Escaped inmate captured after barricading inside Torrance home

The Brief

  • Authorities arrested an inmate after an hourslong standoff in Torrance.
  • The individual was reportedly receiving treatment at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center when they managed to flee.
  • Police have established a secure perimeter around the intersection of Torrance Boulevard and Anza Avenue to locate the suspect.

TORRANCE, Calif. After a nearly five-hour standoff at a home in Torrance, an escaped inmate was taken into custody.

What we know:

SWAT teams surrounded a house on Torrance Boulevard and Anza Avenue Thursday afternoon.

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