Police say these three men pulled a gun on a Home Depot employee in Signal Hill as they tried to shoplift from the store at 751 E. Spring St. on Nov. 16. Courtesy Signal Hill police.
Police say these three men pulled a gun on a Home Depot employee in Signal Hill as they tried to shoplift from the store at 751 E. Spring St. on Nov. 16. Courtesy Signal Hill police.

Signal Hill police are asking for help finding a trio of robbery suspects who pulled a gun on a Home Depot employee and another robbery suspect who got into a scuffle with a security guard at Target last month.

In the first case, three men went into the Home Depot at 751 E. Spring Street around 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, police said.

They started shoplifting and tried to leave through a fire exit, according to the department. When an employee confronted them, one of the men pulled a gun out of his jacket and pointed it at the employee, police said.

They then fled in a newer, gray Chevrolet Camaro driven by a woman, according to authorities.

In the second case, a man was shoplifting a pair of headphones and a phone case from the Target at 950 E. 33rd St. around 10:22 p.m. on Nov. 9 when a security guard stopped him, according to the Signal Hill Police Department.

Police said they need help finding this suspect accused of getting into a scuffle with a security guard as he shoplifted from the Target at 950 E. 33rd Street on Nov. 9, 2018. Courtesy Signal Hill police.
Police said they need help finding this suspect accused of getting into a scuffle with a security guard as he shoplifted from the Target at 950 E. 33rd Street on Nov. 9, 2018. Courtesy Signal Hill police.

The two got into a “physical altercation” before the suspect fled with a female companion in a dark Honda Accord, police said.

Police sent out photos and descriptions of all four suspects and asked anyone who recognizes them to call SHPD at 562-989-7200.

They can also contact the detective investigating directly by calling 562-989-7216 or emailing [email protected].

Jeremiah Dobruck is managing editor of the Long Beach Post. Reach him at [email protected] or @jeremiahdobruck on Twitter.