Two men were arrested Tuesday morning after a tense standoff at a short-term rental home in Tarzana tied to a possible kidnapping, and police say a victim was recovered safely even as they continue searching for a possible third person connected to the case. The arrests unfolded near the intersection of Hatteras Street and Lindley Avenue, where officers locked down a quiet cul-de-sac for hours while working to determine exactly who else might still be inside.
The Los Angeles Police Department reported the two arrests, which came just after 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to NBC Los Angeles. A separate timeline from mynewsla.com put the initial response closer to 10:10 a.m., when authorities were called to the 18100 block of Hatteras Street on a report of a possible kidnapping. Either way, what started as a call about a possible abduction turned into a lengthy standoff in a residential pocket of the San Fernando Valley.
A Neighborhood Locked Down for Hours
As officers worked to resolve the situation, police ordered residents near the home to stay inside while other households on the same cul-de-sac were asked to leave in the morning. Those displaced neighbors were later able to return home once the scene was cleared, per the NBC Los Angeles report. The station's report also notes that the LAPD said a victim was recovered in the case and was safe, though officials released no details about that person's condition or identity.
The mynewsla.com account adds that police remained at the scene for several hours searching for a possible third suspect who may still have been inside the home at that point. Around 3 p.m., officers forced their way into the home, though it remained unclear whether anyone else was found inside, according to the same outlet.
Short-Term Rental at the Center of the Case
Witnesses told mynewsla.com that the property involved has two residences, both of which are used as short-term Airbnb rentals, raising questions about how the home came to be used in the alleged kidnapping. That detail has not been independently confirmed beyond the witness account relayed to the outlet.
Police have said a third individual may still be outstanding but have released no description of that person, leaving the exact scope of the search unclear. Investigators have also declined to release the names of the two men taken into custody or further details about the underlying kidnapping case itself.
What Comes Next
As of Wednesday, the investigation remains ongoing, with no additional information released about charges, the suspects’ identities, or the status of the possible third individual. Hoodline will update this story as more details become available from authorities.
