Post by lagunatic on Mar 28, 2021 14:51:34 GMT -6
March 27, 2021
Costa Mesa police were searching for a pair of suspects who robbed two people of their wallets and watches at gunpoint in the parking lot of South Coast Plaza on Saturday afternoon, March 27, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched to the mall in the 3300 block of Bristol Street about 2 p.m. on a pair of robbery calls, which occurred roughly 10 minutes apart, Costa Mesa police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said.
In each instance, two suspects brandished at least one firearm, Fyad said. They fled in a vehicle prior to officers’ arrival.
Neither of the victims was injured and an estimated cost of the items stolen was not immediately known, Fyad said. Further information was not immediately available.
Earlier this month, a gold Richard Mille watch valued at $500,000 was stolen at gunpoint from a jeweler dining at Il Pastaio, a restaurant in Beverly Hills. That heist also happened in the middle of the day. A bystander there was wounded by a stray bullet.
More than a half dozen other armed robberies, mostly in broad daylight, of victims with pricey watches were reported in surrounding areas.
“Detectives have recognized a pattern of armed robberies occurring in the west side of Los Angeles,” the LAPD said in a news release at the time. “The suspects target individuals wearing high-end watches.”
Two people suspected of being part of an organized crew were arrested in the Los Angeles robberies and the LAPD said they were working on identifying others.
Costa Mesa police were searching for a pair of suspects who robbed two people of their wallets and watches at gunpoint in the parking lot of South Coast Plaza on Saturday afternoon, March 27, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched to the mall in the 3300 block of Bristol Street about 2 p.m. on a pair of robbery calls, which occurred roughly 10 minutes apart, Costa Mesa police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad said.
In each instance, two suspects brandished at least one firearm, Fyad said. They fled in a vehicle prior to officers’ arrival.
Neither of the victims was injured and an estimated cost of the items stolen was not immediately known, Fyad said. Further information was not immediately available.
Earlier this month, a gold Richard Mille watch valued at $500,000 was stolen at gunpoint from a jeweler dining at Il Pastaio, a restaurant in Beverly Hills. That heist also happened in the middle of the day. A bystander there was wounded by a stray bullet.
More than a half dozen other armed robberies, mostly in broad daylight, of victims with pricey watches were reported in surrounding areas.
“Detectives have recognized a pattern of armed robberies occurring in the west side of Los Angeles,” the LAPD said in a news release at the time. “The suspects target individuals wearing high-end watches.”
Two people suspected of being part of an organized crew were arrested in the Los Angeles robberies and the LAPD said they were working on identifying others.
