Well, this is embarrassing.
According to the LAPD, "convicted violent felon and registered sex offender" Perry Pemberton, 29, is on the loose after cutting off his GPS tracker during court recess, strolling out of Van Nuys Superior Court unnoticed and possibly driving away in his Maserati.
The facepalmy getaway went down on May 25. Now, two weeks later...
... West Valley Area detectives have resorted to sheepishly announcing that Pemberton, a known member of the Grape Street Crips, still hasn't been located.
They're pleading with the public to help them find this dangerous criminal. Some intel: Cops say he's been known to "use the moniker of 'KP Money'" and "frequent rap music studios."
They almost got the moniker right. In fact, according to a little Internet research, Pemberton goes by KP Dolla, and used to rap on a (very, very independent) label called Money Talk. But his YouTube and MySpace activity appears to taper off around the time he was arrested last year.
From the official LAPD blog:
On October 25, 2011, Pemberton was arrested and charged for six burglaries committed in Sherman Oaks, Woodland Hills, Valencia, Burbank and Bel Air. At the time these crimes were committed and during his arrest Pemberton was wearing a GPS ankle tracker placed on him by State Parole and was driving a blue 2006 Maserati with a license plate of 6PIX577.
Pemberton is a convicted violent felon and a registered sex offender. After his arrest he was held on $1,100,000.00 bail. At a bail hearing his bail was reduced to $500,000.00. Pemberton posted bail and another GPS ankle tracker was placed on his ankle.
We've contacted detectives for more on how Pemberton's supervisors managed to lose a "convicted violent felon" with a GPS tracker in a high-security courthouse.
Until then, enjoy some of KP Dolla's local hits, including a one-sided freestyle battle with Lil Wayne :
new freestyle KP DOLLA and lil wayne - YouTube
Compton Rapper 'KP Dolla' Cuts off GPS Tracker, Walks Out of Court, Drives Away in Maserati - Los Angeles News - The Informer
