Parolee charged with robbing Manhattan Beach See's
A parolee has been charged with robbing a See's Candies store in Manhattan Beach while several customers shopped, police said Thursday.
Joshua Bates, 32, allegedly committed the crime at the Manhattan Village store on Dec. 3, Manhattan Beach Offier Stephanie Martin said.
Bates allegedly entered the store about 7:30 p.m., approached the cashier and reached for his waistband as if he had a gun, Martin said.
He then told the cashier he was robbing the store. The cashier handed him an undisclosed amount of cash.
Bates fled in a light blue SUV.
Police obtained fingerprints from the crime and identified them as Bates', He was on parole after serving a prison term for robbery.
Bates, who is from Montebello, also was wanted for parole violations, and was under investigation in Whittier for similar robberies.
Detectives went to Bates' home to arrest him on Dec. 7, but he refused to come out. A Sheriff's Department special enforcement team shot tear gas inside and arrested him.
Bates is suspected in as many as seven robberies throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. He was charged Wednesday at the Whittier courthouse with six counts of robbery, Martin said.
Joshua Bates, 32, allegedly committed the crime at the Manhattan Village store on Dec. 3, Manhattan Beach Offier Stephanie Martin said.
Bates allegedly entered the store about 7:30 p.m., approached the cashier and reached for his waistband as if he had a gun, Martin said.
He then told the cashier he was robbing the store. The cashier handed him an undisclosed amount of cash.
Bates fled in a light blue SUV.
Police obtained fingerprints from the crime and identified them as Bates', He was on parole after serving a prison term for robbery.
Bates, who is from Montebello, also was wanted for parole violations, and was under investigation in Whittier for similar robberies.
Detectives went to Bates' home to arrest him on Dec. 7, but he refused to come out. A Sheriff's Department special enforcement team shot tear gas inside and arrested him.
Bates is suspected in as many as seven robberies throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties. He was charged Wednesday at the Whittier courthouse with six counts of robbery, Martin said.
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