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Male Arrested for Attempted Carjacking of a Police Vehicle

On October 28, 2021, at approximately 10:58 a.m., officers with the Glendale Police Department were investigating a traffic collision in the area of Glorietta Ave and Verdugo Rd. One of the officers on scene was conducting traffic control, standing just outside of their vehicle (which was running with the keys in the ignition) when a male, identified as 25-year-old Oscar Rivera of Los Angeles, who was walking by, suddenly ran towards their vehicle and entered the driver seat. When officers observed Rivera running towards the police unit, they ran after him. As Rivera entered the driver seat and began trying to put the vehicle into drive, officers were able to get control of him, take him out of the unit and handcuff him. Rivera was subsequently arrested and booked for attempted carjacking.