Armed Suspects Rob Taco Truck in Downtown Los Angeles, 6 Vendors Total Targeted

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 (KNN) — A taco truck parked curbside near a Downtown Los Angeles intersection was one vendor in a string of taco truck robberies Wednesday night that occurred in four different Los Angeles Police Department divisions.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division units responded to an armed robbery at a taco truck at 9th Street and Broadway at approximately 11:30 p.m. – the last taco vendor robbery of the night.

The LAPD reported there were a series of six robberies that occurred Aug. 16, all between 9:40 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. in four geographic divisions of the LAPD. The armed suspects targeted taco vendors at various locations within the Hollywood, Rampart, Northeast and Central Divisions.

According to LAPD, the suspects are described as two to four male Blacks, mid-20s to early 30s, dressed in dark clothing.

“During each incident, the suspects approached the victims, displayed a handgun, demanded money and made their escape in a white sedan with stolen property,” LAPD stated in a news release.

Anyone with information regarding this case or any additional crimes that may be related to these suspects are urged to call Robbery-Homicide Division, Robbery Special Section, Detective Lisette Garcia at (213) 486-6833 or Detective Frank Flores at (213) 486-6840. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).

Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org, and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.

Gabriel Pabon, Video Journalist / KNN