Redondo Beach police news; officer death, public intoxication, pot bust
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Officer found dead
An El Camino College Police Officer was found dead the morning of August 22 at his home in Redondo Beach. He was pronounced dead at the scene due to an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Redondo Beach Police Lieutenant Joe Hoffman said in a release.
According to police, Anthony Albert Tanori, 30, was found at his home on N. Broadway after a co-worker went to check on him after he failed to report to work. The co-worker found him unresponsive and called the RBPD.
“There’s no suspicion of foul play and no indication of why it may have occurred,” Hoffman said in an interview.
Drunk arrest
On Friday around 11:34 p.m. police arrested a female for public intoxication. She was booked at the Redondo Beach jail and placed in a sobering cell. According to police, while in the cell she took off her dress and used it to choke herself. Jailers heard the activity and restrained the subject. Paramedics were called and treated the woman who did not sustain any injuries. She was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.
Pot bust
On Saturday, around 6 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle with two occupants near Beryl St and N. Catalina Ave. According to police, the driver had a suspended license and after a search of the vehicle police discovered 460 grams of marijuana and a scale. They were arrested for possession for sale of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. ER