Press Release Police Impersonator March 2017
Manhattan Beach Police Department 420 15th St, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (310)802-5140 Fax (310)802-5107
Press Release For Immediate Release March 30, 2017 Contact(s):
Sergeant Tim Zins, PIO, (310) 802-5186
Date of Incident/Event:
March 28, 2017
Subject/Topic:
Suspect Impersonating a Police Officer
Location:
Manhattan Village Mall, 3200 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA
On 03/28/17, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Manhattan Beach police officers were dispatched to the Manhattan Village Mall in regard to two suspicious subjects in the parking lot. The reporting party described one of the subjects as an Asian male who was representing himself as a Manhattan Beach police officer and soliciting for donations. When the officers arrived, they contacted two subjects in the parking lot. One of the subjects, later identified as Peter Yanaginuma, admitted to representing himself as a Los Angeles police officer and asking for donations. An investigation revealed Yanaginuma was not a police officer for either the Manhattan Beach Police Department or Los Angeles Police Department. Yanaginuma was arrested for narcotic paraphernalia crimes and a probation violation. The second suspect was also arrested for narcotic paraphernalia crimes. If you gave a donation to Yanaginuma believing he was a police officer, please come to the Manhattan Beach Police Department to file a police report or call our dispatch center at (310) 545-4566. ### Arrest reports are not releasable per the California Public Records act. However, the factual circumstances surrounding the arrest have been extracted from the report and are available for public disclosure per Government Code Section 6254(f)(1).
Press Release For Immediate Release March 30, 2017 Contact(s):
Sergeant Tim Zins, PIO, (310) 802-5186
Date of Incident/Event:
March 28, 2017
Subject/Topic:
Suspect Impersonating a Police Officer
Location:
Manhattan Village Mall, 3200 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA
On 03/28/17, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Manhattan Beach police officers were dispatched to the Manhattan Village Mall in regard to two suspicious subjects in the parking lot. The reporting party described one of the subjects as an Asian male who was representing himself as a Manhattan Beach police officer and soliciting for donations. When the officers arrived, they contacted two subjects in the parking lot. One of the subjects, later identified as Peter Yanaginuma, admitted to representing himself as a Los Angeles police officer and asking for donations. An investigation revealed Yanaginuma was not a police officer for either the Manhattan Beach Police Department or Los Angeles Police Department. Yanaginuma was arrested for narcotic paraphernalia crimes and a probation violation. The second suspect was also arrested for narcotic paraphernalia crimes. If you gave a donation to Yanaginuma believing he was a police officer, please come to the Manhattan Beach Police Department to file a police report or call our dispatch center at (310) 545-4566. ### Arrest reports are not releasable per the California Public Records act. However, the factual circumstances surrounding the arrest have been extracted from the report and are available for public disclosure per Government Code Section 6254(f)(1).
