Thursday, March 11, 2010

Breaking News: Stolen car accident in La Palma turns local Cypress Police Chief Mark Yokoyama into a real crime fighting Hero!

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Super CypressPolice Chief Mark Yokoyama

  • Incident put Kennedy High School and Walker JHS on Lockdown for a while today

La Palma, CA in The OC:
By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
Thursday, March 11, 2010
3 p.m. PST

A traffic accident in La Palma today resulted in the arrest of at least one minor on a stolen vehicle charge, causing a temporary lockdown of John F. Kennedy High School, and turned local Cypress Police Chief Mark Yokoyama into a real local crime catching hero.
Check this out…
At 11:10 a.m. this morning, at Crescent Avenue and Walker Avenue in La Palma, a crash involving two vehicles took place. One of the cars involved was an SUV that had just been stolen from a local neighborhood.

The two drivers of the stolen SUV, both minors, immediately ran from the scene on foot, one going in one direction, and the other heading in the opposite way.

Witnessing this entire incident was Cypress Police Chief Mark Yokoyama who just happened to be in La Palma (the city next door to Cypress). So seeing this possible crime in progress, Chief Yokoyama did what any good “beat cop” would do, he took out after the fleeing youth twice his age, on foot.

Not only did Yokoyama catch his suspect, he ended up in “good shape, unhurt, and only mess up his uniform,” according to Sgt. Tom Bruce who oversees the media division for the Cypress Police Department.

According to Sgt. Raul Morales of the La Palma Police Department, the status of the other minor suspect involved is still being investigated and feels that an arrest will be forthcoming.  The passenger in the other vehicle who was involved in the crash, suffered minor injuries and is being treated at a local hospital.

So, if you are ever in Cypress or La Palma and commit a crime, just look over your shoulder, and pray that Chief Yokoyama isn’t wearing a pair of sneakers…

Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
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3 comments:

Kennedy High Dad said...

This is REMARKABLE...very cuul post, Randy. Amazing...there really is a COP on EVERY CORNER...we JUST don't see them....lol. Glad they caught this one kid...maybe he can get his life turned around.

Anonymous said...

Saw this intersection...right after it happened...

Chueng said...

Did they catch the other guy....update us when you can...