Suspect Sought In LA Restaurant Robbery

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Detectives asked for the public's help on Monday are asking for the public's help in identifying a robbery suspect who was captured on surveillance video committing a robbery at a restaurant in midtown Los Angeles.

On June 25, 2012, around 9:10 p.m., a male Hispanic suspect entered a restaurant located in the 4200 block of Beverly Boulevard and robbed the store employee, using a handgun, according to Los Angeles Police Department Olympic Division Robbery Detectives.

The suspect took cash from the employee then fled the location on foot.

The suspect is described as a male Hispanic, about 20 to 25 years of age, approximately 5'5" tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He was wearing a black and white baseball cap, black jacket, black pants and black shoes.

The suspect also had a "Ramirez" or "Ramiro" tattoo on his upper lip.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the LAPD Olympic Division at (213) 382-9102.