A domestic violence suspect was arrested after his victim used hand signals to get the attention of a bystander in Los Angeles County recently, police said.
Officers were initially sent to a 7-Eleven store on Fremont and Montezuma avenues in Alhambra regarding a suspicious circumstances call.
“During further investigation, it was determined that a domestic violence incident had occurred, and the victim was asking for help using hand signals behind her back,” the Alhambra Police Department stated Sunday night.
An alert member of the public apparently recognized what the woman was doing and called authorities.
Video showing officers engaging with the suspect and victim inside the store was posted on the Police Department’s Facebook Reels page. Later in the video, the suspect is seen in the parking lot trying to run away after being asked to stand up for a pat-down.
The man, identified as John Palombi of Glendora, “didn’t even make it out of the parking lot,” police said.
Palombi, who apparently had an active warrant and was in possession of a stun gun, was arrested and booked. No details were provided about the act of domestic violence Palombi was accused of or exactly what charges he would be facing.
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