Residents are on alert after a daylight robbery that occurred this past Saturday near Culver Park Drive and Slauson Avenue, has left the community shaken. According to a press release from the Culver City Police Department, two suspects are at large following the armed robbery of a pedestrian who had just withdrawn cash.
As reported by the Culver City Police Department, the incident took place around 3:15 pm when the victim was accosted after withdrawing money from an ATM. The suspects, described as two males wearing black clothing, approached the victim at the intersection trapping them between their vehicles. It was then that one of the perpetrators brandished a black semi-automatic gun, demanding, "Run your pockets."
The suspects made off with an envelope containing $4,360 in cash, before fleeing northbound on Slauson Avenue, as per the Culver City Police Department. Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward and contact the Culver City Police Public Information Officer, Jennifer Atenza, or the Watch Commander directly.
