Category: armed robbery

LAPD Task Force Arrests Four Men on Murder, Robbery Charges

December 24, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Three men face murder and robbery charges and a fourth faces a robbery charge in connection with a spate of follow-home robberies that have plagued the city in recent weeks, police said Dec. 24. A Los Angeles Police Department task force on follow-home robberies, with assistance from a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT unit and Beverly…

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The Grove Adds Wire Fence to Deter Smash-and-Grab Robberies

December 15, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Grove, a mall known for high-end shopping and dining in Los Angeles, added a coil wire fence to enhance security after a spree of smash-and-grab robberies in California amid the holiday season. After being targeted by a burglary last month, the shopping center installed wire fencing at its entrances and exits, and all…

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Man Arrested for Arco Robberies in Garden Grove

December 11, 2021
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A Garden Grove man is in custody Dec. 11 on suspicion of committing two armed robberies in Garden Grove last month. Tien Van Vo, 39, is booked in the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana, said Sgt. Evan Beresford of the Garden Grove Police Department. Detectives used the descriptions and evidence left at the scenes…

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Woman Robbed in Hancock Park While Pushing Child in Stroller

December 1, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities sought public help Dec. 1 to find two masked men who robbed a woman as she returned to her Hancock Park home from a walk with her infant child in a stroller. The Los Angeles Police Department released security video of the crime, which occurred at about 5:10 p.m. on Nov. 28 at…

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Thieves Raid Shipping Containers on Union Pacific

November 29, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Thieves continue to target shipping containers loaded onto Union Pacific trains in the Los Angeles region, leaving open boxes strewn across the ground around the tracks. “We are aware of the problem and we’re working to resolve the issue and we’re working with local law enforcement in that county,” Union Pacific spokeswoman Robynn Tysver…

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Five Arrested in Two Beverly Hills Robberies

November 25, 2021
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Five people were arrested—including a man and a woman from Los Angeles—in connection with two unrelated armed robberies in Beverly Hills this week, police announced on Nov. 24. At around 10:50 p.m. on Monday, the Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) received two reports about the first incident, consisting of two armed street robberies one block south of Wilshire…

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Masked Robbers Storm South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa

November 23, 2021
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COSTA MESA, Calif.—Law enforcement is in search of several masked robbers who barged into a South Coast Plaza diner, ordering customers to drop to the ground on Nov. 22. Police were called to the scene at 7:13 p.m. on Monday to the Seasons 52 restaurant located at 3300 Bristol St. Three to five masked men…

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Supreme Court of Canada to Review Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Armed Robbery

March 12, 2021
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OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear. The latest decision flows from two matters that were considered together by Alberta’s Court of Appeal following convictions. In the first case, Ocean Hilbach pleaded guilty to a…

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Boy Fatally Shoots Armed Robbery Suspect While Protecting Wounded Grandmother

February 15, 2021
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A man accused of breaking into a home in North Carolina on Saturday was killed after a 12-year-old boy shot him in self-defense while protecting his grandmother, authorities said. Two masked men allegedly forced their way into the residence and demanded money from 73-year-old Linda Ellis before one of the suspects subsequently shot her, Goldsboro Police…

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