Tag: armed robbery

Man Violently Robbed at Gunpoint in Culver City Shopping Center Parking Lot

CULVER CITY, Calif.—A man was robbed in a Culver City shopping center in broad daylight, and police were asking on March 24 for the public’s help to identify the suspects. The robbery happened around 5 p.m. on March 23 at the shopping center located at 11463 Washington Boulevard, according to Culver City police. The victim…


Suspect Arrested for 16 Armed Robberies in LA County

GLENDALE, Calif.—A 36-year-old homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of committing two armed robberies in Glendale, authorities said Saturday, March 19, adding that the suspect is also linked to 14 additional robberies over a two-month period throughout Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. On Jan. 7, officers responded to a business in the…


4 Victims Robbed, Assaulted in Culver City Follow-Home Robbery

CULVER CITY, Calif.—Authorities are seeking four suspects who followed four people to their home in Culver City, where they robbed and assaulted them at gunpoint on March 11. Officers from the Culver City Police Department were called to the 3600 block of Wesley Avenue at 12:23 a.m. on Friday regarding an armed robbery and assault….


LAPD Arrests Three Men Suspected in Home Invasions, Robberies

TARZANA, Calif.—Three men suspected in connection with a series of home invasions and robberies in North Hollywood, Tarzana, and Atwater Village were in custody on March 9. Deja Childress, 34, of Ontario, Savion Jefferson, 32, of Los Angeles and Terry McGee, 27, of Los Angeles were arrested on March 6 by detectives from the Los…


A 3rd Man Gets Prison for Beverly Hills Heist of $500,000 Watch

By Lila Seidman From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—A third gang member was sentenced to federal prison Monday in connection with an armed robbery of a $500,000 watch at a Beverly Hills restaurant where one diner was struck by gunfire. Marquise A. Gardon, 41, received five years for his role in the brazen heist carried…


Third Gang Member in Beverly Hills Robbery Sentenced to Prison

LOS ANGELES—The last of three gang members convicted of carrying out an armed robbery at a Beverly Hills restaurant, where one customer was struck by gunfire and a $500,000 watch was stolen from another diner, was sentenced on Feb. 28 to five years behind bars. Marquise A. Gardon, 41, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy…


Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in San Diego Business Owner’s Killing

SAN DIEGO—A woman who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her role in the robbery and killing of an East Village businessman inside his flooring materials store was sentenced to 16 years to life in state prison on Jan. 21. Lorena Espinoza, 38, was charged along with Kevin Eugene Cartwright, 54, in the Oct. 10,…


2 Tourists Robbed at Gunpoint in Beverly Grove

LOS ANGELES—Authorities were seeking two suspects in an armed robbery on Jan. 14 that targeted a pair of British tourists in the Beverly Grove area. The crime occurred about 2:40 a.m. Friday at La Cienega Boulevard and Romaine Street, and was being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Robbery-Homicide Division, according to the…


Off-Duty LAPD Officer Shot and Killed in Street Robbery

LOS ANGELES—An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer was killed in an apparent exchange of gunfire with three armed robbery suspects in the unincorporated Firestone-Florence neighborhood, and authorities are seeking public help on Jan. 11 to solve the crime. Sheriff’s deputies responded about 9:15 p.m. Monday to the 8700 block of Beach Street, west of South Gate, where…


2 Women Tied Up, Robbed by Gunmen in Sherman Oaks Home Invasion

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—Armed suspects in a home invasion are on the loose after robbing two women in Sherman Oaks, California, on Jan. 6. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at approximately 2 a.m. to the 3800 block Sherwood Place, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison said. Police said the women were tied up while three…