Crime & Safety

Recognize Theses Pasadena Armed Robbers?

Police released video footage of three men wanted for the armed robbery of a cell phone store in Pasadena this week.

PASADENA, CA — Police released surveillance video Thursday of three suspects wanted for robbing a Pasadena cell phone store at gunpoint.

The robbery occurred about 4:40 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Metro PCS store at 467 N. Lake Ave., according to the Pasadena Police Department.

One of the three suspects was armed with a handgun. All three were gone by the time officers arrived, having made off with money and cell phones, police said.

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The robbery was recorded on surveillance video. Another video showed the suspects getting into an awaiting vehicle parked curbside on Villa Street west of Lake Avenue, police said.

All three suspects are between 20 and 25 years old. One was about 5- foot-3, had a thin build, was wearing a dark colored hoodie and pants and was carrying a tan bag. Another was 6-foot-1, with a medium build and wearing blue jeans and a gray hoodie. The third suspect was about 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a thin build and also wearing a dark-colored hoodie and pants.

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The suspect vehicle was described as a later-model, black or dark- colored Nissan Altima four-door with tinted windows and paper plates.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspects was urged to call Pasadena police Detective Barry Glockson at (626) 744-7312 or the department general number at (626) 744-4241.

Tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS or lacrimestoppers.org. All tips can be made anonymously.

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