Los Angeles police are asking for the public’s help in finding additional victims of two people accused of kidnapping and robbing elderly people in a six-month crime spree.
The incidents of “kidnapping with intent to rob” occurred between June and November in various areas of the city, including South Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, and MacArthur Park.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, two suspects have been identified and arrested, but there are believed to be more victims who have not come forward.
The suspects, whose names have not been released by police, drove a mid-2010s gray Ford Focus hatchback and spoke with the elderly victim, claiming to be affiliated with a local church. It is said that there were many
Los Angeles Police Department officials have released images of a gray Ford Focus used in a series of kidnappings and robberies in the Los Angeles area between June and November 2024. (Los Angeles Police Department) Los Angeles Police Department officials have released images of a gray Ford Focus used in a series of kidnappings and robberies. Robberies in the Los Angeles area from June to November 2024. (Los Angeles Police Department)
One of the suspects then exits the vehicle, threatens the victim with physical violence and a handgun, forces the victim into the vehicle and takes him to another location, where he demands money and jewelry and continues to threaten to harm the victim if he does not comply. Ta. I won’t obey.
Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newtown Division were eventually able to identify the suspects and their vehicle, and the two were arrested later this month.
On Tuesday, police released two images of the vehicle used in the kidnapping and robbery in the hope that additional uncontacted victims may see the vehicle and come forward.
Anyone with information about the crime or potential victims is encouraged to contact Los Angeles Police Department Newton Division Robbery Detectives at 323-846-6572. Anonymous tips can be provided online or by calling 800-222-8477.
