Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ALTADENA - Deputies believe two people detained during a traffic stop committed a robbery after discovering fake weapons, masks, gloves and more Tuesday. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Summer Enforcement Team conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block of Figueroa Drive June 4. Deputies found the driver is on probation for assault and marijuana sales, according to the Sheriff’s Altadena Station. Inside the vehicle, deputies found masks, gloves, replica firearms, marijuana and alcohol.
The traffic stop was conducted around 12:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Retamoza of the Sheriff’s Crescenta Valley Station. The unidentified suspects were booked on suspicion of reasonable cause robbery and marijuana sales, the Altadena Sheriff’s Station reported. Retamoza said that victims of a potential robbery were not yet identified. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate! Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor ALTADENA - A masked suspect took off with an estimated $1,000 in a cellphone store robbery Monday. The robbery occurred around 2:50 p.m. at Metro by T-Mobile, 2216 Lincoln Ave., around 2:50 p.m. April 1. The suspect was armed with a semi-automatic handgun, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Altadena Station. The suspect fled east on Woodbury Road.
The suspect is described as a Black man in his 20s, stands 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He was dressed in all black and wore a motorcycle helmet. |
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