Crime & Safety

LA Street Vendor Robbed At Gunpoint, 4 Robbers At Large

Police are looking for four men who robbed a Downtown street vendor with semiautomatic handguns Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES, CA — Police are looking for four suspects who robbed a Downtown Los Angeles street vendor at gunpoint early Wednesday morning.

The robbery occurred just after midnight at the Seventh and Bixel streets, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Jeff Lee told Patch.

Masked suspects, two armed with semiautomatic handguns robbed a street vendor, escaping with an unknown amount of cash, said Lee.

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The suspects were last seen heading southbound on Garland Avenue in a newer model gray Honda Civic.

Two of the suspects wore ski masks, said Lee. They were men with thin builds about 5'7, Lee added. The other two suspects were also men with think builds, wearing dark clothing.

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Anyone with information about the robberies is urged to call LAPD Rampart division robbery detectives 213-484-3400.

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