The victim has been identified as Elizabeth Sandoval, 24 years of the city of Glendale.
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Update Posted On: 7/13/2007 10:45:23 AM
UPDATE: The Glendale Police Department is asking for the help of the public with identifying a person of interest that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 9:45 p.m. The suspected vehicle is described as a 2003 black 4-door Mercedes-Benz S430, with a California license plate of
O7TT777, and is believed to have sustained front-end damage. The person of interest in this incident is Ara Grigoryan of Glendale, who is described as a male Armenian, approximately 5’9 with black hair and brown eyes. The investigators have developed information that Mr. Grigoryan is related to the vehicle that we are seeking. It is expected that Glendale City Council will approve allocations for a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hit-and-run suspect. LA County Board of Supervisor Michael Antonovich will also be asking for an additional $10,000.00 reward to be provided by the County. The Glendale Police Department is urging any witnesses or other involved parties to come forward with any information that they may have. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Glendale Police Department at (818)548-4840. They can also call the Glendale Crime Stoppers anonymous hotline at (818)507-7867. Agent John Balian Public Information Officer Glendale Police Department 818-355-8756
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Update Posted On: 7/18/2007 12:16:05 PM
UPDATE: 7-18-2007 Press Conference to be held at 1:30 pm at The Glendale Police Department Today the Glendale Police Department has Ara Grigoryan in custody for his involvement in a hit and run accident that caused the death of Elizabeth Sandoval on July 10, 2007. With the assistance of State and Federal Authorities, we were able to locate Ara Grigoryan in Mexico City. We would specifically like to thank Immigration Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, United States Marshals, and the Mexican Authorities for their assistance in this case. We would like to take this moment and give you a chronological order of events that took place during our investigation regarding this case. On July 10, 2007 at 9:45 pm, Glendale Police Officers responded to Glendale Avenue and Windsor Road, regarding a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Elizabeth Sandoval was pronounced at the scene. An investigation into the fatal hit and run accident began. On July 11, 2007, traffic investigators were able to identify a location where the suspect vehicle might have been. Officers did not locate the vehicle in question; however, they were able to identify evidence that was left behind by the possible suspect. On July 12, 2007, anonymous tips and more investigative work led us to identifying the vehicle and the person of interest who had been driving the vehicle in question. On July 13, 2007, Glendale police investigators requested Mercedes Benz of America and ATX to activate the Global Positioning System to assist us in locating the suspect vehicle. After retrieving two court orders, our request still went unanswered. On July 14, 2007 at 7:00 am, the Los Angeles Police Department notified us that ATX had activated the GPS and the vehicle in question was located parked on a public street in the City of Van Nuys. There were obvious signs of fresh bodywork done to the front-end portion of the vehicle. At the beginning of this week, we received information that a person matching the description of Ara Grigoryan was in custody in Mexico City. Today we have verified that Ara Grigoryan is in fact the person that was detained by the Mexican Authorities. With the assistance of the United States Marshal’s, Ara Grigoryan was transported back to the United States and released to the custody of the Glendale Police Department. Our prayers again go out to the Sandoval Family and we hope this will give them some type of closer. Agent John Balian Public Information Officer Glendale Police Department 818-355-8756
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I can not believe this is happening, those are Armenian license plates...They were feeling on top of the world in Armenia for having those type of plates (no red lights or stop signs)...Yes!!! I guess he forgot that in Glendale those plates are not "green light all the way"
Edited by Ani777, 19 July 2007 - 11:25 PM.