STORY UPDATE - Two suspects allegedly involved in an armed robbery outside Westfield Culver City mall were arrested in Upland, police said Wednesday.
The suspects, who were identified only as Los Angeles residents, were arrested May 25 after a license plate reader detected the vehicle that was allegedly tied to the May 19 robbery, according to the Culver City Police Department.
The robbery occurred around 8 p.m. that night in the parking lot of the mall in the 6000 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, police said. Three suspects approached the victim after he left Sheikh Shoes, then asked where he was from while one of them brandished a handgun, according to police.
The victim tried to walk away but was punched several times by the suspects until he fell to the ground, police said. The suspects then snatched jewelry from the victim's neck, took his iPhone 12, and ran back inside the mall.
The items stolen from the victim were worth about $10,000, police said.
Surveillance video showed the suspects getting into a white Lexus after the robbery. The Lexus is the one that was spotted in Upland last week, leading to a traffic stop and the arrest of two of the suspects, police said.
Anyone with additional information regarding the robbery was urged to contact Culver City Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Edward Baskaron at 310-253-6316 or the Watch Commander at 310-253-6202.
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STORY UPDATE - Police again sought the public's help Wednesday to find three armed robbery suspects who assaulted two victims in Culver City earlier this month, resulting in a scuffle and shots fired.
Officers responded to Culver Boulevard and Watseka Avenue at around 7:40 p.m. on May 14 to a report about shots fired, according to the Culver City Police Department.
Police said a male and female victim were dining at a restaurant's patio when a suspect approached the woman and took her purse from the table before fleeing on foot. The male victim chased after the suspect and caught him, resulting in a scuffle between the two.
According to police, a four-door older model sedan was parked nearby, which two other suspects occupied.
The front passenger witnessed the fight between the male victim and the suspect who took the purse and began firing shots at the victims. The alleged attempted purse thief then entered the vehicle with the other suspect and fled the scene without the bag, police said.
One of the suspects was described as a man approximately 25 years old, 6-feet tall, wearing a black hoodie and dark pants.
There was no description for the other two suspects. The type of handgun used in the incident was not disclosed.
Anyone with information about the robbery was urged to contact Culver City Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Edward Baskaron at 310- 253-6316 or the watch commander at 310-253-6202.
CULVER CITY - Police sought the public's help Tuesday to find three armed robbery suspects who assaulted a victim before stealing his belongings outside the Westfield Culver City mall.
Officers responded around 8 p.m. Friday to the parking lot of the mall in the 6000 block of Sepulveda Boulevard, according to the Culver City Police Department. Police said three suspects approached the victim after he left Sheikh Shoes, then asked where he was from while one of them brandishing a handgun.
The victim tried to walk away but was punched several times by the suspects until he fell to the ground, police said. The suspects then snatched jewelry from the victim's neck, took his iPhone 12 and ran back inside the mall.
All three suspects were described as men between the ages of 18 and 25. The first suspect was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and red pants, while the second suspect wore a white shirt and black pants and had a tattoo of the letter B on his face. That suspect was armed with a black handgun. The third suspect was wearing a white shirt, police said.
The items stolen from the victim were worth about $10,000, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery was urged to contact Culver City Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Edward Baskaron at 310-253-6316 or the Watch Commander at 310-253-6202.