Police on Monday sent out a video and photo of an armed robber they’re trying to identify after he held up six businesses in the last few weeks around Long Beach.
The man robbed restaurants, a pet store and a wireless store between Nov. 27 and Dec. 7, police said.
“In each of the incidents, the suspect armed with a handgun approaches the cashier attempting to purchase an item. Once the cashier opens the till the suspect then robs the cashier and flees the location,” police said in a news release.
Video from one store’s security camera shows the man grabbing cash from a register drawer as the cashier tries to close it.
All the stick-ups happened between 4:45 p.m. and 10:40 p.m., police said. The locations of the robberies spanned from North Long Beach to East Long Beach to Downton, according to police, who provided an approximate address for each crime:
- Nov. 27: 2100 block South Street
- Nov. 27: 4000 block of Atlantic Avenue
- Dec. 5: 3300 block of East Anaheim Street
- Dec. 5: 1900 block of Ximeno Avenue
- Dec. 5: 2500 block of Long Beach Boulevard
- Dec. 7: 700 block of Long Beach Boulevard
Police described the suspect as a black man, between 40 and 50 years old with a medium build.
They asked anyone who recognizes him to contact Det. Jacqueline Parkhill at 562-570-7464 or email [email protected].
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS or visiting LACrimeStoppers.org.
“Anyone who knows the immediate whereabouts of the suspect should call 911,” police said.
Editor’s note: This story was updated Tuesday with the approximate location of each robbery.