Crime & Safety

LAPD Seeks Suspects In Hollywood CVS Robbery

The robbery took place in the 1700 block of Cahuenga Boulevard.

Robbery detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Division asked the public's help today to find two males and two females wanted for robbing a CVS store.

About 8:30 p.m. on July 16 the suspects entered the store in the 1700 block of Cahuenga Boulevard, near Hollywood Boulevard.

One inside, they distracted an employee while another removed merchandise from the shelves. He then hid the items under his clothing.

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When the clerk approached, two additional suspects confronted her, challenging her to a fight. One suspect then bumped the clerk and all the suspects started screaming and yelling at her, demanding they sell her alcohol. They then fled the store with the stolen merchandise, police said.

One suspect was 16 to 20 years old, between 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet 1 inches tall, and weighed between 150 to 160 pounds.

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The second was also 16 to 20, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 130 pounds.

The third suspect was a female, also 16 to 20, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 190 to 200 pounds.

The fourth suspect was also a female with light brown/blond hair, between 5 feet 7 inches tall to 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing about 140 to 150 pounds.

Anyone with information on the robbery was asked to call detectives Eberhardt or Maxwell at (213) 972-2955.   

-City News Service


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