just two cops, one Panda Express and a wanted man who apparently had absolutely no idea who was having dinner nearby.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: arrested; california; cops; dinner

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Thank you very much and God bless you.

Nice job. Probably on Youtube in a few days.
1 posted on 08/29/2026 4:09:22 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

“But on his third attempt, there was no freeway chase, no dramatic pursuit and no getaway.”

His next escape, on Monday, won’t be as dramatic, it will be a Democrat judge.


2 posted on 08/29/2026 5:00:24 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: Libloather

It’s on Instagram already.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DchcjVHvfva/?hl=en


3 posted on 08/29/2026 6:37:30 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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To: Libloather

Are cops able to arrest criminals in CA now?


4 posted on 08/29/2026 6:52:59 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Are cops able to arrest criminals in CA now?


Depends. Is the “criminal” a conservative or a leftist?


5 posted on 08/29/2026 6:55:21 AM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: Libloather

I am sure that the defendant is already out again on “no cash bail,” or charges were dropped.

He’ll sue the cops after that for police brutality and most likely win a settlement.

This is what Californians - with help from vote fraud - keep voting for.


6 posted on 08/29/2026 8:10:55 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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