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Two Armed Robberies Within An Hour Hit NLB Businesses At/Near Cherry Ave.: One At South St., Another At Artesia Blvd.


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(May 13, 2018, updated with suspect descriptions at 8:06 p.m.) -- Two North Long Beach businesses were hit by armed robberies within an hour of each other on Saturday night (May 12) at or near Cherry Ave.: one was on South St. at Cherry (border of 8th/9th districts), the other was at Artesia Blvd./Cherry Ave. (9th district). Information below is via LBPD Public Information Officer Arantxa Chavarria:

  • At 11:10 p.m. at Cherry/Artesia, a suspect entered a business armed with a handgun, demanded an undisclosed amount of cash, and fled the scene before officers arrived. Officers set up a containment area but, even with a K9, were unable to locate the suspect. The suspect is described an African-Americanman in his mid-20's.

  • At about midnight, an armed robbery occurred to a business in the 2000 block of South St.; a suspect entered a business armed with a handgun, demanded cash and fled with an undisclosed amount. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, possibly in his 20's.

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PIO Chavarria says it's unknown if the incidents are related but it's part of the ongoing-investigation.

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The two armed robberies come just over a month after an armed robbery in the 5800 block of Cherry Ave. (9th dist., just north of 8th district border) in which five male suspects (unclear if adults or juveniles) wearing ski masks allegedly robbed a family-owned restaurant, reportedly putting guns to the heads of at least some of the employees.

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