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An 18 year old woman was arrested for assaulting and robbing another patron while riding a northbound Metro Blue Line train on Tuesday December 8^th, 2015, between 3:30 and 3:45 PM. Suspect Aliyah Von Lewis, an 18 year old from Long Beach, California, approached the victim and almost immediately began to punch her in the face and body. Suspect Von Lewis also began to pull the victim’s purse and backpack from her, as she continued to beat the victim about the face and body.

The crime was captured by the trains’ on board video system, and by cell phone video taken by a possible co-conspirator who posted the video to social media sites. In the videos, a second suspect, a 17 year old female, can also be seen attacking the victim by repeatedly punching and kicking her. The victim offered no resistance and appears to be trying to get away from the attackers.

The victim indicated that when the train stopped at the Del Amo Station, she attempted to flee. Then a second assault occurred and more of her property was taken.

The LA County Sheriff’s Transit Policing Division which provides police services to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), did not receive the report from the victim until the following day. LA County Sheriff Transit Crime Impact Team #1 and detectives quickly began their investigation into the crimes.

Using various investigative techniques, including combing social media, they were able to not only identify the female suspects, but also a 15 year old juvenile, who can be heard on video threatening a patron who was attempting to call the police. He is the brother of the 17 year old female attacker.

On Thursday, December 10^th, Transit Policing Division deputies took two suspects, Von Lewis and the 17 year old female, into custody. Both were charged with Robbery, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon likely to produce Great Bodily Injury. Von Lewis was booked at the Century Regional Detention Facility, and the 17 year old juvenile was detained at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall due to being a minor.

The 15 year old male who was heard threatening the Metro patron was detained on Monday, December 14^th, and is being charged with Attempting to Prevent or Dissuade a Witness from Calling the Police and Assault with a Deadly Weapon likely to produce Great Bodily Injury. He too, was detained at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall.

LASD Transit Investigators stated that more arrests are possible as the investigation continues.

If you have information regarding this incident, please call the Sheriff’s Transit Policing Division Detectives at (888) 950-SAFE(7233), or if you wish to remain anonymous, you can call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477). You also can text the letters “TIPLA” plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

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