Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Operations-West Bureau Gun Violence Reduction Task Force (GVRTF) has made an arrest and recovered illegally-possessed evidence.
On September 6, 2022, a suspect entered a bowling alley located at the 12100 block of Venice Boulevard. The security guards (victims) at the location were monitoring and attempting to defuse a dispute between the suspect and another party. The suspect then produced a handgun and pointed it in the victims’ direction, who were all standing in close proximity to each other. The suspect then fled the location.
The suspect was identified as Jose Daniel Martinez. On October 7, 2022, a Ramey warrant for Jose Daniel Martinez and a search warrant for his residence were authored by GVRTF and it was approved by a Los Angeles County Judge.
On October 10, 2022, the GVRTF conducted a search warrant service at Jose Daniel Martinez’s residence, where a firearm, ammunition, several magazines, and clothing worn during the commission of the crime were booked as evidence.
Jose Daniel Martinez is an 18-year-old male and a resident of Inglewood. He was booked for his Ramey Warrant and the violation of Penal Code §245(A)(2) – Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Firearm).
Anyone with additional information can contact Operations West Bureau at (213) 473-0408 or telephone the 24-hour toll-free number at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247) during weekends and off-hours. For anonymous telephone calls, please call LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or visit www.lacrimestoppers.org, or Tipsters www.lapdonline.org