'Prolific' Robbers Arrested After Serial Valley Jewelry Robberies: LAPD

LOS ANGELES, CA — Thee men described as "prolific" robbers have been arrested in connection with a series of robberies in the San Fernando Valley where they followed victims before stripping them of their jewelry, the Los Angeles Police Department said this week.

The so-called "follow away robberies" included one on Sept. 19 on the 23000 block of Mulholland Drive in Woodland Hills, when two suspects followed a victim before confronting him in a parking lot. The men punched the victim, pinned him to the ground and removed his jewelry before fleeing in a black BMW sedan, police said.

In another incident, on Oct. 23 on the 21000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills, a black BMW sedan followed a victim to a business, where two passengers — armed with handguns — exited the car, striped the victim of his jewelry and fled in the BMW, police said.

On Oct. 24, police arrested Chazon Brown, 28 and Nhazel Warren, 19, both of Los Angeles, along with Isaiah Moore, 32, of Fresno on armed robbery charges. They were ordered held on $1 million bail each, according to police.

"Based on evidence collected in this case, investigators believe these three individuals are prolific robbery suspects, responsible for many other robberies. Investigators believe there are many other victims who have yet to be identified," police said.

Police served search warrants at an undisclosed location in connection to their arrest of the men. They seized evidence that included two semi-automatic pistols, police said.

At the time of the crimes, Warren was wearing a GPS ankle monitor as part of his pre-trial probation connected to his arrests in two separate unrelated felony cases, police said.