A woman carrying a pickaxe in broad daylight casually walked into a Los Angeles Rite Aid, stole merchandise and threatened store emplo...
A woman carrying a pickaxe in broad daylight casually walked into a Los Angeles Rite Aid, stole merchandise and threatened store employees and customers, shocking video shows.
The bizarre footage captured the moment the unknown woman dragged a basket full of merchandise across the floor of the Rite Aid, in Venice, California, on Thursday morning.
She seems to be headed for the door, with basket and pickaxe in hand, before stopping by the counter and telling an employee she'll come back.
'I'm not f*****g around,' she says as an employee tries to ask her to stop as she makes a grab for beauty products.
'I don't want to smell like sh** when I'm knocking these b****** out,' she adds as she drops a spray into the basket.
Before leaving, she tells everyone at the store, 'Don't say sh**. Shut the f*** up. Be quiet and follow suit.'
A woman was spotted walking around at a Los Angeles Rite Aid on Thursday with a pickaxe
The woman stopped by the counter and told an employee she was coming back
The women threatened employees and cursed out shoppers witnessing the crime
Police said no was injured during the incident and that they are still searching for the pickaxe-wielding suspect.
Detectives said It is currently unknown how much she stole from the shop, Fox 11 reported.
The incident comes as LA continues to suffer from a series of brazen robberies plaguing California since November.
During the first week of December, LA police arrested 14 suspects alleged to have been involved in 11 recent smash-and-grab robberies at stores last month, where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen in strikes on an LA Nordstrom, a Lululemon in Studio City, a Fairfax district store, and a CVS pharmacy in South LA.
Eric Siddall of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys slammed LA DA George Gascon Monday for his silence on the recent string of smash-and-grab robberies
However, due to city's zero-bail policies, the suspects were all released within hours of being handcuffed and are currently walking the streets while they wait for their cases to go to court.
'If you look at the 14 people arrested, they could have been charged, there could have been bail amounts set, but none of that was done because the district attorney refuses to take a leadership position on this issue,' said Eric Siddall, vice president of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys, during an appearance on Fox News on Monday.
Siddall blamed Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon office's do-nothing approach to the rampant crime wave currently afflicting cities all across the Golden State.
Although burglaries have ultimately dipped over the past few years, homicide rates in LA have skyrocketed over the past two years.
Homicide rates in LA have skyrocketed over the past two years. At this time in 2019, the Los Angeles Police Department recorded 251 homicides. Burglaries have dipped in recent years
A map shows the locations of some of the major smash-and-grab robberies that have recently taken place in Southern California
At this time in 2019, the Los Angeles Police Department recorded 251 homicides. As of December 18, there have been 382 slayings in the city, representing a 52 percent increase, according to LAPD data.
The robbery at the Rite Aid also took place about 30 minutes away from a fatal shooting at a Burlington Coat Factory store in North Hollywood.
A 14-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet after a Los Angeles Police Officer opened fire on a man assaulting a woman in the clothing store on Thursday, police said.
LA Police Capt. Stacy Sell said police responded to reports of an assault and shots being fired at the store just before noon.
When an officer arrived, Sell said the cop opened fire on the suspect, killing him and a 14-year-old girl who was hiding in the store dressing room with her mother.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange said the suspect and the victim were pronounced dead at the scene.
'While conducting that search for the suspect, the officers encountered an individual who was in the process of assaulting another, and an officer-involved shooting occurred,' Spell told reporters outside the store.
Another woman with moderate-to-serious injuries caused by the suspect's assault was transported to a hospital, Prange said.
Store employees told Fox 11 that a man with a crowbar came to the store and began smashing display cases as they hid for safety.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is currently investigating the case along with the LAPD since it involves an officer opening fire.
Witnesses said a male suspect began breaking displays at the store before assaulting a woman. An officer responding to the incident opened fire inside the store
Shoppers are seen at the scene where the deadly shooting took place
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