2 Arrested in Suspicion of Carjacking, Stealing Cash Register

LOS ANGELES, CA - Two men suspected of using a gun to steal a car and a cash register were arrested Saturday by deputies.

A Sheriff's Parks Bureau sergeant saw two men running around 9:30 a.m. from a crashed Toyota Camry, which matched the description of a vehicle that was carjacked earlier Saturday morning, authorities said.

The sergeant, who was responding to the collision at 111th Street and Evers Avenue, saw the two suspects run into a unit of a housing project in the 1500 block of 114th Street, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Scott Gibson said.

A cash register was found inside the crashed vehicle, a 2007 charcoal grey Toyota Camry, which was reported stolen at 7:20 a.m. in George Washington Carver Park, Gibson said.

The carjacking victim, described as elderly, reported that two men approached his car, and one pulled out a dark-colored revolver, before they took the vehicle and fled, the sergeant said.

Less than 20 minutes later, a market in the 500 block of South Indiana Street in East Los Angeles was robbed at gunpoint by two male suspects. Witnesses reported the suspects stole a cash register and fled the scene in a grey Toyota Camry.

Following the sighting of the men fleeing the crashed vehicle, police set up a perimeter and detained two suspects. One was positively identified by both victims and arrested on suspicion of carjacking, robbery and felony drug offenses. It was unclear whether the other suspect was positively identified or arrested.

No firearm was recovered.

Anyone with information about the crimes is encouraged to call the Sheriff's Department at 213-974-8000. To provide an anonymous tip, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

—City News Service, photo via Shutterstock