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Male Arrested Three Times within Five Months for Narcotics Sales

On May 26, 2021 at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1300 block of Orange Grove Ave. regarding a traffic collision where a vehicle had collided into a block wall in an alleyway.  Upon arrival, officers located 24-year-old Edvin Babakhanyan of Glendale stumbling near the vehicle holding multiple cell phones.  A search of the vehicle revealed two large bags of marijuana, 14 bags containing heroin, 13 bags of methamphetamine, six bags containing several Xanax pills, numerous packets of Suboxone, a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue, a digital scale, and a large amount of cash.  A search warrant was executed for Babakhanyan’s residence, where officers located a loaded ghost gun, a bag of ammunition, hundreds of prescription pills, and a large amount of cash.  Babakhanyan was arrested and booked for possessing narcotics and controlled substances for sale, transporting narcotics and controlled substances, possessing marijuana for sale, selling marijuana, and for driving under the influence.  Due to LA County’s emergency “Zero-Dollar” bail order, Babakhanyan was released early the next morning from custody with a notice to appear in court on a later date.

On August 20, 2021 at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Thompson Ave. regarding a vehicle blocking a driveway.  Upon arrival, officers located a vehicle with the engine running, but parked with a male slumped over the steering wheel.  The officers contacted the male, identified as Babakhanyan, and discovered cocaine on the center console of the vehicle.  A further search revealed large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, 61 individually packaged Suboxone films, several prescription pills, a digital scale, a large amount of cash, and two cell phones.  Babakhanyan was arrested and booked for possessing narcotics for sale and for possessing controlled substances for sale.  Due to LA County’s emergency “Zero-Dollar” bail order, after just over an hour after being booked into custody, Babakhanyan was again released from custody with a notice to appear in court on a later date.

On September 1, 2021 at approximately 4:00 p.m., officers assigned to Glendale Police Department’s Vice/Narcotics bureau were in a parking lot on the 1600 block of W. Glenoaks Blvd. when they observed a male in the driver’s seat of a vehicle smoke out of a glass pipe with a bulbous end.  The officers approached the male in the vehicle, later identified as 24-year-old Edvin Babakhanyan of Glendale, and in plain view observed two glass pipes with bulbous end containing fentanyl.  A subsequent search of the vehicle produced a bag and another container containing fentanyl, a balloon and seven bags containing heroin, four bags containing methamphetamine, a bag containing 61 Oxycodone pills, a pill container with 70 Alprazolam pills inside, one strip of Suboxone, two cell phones, a large amount of cash in various denominations, and other containers of narcotics.  Babakhanyan was arrested and booked for possessing narcotics for sale, transporting/selling narcotics, possessing controlled substances, and transporting controlled substances.  Due to the repeated offenses, officers were able to submit a request for bail deviation to a judge, who approved the request and a $30,000 bail hold was obtained.