Full Notification

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lakewood Station detectives are investigating an attempted robbery and assault that occurred Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at approximately 2:40 a.m. near South Street and Clark Avenue, Lakewood. 

Detectives have learned that two men were walking home on South Street from Clark Avenue in the city of Lakewood after playing the game PokemonGo on their cell phones.  A tan four-door vehicle, possibly a Chevy Impala, pulled alongside the victims.  A male black adult passenger exited the vehicle and approached the victims with a black handgun.  The male suspect demanded the victim’s property. 

One of the victims charged at the suspect and began to struggle with the suspect for the firearm. During the struggle, the victim was hit multiple times in the face with the handgun by the suspect. The suspect ran back to the tan vehicle, which then sped toward the victims and attempted to run over them.  The victims were able to get out of the way before being struck by the vehicle.

The suspect's vehicle sped away westbound on South Street and out of view.

The suspect was described as a male Black, 18-25 years old, 5’10, thin build, with short hair. There is no driver description available.   

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Lakewood Station Detective Borges at (562) 623-3500.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

* Lakewood Sheriff's Station polices the Cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Hawaiian Gardens,

Lakewood and Paramount, and unincorporated communities in Long Beach and Cerritos:

Lakewood Sheriff’s Station

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

5130 Clark Avenue

Lakewood, CA 90712

(562) 623-3500

Website: http://www.Lakewood.lasd.org

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Forwarded by:

Deputy Trina Schrader

Sheriff’s Information Bureau – Newsroom

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Hall of Justice - First floor 

211 W. Temple St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

213-229-1700

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