Suspects Wanted in Multiple Robberies NR17072jr

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Newton
Area detectives are seeking information regarding four suspects
that are wanted for the robbery of Newton Area taco vendors.

On March 9, 2017, during a forty minute crime spree from 8:30 p.m.
to 9:15 p.m., four suspects committed multiple robberies with a
gun. Seeking food vendors on the streets, the four Black male
suspects approached their victims and brandishing a hand gun,
demanded money and cellular phones. The robberies occurred at the
intersections of 49th and Compton, 41st and Alameda, and 57th and
Broadway.

The
suspects, described as 18 to 20 year-old male Blacks, were captured
on area surveillance cameras and escaped in a vehicle similar to an
older model Lexus, with front right body damage and a partial plate
of 5UV.

Anyone with additional information
is urged to call Newton Robbery Detective O. Davis at (323)
846-6572 or Newton Watch Commander at (323) 846-6553. During
non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to
1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain
anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to
www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit
www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the
“Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip. Lastly,
tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and
select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local
program.