Suspect in custody after violent robbery inside West Hollywood Best Buy

Friday, May 25, 2018
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- An arrest has been made in a violent robbery that took place inside a Best Buy store in West Hollywood on Monday.

Authorities confirmed Friday that a man was arrested on Tuesday for a separate robbery and was later connected to the violent incident inside the store.
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Surveillance video shows a customer browsing through the electronics store when he's suddenly knocked to the ground and decked by a man who swipes his iPhone. The suspect then heads out the emergency exit.

Authorities are looking for a suspect caught on video assaulting a man and stealing his iPhone inside a Best Buy in West Hollywood.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Jeff Bishop said while the victim was rattled, he was fortunate he wasn't more seriously injured.
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Before the robbery, store security tracked the man as he walked through the store and appeared more interested in other customers than the electronics products.
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