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REPORT NUMBER: 22-1405
On April 5^th, 2022, at 9:57 PM, Culver City Police Officers received a call for service of an armed robbery that occurred at the Astro Motel, located at 3850 Sepulveda Blvd. 
 
After they arrived on scene, patrol officers met with three victims and learned that four suspects entered the victims’ motel room displaying handguns.  The suspects forced the victims to disrobe, and then “pistol whipped” the victims with their handguns in the head and face. The suspects then made off with multiple pieces of the victim’s property, including cell phones and one of the victim’s two-month-old French Bulldog. 
 
The suspects fled on foot through the east alley of Sepulveda Blvd., and out of sight.
 
The victims sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries as a result of being struck by the suspects and were treated at a local hospital.
 
Culver City Detectives conducted a thorough investigation and were able to identify a suspect, a Los Angeles resident with an extensive criminal history.  Culver City Detectives located and arrested the suspect on April 7^th, 2022, without incident. At the time of the arrest, he was found to be possession of a loaded handgun.
The case was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office who filed three counts of home invasion robbery, two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm and one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
The three additional suspects are still outstanding and the French Bulldog has not been located.
 
Anyone with any information or questions regarding this incident, please contact the Culver City Police Department’s Public Information Officer, Sergeant Eddie Baskaron at 310-253-6316.

CRIME: Armed Robbery
 
WEAPON: Black handguns (3-4)
 
SUSPECT #1: Arrested
 
SUSPECT #2: Male Black, 20-20 years, thin build, wearing all dark clothing, blue surgical gloves
 
SUSPECT #3: Male Black, 20-30 years, wearing all dark clothing, blue surgical gloves
 
SUSPECT #4: Male Black, 20-30 years, wearing all dark clothing, blue surgical gloves
 
DESCRIPTION OF DOG: French Bulldog, 2 months old, grey in color.