On Friday, February 10, 2012, at approximately 8:50 a.m., Long Beach Police located 54-year-old Robert Dewey Hoskins, a recent escapee from Metropolitan State Hospital in the City of Norwalk. Subject Hoskins, whose February 3, 2012 escape had been covered in local news reports this past week, had previously come into contact with authorities for making criminal threats and stalking celebrities.

Subject Hoskins, prior to his escape, had made comments to hospital staff that led the Long Beach Police Department to believe that he may have fled to the North Long Beach area after his escape. All patrol officers were briefed in detail in regards to Subject Hoskins and were actively searching for him while patrolling the City.

This morning, officers in the area of South Street and Cherry Avenue in Long Beach, saw a male subject matching the physical description of Subject Hoskins walking down the street. Officers made contact with the subject, confirmed his identity to be that of Robert Hoskins, and took him into custody without incident or injury.

The Long Beach Police Department's Mental Evaluation Team responded to that location, took custody of Subject Hoskins, and transported him back to Metropolitan State Hospital releasing him into their custody.