Robbery

A 22-year-old man was injured Tuesday in one of two separate brazen robbery attempts in South Glendale, police said. The incidents appeared to be unrelated, and they remain under investigation, police said. Just after 1 a.m., the 22-year-old Glendale man was walking on San Fernando Road, near West Chevy Chase Drive, and looking at his iPhone, when he ignored shouts from another man about his phone. He was soon thrown to the ground and punched by two men, but he was able to hold onto his iPhone by shoving it in his pocket before the attack.

A Glendale police narcotics detective shot a robbery suspect Tuesday afternoon in North Hollywood while on an unrelated undercover operation, officials said. The shooting occurred in the 6300 block of Colfax Avenue at about 4:15 p.m. after two Glendale police detectives witnessed an armed robbery while trailing a narcotics suspect, Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. The two detectives tried to intervene after witnessing the robbery from their undercover patrol car, but the two suspects tried to run down the officers with their car. After the suspects rammed into the driver's-side door of the police cruiser, the Glendale officer opened fire, wounding one of the suspects, Lorenz said.

Police say they are continuing to investigate a robbery in which a knife-wielding man ordered a woman to stay in her bedroom as he ransacked her home and fled. The woman awoke about 10 a.m. Dec. 6 to the man entering the house through her bedroom window, according to Glendale Police Department reports. Police said the man likely cut the window screen and slid it open to enter her apartment in the 500 block of East Lomita Avenue. The man, who was armed with a four- to six-inch kitchen knife, reportedly turned to the woman and told her to "Stay there.

DOWNTOWN — Three people suspected of robbing a Glendale jewelry store Monday afternoon were detained on Interstate 105 following a pursuit into South Los Angeles, officials said. A man and two women are being held by police following reports that they may have robbed Glendale's Jewelry Mart at 12:59 p.m. Monday, Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. "The reason we were able to get on it so quickly was because we had so many people calling us," he said. Police did not immediately release the trio's identities.

DOWNTOWN — Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects who robbed a downtown jewelry store in broad daylight Monday. Police have detained a man and two women in connection with the robbery, which occurred about 1 p.m. at Glendale's Jewelry Mart in the 200 block of North Brand Boulevard. Immediately after the robbery, the trio led police on a chase from Glendale to South Los Angeles, where they were eventually detained, police said. Surveillance video of the incident released by Glendale police on Tuesday showed at least six people using axes and hammers to bust jewelry cases open while others scooped merchandise into open bags.

A Burbank woman suffered cuts to her hip and arm Monday night during a home invasion robbery in which at least $10,000-worth of jewelry was stolen, police said. The 29-year-old woman was home alone in the 1900 block of North Buena Vista Street when someone knocked on her apartment door at about 9:30 p.m., Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. When she answered, a man burst in a knife and warned her not to scream. The man cut the woman twice as she attempted to get away and call police, Ryburn said.

GLENDALE — For the second time in as many days, a man dodged police Wednesday as they responded to calls that he robbed a downtown bank. The only difference the second time was he made off with cash. The robbery occurred at the U.S. Bank in the 600 block of North Brand Boulevard about 2:15 p.m. when the man passed the teller a note that said “It’s a robbery” and fled through the back door with cash, officials said. No injuries were reported. An FBI spokeswoman described the suspect as a Filipino man in his late 40s, 5 feet 2 to 5 feet 5, with short black hair, a medium build and wearing a black T-shirt and sunglasses.

A 27-year-old Glendale woman successfully fought off an attempted robbery at knifepoint to save her iPod, according to police. The woman wasn't hurt during the attempted robbery, which occurred Wednesday at about 11:08 p.m. in the 1200 block of Justin Avenue, according to Glendale police reports. She was walking on Justin when another woman threw her arm around her neck, police said. The attacker warned the woman that if she screamed, she would cut her with a 4- to 5-inch knife, police said.

Glendale police called off the search Wednesday for one of three men who fled from officers responding to an early morning call regarding an armed residential robbery. Police were called to the 700 block of Patterson Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after two male residents reported being robbed at gunpoint. One of the residents suffered a laceration on his head after being beaten, police said. As officers arrived, they saw three men leaving the area in a vehicle and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the men allegedly drove off instead.

Gretchen Hoffman GLENDALE -- A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of robbery after breaking away from four grocery store employees who tried to hold him until police arrived, according to police reports. The 18-year-old Glendale man and another man were detained by employees who saw them conceal several items under their clothing at about 1:20 p.m. Thursday at Ralphs, 1010 N. Glendale Ave, according to police. A struggle ensued when he broke away from employees, one of whom received a minor injury to his index finger, police said.

A 30-year-old woman is the fourth suspect to be charged in connection with a home invasion robbery in January in Glendale, police said. April Cobb has been charged with being an accessory after the fact, according to Los Angeles County Superior Court records. Details about her involvement in the robbery were not released because police were still investigating the incident, according to Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. Cobb has been previously convicted of receiving stolen property and providing false information to police.

A third man who was sought in connection with a violent Glendale home-invasion robbery in January pleaded not guilty this week to charges stemming from the incident, officials said. Gino O'Neal, 24, is charged with four counts of home-invasion robbery, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of burglary and illegal possession of a firearm, according to Los Angeles Superior Court criminal records. O'Neal was arrested Monday in the 8000 block of Antwerp Avenue in Los Angeles, months after police took two men - Cole Richman, 27, of Lake Balboa and Sylas Joseph, 28, of Los Angeles - into custody in connection with the Jan. 2 robbery, according to Glendale police.

Two men are expected to be arraigned Friday on charges that they allegedly forced their way into a Glendale home, beat one of the residents and robbed others at gunpoint before fleeing and eventually getting arrested after a brief police pursuit, officials said. The men - Cole Richman, 27, of Lake Balboa and Sylas Joseph, 28, of Los Angeles - were arrested Wednesday their vehicle crashed at Concord Street and Wilson Avenue, according to Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. The pair remained in police custody Thursday in lieu of $1-million bail as they awaited their court appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to sheriff's department booking reports.

Two men were arrested Wednesday morning after they allegedly forced themselves inside a Glendale home, beat one resident and robbed the other residents at gunpoint, officials said. A major section of Concord Street and Patterson Avenue was closed off as K-9 units and the Special Weapons and Tactics team went door-to-door to search for a third man who fled on foot after the car they were all riding in crashed during a brief police pursuit by responding officers. Officials were unable to find the man and called off the search after the nearly seven-hour lockdown of affected homes and businesses.

Glendale police arrested two men and continued to search for a third Wednesday morning who fled on foot after allegedly robbing two residents inside their home at gunpoint. Officials locked down a small neighborhood in West Glendale where the third suspect fled after the car he was in with the other two crashed during a short police pursuit. Glendale police were called to the 700 block of Patterson Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after two male residents reported being robbed at gunpoint.

Glendale police called off the search Wednesday for one of three men who fled from officers responding to an early morning call regarding an armed residential robbery. Police were called to the 700 block of Patterson Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after two male residents reported being robbed at gunpoint. One of the residents suffered a laceration on his head after being beaten, police said. As officers arrived, they saw three men leaving the area in a vehicle and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the men allegedly drove off instead.

A 30-year-old Glendale man who was arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of four people at a Northridge boardinghouse pleaded not guilty this week to unrelated robbery charges, officials said. Howard Alcantara is charged with robbery and assault with deadly weapon stemming from separate incidents involving the same victim in a case that occurred before the Dec. 2 shootings, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. He remained jailed Thursday in lieu of a $500,000 bond after entering his plea on Wednesday.

A 27-year-old Glendale woman successfully fought off an attempted robbery at knifepoint to save her iPod, according to police. The woman wasn't hurt during the attempted robbery, which occurred Wednesday at about 11:08 p.m. in the 1200 block of Justin Avenue, according to Glendale police reports. She was walking on Justin when another woman threw her arm around her neck, police said. The attacker warned the woman that if she screamed, she would cut her with a 4- to 5-inch knife, police said.

Two men who allegedly robbed a medical marijuana clinic in Woodland Hills were arrested early Wednesday after crashing their truck into a building in South Los Angeles during a pursuit, officials said. Around 4:30 a.m., patrol officers with the LAPD's West Valley Division responded to a burglary call at a marijuana dispensary in the 19650 block of Ventura Boulevard, authorities said. A security guard reported seeing two suspects get on to the roof before entering the business, police said, and were seen carrying bags before they fled around 4:35 a.m. in a silver Ford pickup truck.

A 22-year-old man was injured Tuesday in one of two separate brazen robbery attempts in South Glendale, police said. The incidents appeared to be unrelated, and they remain under investigation, police said. Just after 1 a.m., the 22-year-old Glendale man was walking on San Fernando Road, near West Chevy Chase Drive, and looking at his iPhone, when he ignored shouts from another man about his phone. He was soon thrown to the ground and punched by two men, but he was able to hold onto his iPhone by shoving it in his pocket before the attack.