The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for help in identifying and apprehending a group of young males involved in an organized effort to rob 7-Eleven stores within a small radius of the city.
The department announced on Wednesday that it plans to increase patrols in the areas of 10 7-Eleven locations within LAPD’s Rampart, Hollywood, Wilshire and West L.A. Divisions.
Between Friday, July 12 and Friday, Sept. 20, there have been 14 separate robberies across the 10 stores in the area. In each instance, the crew rolls up to the stores on bicycles during the evening hours and steals items, damages property and leaves without paying, police said.
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Police are searching for a group of teens that are suspected of robbing Los Angeles 7-Eleven stores on 14 occasions since July. (LAPD) -
Police are searching for a group of teens that are suspected of robbing Los Angeles 7-Eleven stores on 14 occasions since July. (LAPD) -
Police are searching for a group of teens that are suspected of robbing Los Angeles 7-Eleven stores on 14 occasions since July. (LAPD) -
Police are searching for a group of teens that are suspected of robbing Los Angeles 7-Eleven stores on 14 occasions since July. (LAPD)
The group usually contains between 20 and 40 “youthful males” that appear to be teenagers of varying ethnicity and physical descriptors, police said. Witnesses have told authorities that the suspects have physically pushed them, although no injuries have been reported…