Jul 5, 2008 11:01 pm US/Pacific
Man Robs Armored Truck Driver, Grabs $100K
GARDENA, Calif.
A thief staged a daring daylight robbery on an armored truck in Gardena Saturday, getting away with up to $100,000.
The brazen robbery happened at Guadalajara Meat Market, 14114 S. Vermont Avenue about 9:12 a.m.
The Dunbar armored truck driver had gotten out to make a delivery when an armed man confronted him.
After a brief struggle, the suspect fled with a bag of money, according to Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department's Relations Section. She described the suspect as "very bold."
The heist was all caught on tape. Moments before the robbery, the suspect is shown strolling through the aisles of the store and shopping for grocery items.
A guard fired shots at the man and hit and broke the back window of the black -- or green -- mid-1990s Isuzu Trooper the suspect was driving.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic or light-skinned black man in his late 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches and 165 pounds with dark eyes, a beard and a braided ponytail. He was wearing a white baseball hat, a long-sleeve blue and white plaid shirt, long blue jean shorts, white socks and dark sandals.
Anyone with information about the robbery can contact Robbery Homicide Division Detectives M. Tomes and F. Arroyo at (213) 485-2511 or (877) LAW-FULL.
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