Subway Store Robbery, Caught on Tape 
Los Angeles. LAPD detectives released video today of an apparent lone gunman who robbed a Subway sandwich shop this week, and got away with $1,600.
“The video is quite graphic in the way this suspect jumps the counter and herds the employees around,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Central Detective Division. “Turns out he was armed with a BB gun pistol, which he left behind.”
Around 6:25 AM, on September 14, a Black man, wearing a white baseball cap and black hoodie, ordered a sandwich at the counter of the Subway sandwich shop at 155 W. Washington Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles. As the employee prepares the sandwich, the robber pulls a gun from his jacket and jumps the counter. The employee runs into the backroom and another employee is surprised to discover the robbery in progress. The robber violently herds the two employees back to the front counter, forcing the frightened employees on the floor. He grabs his loot and jumps the counter again, giving one more warning to the employees before he leaves.
Witnesses described a 1998 to 1999 red Ford F-150 pick-up truck as the getway car. Neither of the employees was injured, and police recovered the BB gun at the scene.
“I’m sure that anyone who knows this crook will be able to recognize him from this video,” Lt. Vernon explained. “So many crimes are solved because people are willing to step up with information. We hope that will be the case here.”
Robberies in the downtown area have dropped 17 percent this year over last year, which amounts to 59 fewer robberies. This is the first sandwich shop robbery in recent memory.
Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call Detective Lisa Schueller, Central Robbery Unit, at (213) 972-1248. Anonymous tips can be called into Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477), or by texting 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the letters “LAPD.” Online tips may be placed at www.LAPDOnline.org, click on “webtips” and follow the prompts.
Video of the crime is available for viewing at the Central Police Station. Lt. Vernon is available for interviews in English, and Det. Schueller can do interviews in Spanish.
# # # # #
Address/Location
LAPD - Central Area
251 East 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 213-972-1298
Paul Vernon
Central Detective Division
[email protected]
213-972-1203
155 W Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90015