Crime & Safety

Gunman Robs Woman in Venice Home Invasion

Police are looking for a man who broke into a Venice home Wednesday night armed with a gun.

A woman was robbed of cellular phones and a wallet in a home-invasion robbery in Venice, police said today.

The robbery occurred in the woman’s apartment on 24th Avenue, by Venice City Beach, around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Los Angeles police Lt. Daniel Gonzales said.

The robber, aged in his early-to-mid 20s, was armed with a handgun, and escaped with two phones and a wallet, although it was not known if the wallet contained any cash, Gonzales said.

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The victim was not hurt, Gonzales said.

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