Crime & Safety

Cerritos Crime: Two Robberies Occur from April 15 to 21

After three weeks without any robberies, two hold-ups take place in the city.

Editor's Note: The information below comes from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Cerritos Station's weekly crime summary. 

The following crimes were reported to the Cerritos Sheriff's Station during the period of April 15 to 21.

ROBBERIES

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After three consecutive weeks without any reported robberies, two were logged during this period.

At 8:25 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, two male suspects pulled up in a vehicle beside a male victim in the 13200 block of South Street. One suspect exited the vehicle and placed an unknown object against the victim’s chest.The victim ran away and the suspect fled to the vehicle without obtaining any property.

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On Sunday, April 21 at 4:35 p.m. a woman was walking in the 11200 block of 183rd Street when a male suspect grabbed her purse and ran away with it. He was arrested by responding deputies and the victim’s property was recovered.

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