LAPD Sergeant Arrested In Long Beach Hit-And-Run
LONG BEACH (CBSLA) – A 46-year-old Los Angeles police sergeant has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred in Long Beach Tuesday night.
The suspect, later identified to CBS2 as Sgt. Oscar Ontiveros, slammed into two parked cars in the 1500 block of Ocean Boulevard at approximately 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, according to Long Beach police Lt. G. Prieto. He then drove away.
About 10 minutes later, the driver was located by police about a mile away in the 200 block of Alamitos Avenue, near Second Street, where he was taken into custody, Prieto said. There was no word of any injuries.
Ontiveros is charged with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of intoxicants and hit-and-run without injury, a Long Beach police spokesperson confirmed to CBS2. He was transferred into LAPD custody and then released on his own recognizance.
It was not confirmed if he was off-duty at the time of the crash.
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