BREAKING NEWS: El Segundo drugstore robbery
Larry Altman was at the scene this morning, and reports:
A manager was held at gunpoint and ordered to open a safe this morning by a robber who escaped with $5,700 in cash from an El Segundo drug store safe.
Police surrounded the Walgreens at Sepulveda Boulevard and Grand Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. when store customers who had fled reported that a robbery was in progress, El Segundo Police Lt. Brian Evanski said.
When police arrived, three employees were still inside the business, and officers did not know if the gunman was holding them hostage.
Officers and SWAT Team members surrounded the building and entered the store at about 8:30 a.m. They found the employees hiding in offices, and took them to safety.
Officers searched the 30,000-square-foot building and could not locate the robber. It is not known how many customers were inside the store, which is open 24 hours a day.
The same Walgreens was robbed on April 15 in a similar way, Evanski said.
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El Segundo cops too busy at the plaza checking for expired license plate tags than patrolling this place? Come on boys, 2 times in 3 weeks?
Have you seen the type of people hanging around here from 5pm-11pm at night, scary! They are too busy talking to their girlfriends on their phones.
This location has dark side streets for perps to hide on, as well as easy access to Sepulveda Blvd. and the 105 Freeway.
No surprise that it's been hit twice.
Good Point LawMan.
Where are they patrolling? Are they too busy looking for DUI's?
Whats your take?
Cops too busy collecting over $150k a year while busting expired plate tabs...surrounded the place and the guy was caught in Redondo.