WEST HOLLYWOOD—Around 1:20 p.m. on Sunday, January 18, two men tried to rob a house on North Poinsettia Place in West Hollywood, between Santa Monica Boulevard and Fountain Avenue, but were driven off by the residents. The suspects broke through a window and then entered the building while wearing masks.
They were confronted by a resident who had come down from the upstairs level, and then the robbers fled in a vehicle described by the authorities as either a black BMW X1 or X2, with a license plate starting with 51, and they travelled north.
The attempted robbery was witnessed by neighbors from the adjacent duplex unit, who were out barbecuing in their backyard.
Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department West Hollywood Station arrived and secured the scene.
According to Deputy Costales of the West Hollywood Sheriff Station informed West Hollywood Online that deputies sought to gather evidence from the scene. The individual who confronted the robbers was not injured. No additional details about the incident have been disclosed to the public.
Anyone with information the incident should contact the LASD West Hollywood station at West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station at (310) 855-8850. Anonymous tips can be submitted through LA Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at lacrimestoppers.org.
By Daniel Diquinzio