SOUTH EL MONTE — An armed robber escaped with an unknown amount of cash after robbing a Subway sandwich shop in South El Monte Friday, authorities said.
The crime occurred just after 5 p.m. at the restaurant at 11335 Thienes Avenue, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Kerry Carter said.
The robber was described as a white man wearing black and white shorts and carrying a black handgun, the lieutenant said.
After entering the store and taking money from a cashier, he was last seen fleeing the area on foot, he said. No injuries were reported.