ROSEMEAD – A man dressed all in black with a bandana covering part of his face robbed a gas station at gunpoint of about $500 Wednesday night.
Sgt. Mark Skaggs of the sheriff’s Temple Station said no one was injured during the 10:20 p.m. robbery at the Mobil gas station, 939 San Gabriel Blvd.
Skaggs said the robber entered the gas station and demanded money. The culprit took the cash then ran through the parking lot and out of view.
The suspect was described as black man in his 30s, 6 feet tall and about 180 pounds. He carried a semiautomatic handgun.

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ROSEMEAD — A group of armed robbers demanded cash from a convenience store clerk early Wednesday, but ultimately fled with only snack chips, officials said.
The robbery took place about 6:05 a.m. at 7-Eleven, 8147 Arroyo Drive, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Edward Godfrey said.
Three suspects entered the store, one of them brandishing a black pistol, the lieutenant said. One of them demanded money from an employee.
Before obtaining and money, however, the men apparently became startled by an approaching customer and fled, Godfrey said. They helped themselves to some chips as they left.
Godfrey described the robbers as three Latino men between 20 and 25 years old, and 5 feet 10 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall. One wore a black hooded sweat shirt and blue plaid shorts, another wore a black hooded sweat shirt and dark pants and the third wore a gray hooded sweat shirt and gray plaid shorts.
They got into a getaway car described as an older-model, four-door car with its rear license plate painted over, Godfrey said. A driver was waiting in the car, which was last seen westbound on Arroyo Drive.

ROSEMEAD — A group of seven men beat and robbed two other men along Walnut Grove early Saturday, police said.
The two victims, described as Rosemead men in their early 20s, were walking about 4:30 a.m. in the 1000 block of Walnut Grove Avenue, just north of San Gabriel Boulevard, when they were attacked, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Jorge Marchena said.
Seven robbers described as Latino men between 20 and 25 years old beat the victims and robbed them of their money and cell phones, the sergeant said. One of the robbers brandished a handgun during the crime.
The victims were treated at a hospital for apparently minor injuries, Marchena said.
Officials said the attackers were last seen leaving the area in two dark-colored sedans.
Detectives from the sheriff’s Temple Station are handling the investigation.

ROSEMEAD — Two men and a woman armed with a hunting rifle robbed a Rosemead business of five big screen TVs Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
The robbers entered Vega TV, 8943 Garvey Avenue, about 6:10 p.m., Los Angeles County sheriff’s Sgt. Ryan Bergner said.
One of them brandished a hunting rifle as they helped themselves to the televisions, the sergeant said.
They were initially described only as two Latino men and one Latino woman, all wearing dark clothing, he said. They fled the scene in a white van.

ROSEMEAD — A multi-tasking gunman robbed a taxi driver, his passenger and three people inside a nearby house early Thursday, but left his gun behind as he fled, authorities said.
The crimes were reported just after midnight in the 3200 block of Jackson Avenue, near Emerson Place, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Ignacio Somoano said.
The robber, initially described only as male and Latino, robbed the driver and passenger at gunpoint, the lieutenant said.
He then turned his attention to a nearby house, where he robbed three more people at gunpoint in a home-invasion, Somoano said.
The robber demanded money, wallets and a laptop computer before fleeing into the home’s backyard and jumping the wall, officials said.
A handgun was found in the backyard, apparently dropped by the suspect as he scaled the wall, Somoano added. The gun was turned over to crime lab investigators to examine for clues.
All the victims were adults, he said.
It was unclear if the taxi passenger was connected to the the home, Somoano said.