Man beaten during West Covina robbery
WEST COVINA -- Two men robbed and beat another man outside a West Covina apartment complex Thursday, authorities said.
The crime was reported about 8 p.m. in the 700 block of North Azusa Avenue, West Covina police Lt. Marty Sevilla said.
The victim was walking to his girlfriend's house when he was beaten up by two men who then stole his money, the lieutenant said. The victim declined to be hospitalized.
Both robbers were Latino men with the appearance of gang members, Sevilla said.
One was about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pounds, with a shaved head and unknown tattoos on the side of his face, police said. He wore a white shirt and black and white checkered shorts, and was armed with a screwdriver.
The other robber was described only as about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the West Covina Police Department.
The crime was reported about 8 p.m. in the 700 block of North Azusa Avenue, West Covina police Lt. Marty Sevilla said.
The victim was walking to his girlfriend's house when he was beaten up by two men who then stole his money, the lieutenant said. The victim declined to be hospitalized.
Both robbers were Latino men with the appearance of gang members, Sevilla said.
One was about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180 pounds, with a shaved head and unknown tattoos on the side of his face, police said. He wore a white shirt and black and white checkered shorts, and was armed with a screwdriver.
The other robber was described only as about 6 feet tall and 200 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the West Covina Police Department.
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