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Glendale Police Investigators Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with the Stabbing of Three Glendale Men
November 21, 2024
GLENDALE, CA – After several days of diligent and thorough investigative work, Glendale Police Homicide Detectives have identified and arrested Vahe Gyurjinyan, 18 years old, as the primary suspect responsible for the stabbing of three men on November 17, 2024, in the City of Glendale.
Glendale Police Officers had responded to reports of multiple stabbings in the area of San Rafael Avenue and Dryden Street. They determined that a fight had broken out between several men following a road rage incident. The three victims had received serious, but non-fatal, wounds resulting from the attack and were transported to a nearby hospital where they were treated.
Gyurjinyan, a Glendale resident, was arrested for charges related to the attack on November 19, 2024.
Earlier today, November 21, 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple charges against Gyurjinyan, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Gyurjinyan remains in custody awaiting his court date.
A juvenile male was also connected to the assault and was arrested on November 21, 2024, for robbery charges. Homicide Detectives have submitted the juvenile’s case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and are awaiting a filing decision.
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About the Glendale Police Department
Established in 1906, the Glendale Police Department is a full-service police department with approximately 250 sworn officers, and nearly 400 total employees. The Glendale Police Department is committed to providing the highest level of public safety services through proactive policing, professionalism, and community partnerships.
Assignments include Patrol, Traffic, Investigations Bureau, Narcotics, SWAT, Motorcycles, K-9, School Resource Program, Custody, Dispatch, and Air Support. Police Department responsibilities include 9-1-1 emergency response, proactive law enforcement, traffic enforcement and collision investigation, crime investigation and case preparation, community and school policing, and administration of the city jail facility.
For more information, visit GlendaleCA.gov/Police or follow @GlendalePoliceDept on Instagram and @GlendalePD on Facebook and X.
Glendale Police Investigators Arrest Two Suspects in Connection with the Stabbing of Three Glendale Men
November 21, 2024
GLENDALE, CA – After several days of diligent and thorough investigative work, Glendale Police Homicide Detectives have identified and arrested Vahe Gyurjinyan, 18 years old, as the primary suspect responsible for the stabbing of three men on November 17, 2024, in the City of Glendale.
Glendale Police Officers had responded to reports of multiple stabbings in the area of San Rafael Avenue and Dryden Street. They determined that a fight had broken out between several men following a road rage incident. The three victims had received serious, but non-fatal, wounds resulting from the attack and were transported to a nearby hospital where they were treated.
Gyurjinyan, a Glendale resident, was arrested for charges related to the attack on November 19, 2024.
Earlier today, November 21, 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple charges against Gyurjinyan, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Gyurjinyan remains in custody awaiting his court date.
A juvenile male was also connected to the assault and was arrested on November 21, 2024, for robbery charges. Homicide Detectives have submitted the juvenile’s case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and are awaiting a filing decision.
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About the Glendale Police Department
Established in 1906, the Glendale Police Department is a full-service police department with approximately 250 sworn officers, and nearly 400 total employees. The Glendale Police Department is committed to providing the highest level of public safety services through proactive policing, professionalism, and community partnerships.
Assignments include Patrol, Traffic, Investigations Bureau, Narcotics, SWAT, Motorcycles, K-9, School Resource Program, Custody, Dispatch, and Air Support. Police Department responsibilities include 9-1-1 emergency response, proactive law enforcement, traffic enforcement and collision investigation, crime investigation and case preparation, community and school policing, and administration of the city jail facility.
For more information, visit GlendaleCA.gov/Police or follow @GlendalePoliceDept on Instagram and @GlendalePD on Facebook and X.
Media Relations
Sergeant Vahe Abramyan
Public Information Officer / Chief's Adjutant
(818) 937-8888
gpdpio@glendaleca.gov
Kevork Kurdoghlian
Communications Manager
(818) 548-3140
kkurdoghlian@glendaleca.gov