An 18-year-old woman was chased down, thrown to the ground, and robbed of her jewelry inside a Hollywood 7-Eleven early Saturday, according to police. Two men remain on the loose after the attack, which unfolded around 2 a.m. inside the convenience store near Santa Monica Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue.
According to NBC Los Angeles, surveillance footage showed one man chasing the victim before he pulled her hair from behind and pushed her to the ground. A second man then joined the first assailant, and the pair attacked and robbed the young woman as she tried to get away. Two women nearby saw what was happening and approached to help her.
The victim's mother told the station that the attackers stole her daughter's jewelry during the assault. LAPD has not released additional details about what was taken or whether the suspects were armed, and the two men had not been identified or located as of the network's report.
How Force Turns a Theft Into a Felony
Under California Penal Code Section 211, robbery is defined as unlawfully taking someone's property from their person or immediate presence against their will through force or fear, according to Shouse Law Group. That distinction matters here: while California's Proposition 47 set a $950 threshold for felony property theft, the same legal guidance notes that any physical force during a theft — including shoving a victim or pulling their hair — is automatically charged as felony robbery regardless of the value of what was stolen. Second-degree robbery, which covers most street and store robberies, is classified as a violent felony carrying a potential state prison sentence of 2, 3, or 5 years.
The attack falls under the jurisdiction of the LAPD's Hollywood Community Police Station, which patrols a 17.2-square-mile area covering Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, and surrounding neighborhoods, per LAPD Online. Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact LAPD's Hollywood Division at 213-972-2971.
Part of a Broader Pattern at Late-Night Convenience Stores
This is not the first time a Southern California 7-Eleven has become the scene of late-night violence. In October 2024, franchise owners and company officials held a public conference in Los Angeles calling for stricter safety measures after a string of thefts and violence against store clerks, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division also arrested a 28-year-old suspect in May 2025 following an investigation into a series of armed robberies targeting 7-Eleven stores across Los Angeles and South Gate.
Hoodline has previously reported on a North Hollywood getaway driver tied to a multi-city robbery crew that hit nine 7-Eleven stores across Los Angeles and Orange counties, as well as smash-and-grab break-ins at another Eagle Rock 7-Eleven. Citywide, overall robbery numbers actually fell in 2025, with recorded robberies dropping from 8,637 in 2024 to 7,213, according to LAPD CompStat data reported by Crosstown LA. Homicides across the city also dropped 19 percent in 2025 compared to the prior year, reaching their lowest total since 1966, per the City of Los Angeles's 2025 Annual Crime Data Report. Still, late-night convenience stores remain frequent flashpoints for theft and violent encounters even as broader crime metrics trend downward.
For now, the two men involved in Saturday's attack remain unidentified and at large, and investigators have not said whether the case is connected to any wider pattern of robberies targeting the chain. NBC4's broadcast on the case aired Wednesday, and LAPD's Hollywood Division continues to seek tips from anyone who may have witnessed the assault or has information about the suspects.
