West Hills, CA – A brazen robbery attempt at the 7-Eleven convenience store at the intersection of Fallbrook Avenue and Saticoy Street in West Hills was disrupted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Topanga Division on October 30, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m. Three suspects, operating out of a rental vehicle from San Diego, targeted the store, but two were apprehended while a third fled on foot, leaving his sandals behind.
At around 10:00 p.m., LAPD Topanga Division officers responded to a robbery in progress at the 7-Eleven located at 23255 Saticoy Street, a commercial hub near your queried Fallbrook Center shooting site. According to LAPD three male suspects entered the store, demanding cash and merchandise from the clerk, possibly displaying a weapon, though specifics remain unconfirmed. The suspects’ rental vehicle, traced to a San Diego agency, was left running outside, suggesting a planned quick getaway.
As officers arrived, two suspects were detained inside or near the store, taken into custody without incident, and booked at Van Nuys Jail on robbery charges. The third suspect, described as a male in his 20s, fled on foot, abandoning his sandals in the chaos, leaving him running in socks through the surrounding neighborhood. Despite a perimeter search, the third suspect evaded capture, and his identity remains unknown. The vehicle, a late-model sedan, was impounded for evidence, with LAPD investigating its rental records to trace the suspects’ origins.
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