Police arrest man suspects of stealing alcohol from Hawthorne business
A 33-year-old man was arrested as he tried to flee from a pharmacy with $2,500 in stolen liquor, police said Monday.
David Brown of Hawthorne and another man allegedly broke the locks to a storage area inside the CVS Pharmacy at 11831 Hawthorne Blvd. while the business was open at 9 p.m. Sunday, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
Store employees noticed the men had entered the storage area and were stealing boxes of liquor and called police.
The men ran out the back door and left in a vehicle, but police quickly spotted them. After a brief chase, the men abandoned the car and ran. Brown, who had been driving, was quickly arrested, Ishii said.
Police discovered the liquor in the car.
Investigators are looking for the other man.
David Brown of Hawthorne and another man allegedly broke the locks to a storage area inside the CVS Pharmacy at 11831 Hawthorne Blvd. while the business was open at 9 p.m. Sunday, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said.
Store employees noticed the men had entered the storage area and were stealing boxes of liquor and called police.
The men ran out the back door and left in a vehicle, but police quickly spotted them. After a brief chase, the men abandoned the car and ran. Brown, who had been driving, was quickly arrested, Ishii said.
Police discovered the liquor in the car.
Investigators are looking for the other man.
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