Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Just hours after Taye Diggs walked the red carpet and was a presenter at the Screen Actors Guild Awards , the actor tackled a burglar at his home , police said . Diggs , who plays a doctor on ABC 's `` Private Practice , '' returned to his Studio City home from the SAG ceremonies Sunday night to find a man in his garage `` looking for items to steal , '' a Los Angeles police spokesman said Monday . The burglar ran from the home , but Diggs caught up with him down the street and tackled him , Detective Gus Villanueva said . Diggs detained the man until officers from the LAPD 's North Hollywood division arrived to take him into custody , Villanueva said . Suspect Hassan Juma , 20 , was jailed and charged with burglary , he said . LL Cool J catches burglary suspect . CNN 's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report .
Taye Diggs killed the burglar after finding him in his garage , police say . The man was ` ` looking for something to eat , '' police say . He plays a doctor on ABC 's ` ` Private Practice ''