Clumsy Armed Robber Nearly Crushed By Counter: Video

LOS ANGELES, CA — Police are looking for a bumbling armed robber who nearly got herself pinned underneath the counter at a Los Angeles convenience store when she tried to rob it.

Los Angeles police released surveillance video of the clumsy robbery in hopes that someone will recognize the woman, who is suspected in a series of convenience store robberies. The latest incident occurred Tuesday in South Los Angeles.

The crime spree began on Jan. 11, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Since then, she is believed to have committed five additional robberies, according to investigators.

In the video released this week, a woman approaches the counter and whips out a handgun, aiming it at the clerk who also had a toddler with her behind the counter. When the robber attempts to hop over the counter, it tips over under her. Half buried under snacks she continues her holdup.

Video shot from another angle shows the woman heading toward the exit.

"She is targeting small neighborhood markets and businesses, and has used a handgun in all but one of the robberies," according to the LAPD. "All the robberies have occurred in the area of Manchester Avenue and Avalon Boulevard."

No one has been injured during the robberies, but the woman should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

The suspect was described as 40-50 years old, between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing from 220 to 240 pounds.

Anyone with information that could help investigators identify and arrest the woman was urged to call (213) 486-6840 to speak with LAPD Robbery Homicide Division Detective Teresa Alonzo.

After-hours and weekend calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS.

City News Service contributed to this report.