Crime & Safety
Man Stabbed In Placentia, Suspect Sought: Cops
A victimsuffered stabbing wounds to his neck on Thursday night on West Chapman Avenue as Placentia police seek the missing suspect.
PLACENTIA, CA —One man suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed inside a Placentia home, police said. The suspect remains on the loose while police seek further information, according to authorities.
Officers responded just after 5:45 p.m. Thursday to a reported stabbing in the 800 block of West Chapman Avenue. There, they discovered the victim, a man of undisclosed age, bleeding from the neck, said Lt. Adam Gloe of the Placentia Police Department.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, Gloe said.
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The stabbing suspect fled and has not been located.
No further information was available.
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Anyone with information was asked to call Placentia detectives at 714- 993-8146 or by email at jjones@placentia.org. Witnesses can submit anonymous tips to Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855)TIP-OCCS or occrimestoppers.org.
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