Crime & Safety
Masked Man Holds Up Venice Jewelry Store, Stuffs Loot in Starbucks Bag
The "trendy" store is where actress Lindsey Lohan once got into trouble for shoplifting a necklace.
A masked man held up a jewelry store in Venice today, simulating a handgun and putting his loot into a Starbucks bag before escaping on foot, police said.
The robbery occurred at 12:46 p.m. at Kamofie & Co., the same jewelry store in the 1300 block of Abbot Kinney Boulevard where actress Lindsey Lohan once got into trouble for shoplifting a necklace.
Los Angeles police Officer Madison Drake said the thief was last seen heading southbound on foot from the store.
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He said he was surprised that someone would hold up the shop “on a nice day like today (when Abbot Kinney) is full of people. It’s very trendy.”
--City News Service
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