Crime & Safety
Smash And Grab Robbers Hit Crowded Pacoima Costco
A trio of thieves robbed a Costco store in the San Fernando Valley with a brazen smash and grab robbery during store hours.

PACOIMA, CA —Three men were being sought in the smash-and-grab robbery of jewelry from a Costco store Monday in Pacoima.
The crime occurred about 10:40 a.m. in the 13500 block of Paxton Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers originally went to the location on a report of shots fired, but later determined that no shots had been fired. No one was hurt, police said.
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The suspects, described only as white or Hispanic, wore dark clothing, including bandannas covering their faces. One was armed with a handgun, and the others used hammers to smash display cases, police said.
They fled in a silver 2012-13 Mercedes-Benz, possibly a C-class car, with "Keys Auto" paper plates, police said.
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Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call (877) LAPD-247.
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