DO YOU RECOGNIZE HIIM? An Oakland man has been charged with 6 counts of armed robbery in connection with a Los Angeles crime spree, and police say he may have committed more, similar crimes elsewhere.
An Oakland man has been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies across Los Angeles, and investigators believe he is responsible for others in Northern California and beyond.
LAPD officials say DNA, surveillance video and other evidence linked Watts to the Los Angeles crime spree, which included an. Watts has also been identified as a suspect in several robberies in Northern California, and those police agencies are expected to also file charges against him in their respective jurisdictions, according to the LAPD.
The LAPD released surveillance video of a May 24 robbery, in which the two suspects entered a restaurant on West 3rd Street as if they were going to sit down and eat, but instead pulled out guns and snatched the jewelry and car keys from two diners who were sitting inside. The suspects got away in a white Lexus.
"A struggle ensued in which the victim's necklace and shirt was removed from his body, the victim ran further into the store, behind the sales counter and cash register," an LAPD statement said."The struggle continued over the victim's expensive watch he was wearing. The victim's necklace and ring were taken in the robbery."
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