The Los Angeles Police Department says the woman robbed two different locations within an hour on Sunday armed with a semiautomatic handgun.
Shortly after the LAPD's the air support team located the suspect's car in the area of 46th and Avalon.
A woman was taken into custody and police recovered a gun and stolen property. Investigators believe she likely had a male accomplice
Police say she could have had a male accomplice driving a grey Chrysler 300 with paper plates and possible rear quarter panel damage.
They say both suspects could also be connected to a robbery in the area of 51st and Central a day earlier.