Two charged with shooting armored car guard, taking $140,000, may be linked to similar robberies
2 years, 2 months ago

Two charged with shooting armored car guard, taking $140,000, may be linked to similar robberies

LA Times  

Surveillance video shows two men ambushing a Loomis armored car guard Monday in Harbor City. Two men were arrested Friday morning on suspicion of shooting an armored truck guard and making off with $140,000 in a brazen daytime robbery in Harbor City, officials said. Law enforcement officials believe the men may be linked to two other robberies in which armored car guards were ambushed and wounded by assailants who escaped with large amounts of cash. About 11:20 a.m. Monday, two armed men ambushed a Loomis guard who had worked on an ATM at a Bank of America branch at 23800 S. Vermont Ave., according to court records.

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Man arrested in shooting of 2 security guards outside a Los Angeles Target
1 week, 1 day ago

Man arrested in shooting of 2 security guards outside a Los Angeles Target

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Two security guards at a downtown Los Angeles shopping plaza were wounded in a gunfight with a man as they tried to stop him from making off with more than $1,000 of stolen merchandise, police said Tuesday. The suspect fired at least five rounds and one of the guards fired as well, Los Angeles Police Capt. The …

At least six suspects at large in theft of armored cars in L.A. area, FBI and LAPD say
1 year, 10 months ago

At least six suspects at large in theft of armored cars in L.A. area, FBI and LAPD say

LA Times  

A suspect, seen in CCTV footage, is one of several wanted in connection with armored car robberies between February 2022 and February 2023. A group of heavily armed robbers dubbed the “Chesapeake Bandits” is behind a series of heists targeting armored cars across the Los Angeles region, and authorities recently apprehended one of the alleged ringleaders, the FBI and local …

Armored guards ambushed, one shot during robbery at Hustler Casino in Gardena
2 years, 5 months ago

Armored guards ambushed, one shot during robbery at Hustler Casino in Gardena

LA Times  

Gunmen ambushed a pair of armored truck security guards during a stop Thursday at the Hustler Casino in Gardena, according to police. The suspects did not enter the casino and fled after one of the armored car security guards returned fire, Cuff said. Gardena police and Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene shortly before 10:30 a.m. …

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