Robbery Suspect Taken Into Custody After Koreatown Standoff
KOREATOWN (CBSLA) – A robbery suspect was arrested Wednesday following an hours-long standoff in Koreatown.
The incident began just after 4:30 a.m. when Los Angeles police responded to a residence in the 300 block of Berendo Street in order to arrest a wanted robbery suspect.
The suspect refused to come out, police said, prompting a SWAT standoff. Authorities are unsure if he is armed. He has no hostages, police said.
He was taken into custody shortly before 3 p.m. There was no word on whether any surrounding homes or businesses had been evacuated.
Police say the man was wanted in connection with a recent convenience store robbery.
