LOS ANGELES—Police are searching for information about three robberies that occurred within minutes of each other Friday night, Aug. 16, in the Hollywood neighborhood.
The first robbery was reported at 8:03 p.m. Friday at Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, where about 20 people in their late teens or early 20s smashed windows at a 7-Eleven and took food as well as other merchandise, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported.
At about 8:22 p.m., a similar group robbed a 7-Eleven in the 5700 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, near Western Avenue, where they also vandalized the store before riding away on bicycles.
Officer Drake Madison of the LAPD told City News Service that the thieves stole merchandise and food. He said it was unclear whether the same group committed both robberies.
Sandwiched between those two robberies was a third robbery or theft reported at 8:16 p.m., occurring near Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard, police said.
That robbery also occurred at a 7-Eleven, according to NBC4.
No injuries were reported in any of the three crimes, police said.
The previous Friday, on Aug. 9, around 50 young people vandalized a 7-Eleven in the 8500 block of Olympic Boulevard, near La Cienega Boulevard, just outside Beverly Hills and stole merchandise, including cigarettes, before riding away on bicycles.
Police have no new information on that crime.
The LAPD urged anyone with information regarding any of the robberies to call them at 877-527-3247. Anonymous tips can be made to LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
