Armed Man Confronts Woman At Home In ELB Conant Neighborhod, Steals Her Car, Is Involved In OC Traffic Collision And Is Now In Custody

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(May 4, 2017, 2:00 p.m.) -- Updating our story below, LBPD PIO Marlene Arrona says Detectives anticipate presenting the case to the L.A. County District Attorney's office for filing consideration this week." [DA decides whether to file criminal charges leading to a trial, in which DA has the burden of proving the criminal charges beyond a reasonable doubt.]

(May 4, 2017, 6:35 a.m.) -- LBREPORT.com has learned that at midafternoon yesterday (Weds. May 3) a man armed with a gun confronted an ELB woman at her home in the Conant area neighborhood between Bellflower Blvd. and San Anseline Ave., stole her car and drove off. The suspect, a white male in his mid-20s, is now in custody following a swift response to the robbery by LBPD, which alerted area law enforcement to the stolen vehicle. The suspect was then involved in a traffic accident in Westminster where he was detained, arrested...and is now in custody.

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In initial information, LBPD Watch Commander Lt. Ty Burford tells LBREPORT.com that at about 2 p.m. on May 3, officers were dispatched to the 5500 block E. Conant St. where a woman was robbed at gunpoint at her residence. The loss was her vehicle, and later in the day, CHP said the suspect was detained following a traffic accident in Westminster. He was detained by CHP and arrested; he's now in custody and LBPD's investigation is ongoing.

The victim wasn't physically injured; there's no immediate word on her car's condition.

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