Video: Thwarted Sex Shop Robber Settles For Toy Instead Of Cash

SOUTH LOS ANGELES, CA — A gunman tried to rob a South Los Angeles adult store but left empty-handed after the cashier refused to cooperate. So the robber settled for grabbing a toy off the shelf on his way out of the store, Los Angeles police said Monday.

The robbery was captured on surveillance video, and the Los Angeles Police Department released the footage Monday in hopes that someone will come forward to identify the armed robber.

The robbery occurred in the Westchester area of South Los Angeles on April 18. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, a man walked into the store at Lincoln Boulevard and West 84th Street just before 11 p.m.and pointed a black semiautomatic handgun at an employee while demanding "all the money" out of a cash register.

"Out of fear, the associate stepped away from the register," the LAPD said in a written statement. "As she did, the suspect walked over to the display wall and retrieved an adult novelty product. The suspect then quickly walked out of the door. No money was taken."

The suspect was described as a man between 40 and 50, 6 feet tall and about 175 pounds. He has dark hair and dark eyes.

Anyone with information on the robbery is urged to call LAPD Det. Michael Whitney at 310-482-6395 or Det. Luis Jurado at 310-482-6396.

Anyone wishing to make an anonymous tip can be call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.