Three People Arrested in Connection with Nordstrom Rack Robbery

Two men and one woman were arrested over the weekend in connection with the armed robbery at a Nordstrom Rack store in Westchester Thursday night, where 14 employees were held hostage and two allegedly were assaulted, one of them sexually.

Los Angeles police arrested one man Friday morning sometime after a getaway car used was found in Culver City. A second man was arrested at a Phoenix motel Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported. The names of those arrested and details surrounding the arrests have not been released.

According to The Times, LAPD said that two of those arrested were suspected gang members.

The Times also reported that sources said police had strong evidence linking the men to the crime, including physical evidence and security camera video both inside and outside the store, as well as information used from numerous witness interviews.

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