FBI, LAPD capture homicide suspect in Highland Park after search

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Members of multiple law enforcement and fire agencies combined to take a homicide suspect into custody after an extensive search in Highland Park on Wednesday. The suspect, who was not identified, was reportedly found hiding in a trash can. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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Scott Garriola, left, and Miguel Mejia, members of an LAPD/FBI fugitive task force, guard a tunnel mouth in the Arroyo Seco into which a homicide suspect had run. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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LAPD Officer Joe Dunster brings back his dog Max, who helped find a hiding homicide suspect. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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A man strolls past with his dog as the search for a homicide suspect in Highland park focuses on a tunnel in the Arroyo Seco channel on Wednesday morning. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

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After an extensive search in Highland Park on Wednesday, Los Angeles police and FBI agents detained a homicide suspect who was reportedly found hiding in a trash can. He was not identified. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

By Joseph Serna

July 2, 2014 9:42 AM PT

After an extensive search in Highland Park on Wednesday, Los Angeles police and FBI agents have detained a homicide suspect who was reportedly found hiding in a trash can.

The man had been spotted about 7:30 a.m. riding a bicycle in the Arroyo Seco wash near the 110 Freeway and North Avenue 55, said LAPD Officer Christopher No.

The man, who was not immediately identified, ran into a nearby tunnel, prompting authorities to close down the area for the search effort, which included K-9 units.

The suspect was tracked down after police received several calls from residents who reported seeing a man running through their backyards, No said.

A spokeswoman said the FBI agents involved in the search were part of a fugitive task force.

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