Results tagged “crime” from Whittier Dispatch

     No arrests have been made yet in the Dec. 29 attempted carjacking of a pregnant woman at Greenleaf Avenue and Lambert Road.

     One of the suspects hit the woman several times in the head and punched her in the stomach. She was later checked at a hospital. Police said the baby is OK.

     Whittier Police think the two would-be carjackers fled when they realized the woman was pregnant. A composite of the suspect who hit the victim was released last week. The story with the sketch ran in the paper on Saturday. A local television station also aired the sketch this week.

     The man was described as a Latino in his 30s, 5 feet 8 inches tall and of thin build. His head is shaved and on his neck are two tattoos. One is possibly a woman's name in cursive letters and the other is a tattoo of red lips.

     If you have information on the whereabouts of this suspect and his accomplice, call Whittier Police Detective Rob Wolfe at (562) 945-8268

     A man suspected of robbing a Whittier supermarket  on Thursday apparently planned his getaway. He ducked into a restaurant's bathroom after the caper where he shaved off his mustache, ditched a baseball cap and changed his shirt.

     But his plans went awry. He walked out of the restroom when police came looking for the robber. He got nervous which drew the cop's attention. It didn't help when the owner told the officer the man was wearing different clothes when he first arrived.