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Knife-Wielding Woman Holding Baby Arrested
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| Officer Clinton Popham helped rescue this four-month-old baby from her knife wielding mother, who had three prior child endangerment charges before being arrested Tuesday morning. |
Officers Distract Distraught Woman, Grab Infant
by Ryan Vaillancourt, Staff Writer
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - A woman cradling an infant in one arm and brandishing a five-inch steak knife in her other hand was arrested this morning and is expected to be booked for child endangerment, said officials with the Los Angeles Police Department.
The woman, who was sitting on the north side of the 700 block of West Seventh Street, was allegedly threatening imaginary persons with the knife around 8:30 a.m., LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Officer Christopher Green responded to the scene and tried to calm the woman, who appeared to be mentally ill, he said.
“We start approaching her and she immediately becomes hysterical and says ‘Don’t come closer,’” Green said. “She stands up with the baby and she’s holding the knife in a menacing manner.”
Green kept speaking with her as Officer Arthur Gonzalez snuck up from behind and snatched her wrist and wiggled the knife free, while Officer Clinton Popham grabbed the four-month-old baby, Vernon said.
The 33-year-old woman, whose name has not yet been released, has three prior charges for child endangerment, going back to 2004, Vernon said.
“The baby girl was not injured and appeared to be well cared for,” Vernon said.
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The woman, who was sitting on the north side of the 700 block of West Seventh Street, was allegedly threatening imaginary persons with the knife around 8:30 a.m., LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon said.
Officer Christopher Green responded to the scene and tried to calm the woman, who appeared to be mentally ill, he said.
“We start approaching her and she immediately becomes hysterical and says ‘Don’t come closer,’” Green said. “She stands up with the baby and she’s holding the knife in a menacing manner.”
Green kept speaking with her as Officer Arthur Gonzalez snuck up from behind and snatched her wrist and wiggled the knife free, while Officer Clinton Popham grabbed the four-month-old baby, Vernon said.
The 33-year-old woman, whose name has not yet been released, has three prior charges for child endangerment, going back to 2004, Vernon said.
“The baby girl was not injured and appeared to be well cared for,” Vernon said.
Contact Ryan Vaillancourt at ryan@downtownnews.com
©Los Angeles Downtown News. Reprinting items retrieved from the archives are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or retransmitted without permission of the Los Angeles Downtown News. If you would like to re-distribute anything from the Los Angeles Downtown News Archives, please call our permissions department at (213) 481-1448.
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