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December 16, 2024
VBPD Makes Arrest in Barricade Incident on Garden Grove Ct.
On Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, at 8:48 a.m., officers from the Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) were dispatched to the 900 block of Garden Grove Court for the report of an attempted home invasion.
Earlier in the morning, Sokim Om (M/42) of Virginia Beach, went to the victim’s home and attempted to make entry. He left but returned a second time, this time firing a weapon through the closed front door and injuring a dog inside. Om then retreated into his nearby residence.
Officers attempted unsuccessfully to call Om out of his residence, ultimately resulting in VBPD’s SWAT Team taking over response to the barricade situation. At approximately 2:00 p.m., SWAT breached the front door to the residence and took Om into custody without incident.
Om was arrested and charged with Felony Animal Cruelty, Felony Destruction of Property, and Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling.
(Note: The charges mentioned in this press release are accusations, and the arrested individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.)