ARCADIA — Police believe the same man may have robbed two 7–Eleven stores this month.
The most recent robbery took place just after 2 a.m. Thursday at the convenience store at Live Oak and Tyler avenues, Arcadia police wrote in a statement.
The previous crime occurred just before 3 a.m. May 10 at the 7–Eleven store at 1003 S. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia police Sgt. Tom Le Veque said.
The sergeant said investigators could not be certain if the same person is responsible for both heists, but similar suspect descriptions and behavior seem to indicate it, he said.
“Based on the description and what we’re looking at in the (surveillance) video, it appears to be.”
In both cases, the robber was described as a thin man between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, Le Veque said. Both robbers also wore dark clothing, including a hooded sweatshirt and a bandana as a mask, and black tennis shoes with white trim.
“The guy was so covered up and concealed that neither of the victims could determine his race,” Le Veque said.
Surveillance camera footage was collected from the store, he added, but yielded few clues because of the robber’s dress. Detectives continue examining the tapes.
Both crimes were reported early in the morning, police said, and in both cases, the robber lifted his sweat shirt to show a handgun in his waistband.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Arcadia Police Department at 626-574-5150.
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A clerk for a 7-Eleven store in Ventura is recovering after being shot during a robbery early Saturday, said Ventura Police.
Mandeep Singh, 20, of Ventura, was shot once in the upper body after briefly struggling with a suspected robber, described as a male in his late 20s, police said.
The incident, which police are calling an attempted murder in the commission of a robbery, took place at about 4:40 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 6320 Bristol Road.
Responding to a call about a man bleeding in front of the store, police arrived to find Singh and determined that he had been shot during the commission of a robbery.
Singh was taken to Ventura County Medical Center, where he is being treated for non life-threatening injuries.
Police said the suspect entered the store armed with a handgun, struggled with Singh before shooting him and then fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Detectives are reviewing video surveillance footage and collecting evidence at the scene, said Sgt. Rick Murray. Officers, police tape and other signs of the ongoing investigation remained in place at the store around 9 a.m.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Ventura Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.