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LAPD Arrests Christian Fuentes After Hour-Long Dirt-Bike Chase

8/21/2026

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Los Angeles Police Department arrested 19-year-old Christian Fuentes after an hour-long dirt-bike chase.
The chase started at 5:40 p.m. near Cabot Street and Blake Avenue, north of Elysian Park.
Fuentes stole a Huntington Park gas-pump hose, poured gasoline into the bike’s tank, and fled.
He abandoned the bike, hid in a blue recycling bin, and surrendered at 6:45 p.m., his 19th birthday.

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Los Angeles Police Department arrested 19-year-old Christian Fuentes after an hour-long dirt-bike chase.
The chase started at 5:40 p.m. near Cabot Street and Blake Avenue, north of Elysian Park.
Fuentes stole a Huntington Park gas-pump hose, poured gasoline into the bike’s tank, and fled.
He abandoned the bike, hid in a blue recycling bin, and surrendered at 6:45 p.m., his 19th birthday.