Crime & Safety

Robbery Pursuit Ends at Westfield Culver City Mall

The incident took place shortly before 1:30 p.m. and Culver City Police were called in to help with the LAPD chase.

Culver City Police assisted the Los Angeles Police Department as part of a robbery pursuit that began in South Los Angeles at 1:25 p.m. today.

Sgt.Corrales of the Culver City Police Department told Patch CCPD officers were called in to help "in the termination of a pursuit," at Culver City's Westfield Mall and that all three suspects were apprehended.

Residents reported hearing LAPD helicopters overhead at around 1:30 p.m.

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The pursuit began in the LAPD's 77th Street Division in South Los Angeles and ended at the mall. The three suspects were taken into custody at the Target store parking lot, said LAPD Media Relations Officer Richard French.

According to unconfirmed scanner reports, one of the suspects used to work at the Forever 21 store in the Westfield Culver City Mall.

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The incident comes on the heels of a

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