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2 accused of running drug operation out of RV parked near homeless encampment

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2 accused of running drug operation out of RV parked near homeless encampment

Los Angeles police officers arrested two men who they say were selling drugs out of a recreational vehicle parked next to a homeless encampment in San Pedro.

On Jan. 31, Los Angeles Police Department officers served a search warrant in Hollywood, which later led them to an RV parked on the 900 block of South Beacon Avenue — an area “well-known” for drug-related crimes, police said.

Police say the RV wasn’t actually home to any unhoused individuals; rather, the two men used it with the sole purpose of “of engaging in narcotics sales and consumption.”

A search warrant was issued for the vehicle, which led to the recovery of 439 gross grams of powder cocaine, 29 gross grams of cocaine base, an unregistered handgun and $147,987 in cash.

Cocaine base, according to the United States Department of Justice, is cocaine hydrochloride that has been “reverse-engineered back to a chemical base state, thereby rendering it smokeable.”

Police arrested two Los Angeles men for their alleged connection to the RV and the illegal narcotics operation.

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An RV in San Pedro was the suspected site of a drug operation busted by police on Jan. 31, 2024. (Los Angeles Police Department)
An RV in San Pedro was the suspected site of a drug operation busted by police on Jan. 31, 2024. (Los Angeles Police Department)

They’ve been identified as Tony Walden, 55, and Marlon Price, 56.

Both were booked into jail and later released with a future court date set for Feb. 26, jail records show. They each face various drug charges related to the recovered narcotics.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact the LAPD Rampart Area Narcotics Enforcement Detail at 213-484-3674. Anonymous tips can be made online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.

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L.A. police in pursuit of suspected car thief

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L.A. police in pursuit of suspected car thief

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are in pursuit of a person behind the wheel of a vehicle that has been reported stolen. Preliminary, though unconfirmed, details suggest the suspect stole the vehicle, a 2012 Hyundai, in downtown L.A., near the intersection of 7th and Figueroa streets. The suspect is believed to have struck […]

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2 women killed after being struck by BMW in Orange County intersection

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2 women killed after being struck by BMW in Orange County intersection

An investigation is underway after two women were struck and killed by a driver in Orange County on Monday night. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls around 9 p.m. reporting that a BMW had hit two pedestrians at the intersection of Magnolia and Cerritos avenues in Stanton, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson confirmed. When deputies […]

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Jurors to decide who's financially responsible for Iskander boys' deaths

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Jurors to decide who's financially responsible for Iskander boys' deaths

Closing arguments were held today in the civil trial to determine the financial responsibility for the deaths of 11-year-old Mark Iskander and 8-year-old Jacob Iskander, who were hit and killed while crossing the street with their family in Westlake Village in September of 2020. Jurors will decide how much responsibility two defendants bear for the […]

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