Police searching for 2 suspects in string of armed robberies in Studio City, Hollywood

STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles police are searching for a pair of suspects wanted in a string of armed robberies that began Thursday night.

At least four businesses were robbed and police believe the thieves may be tied to other robberies.
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The crime spree happened overnight along a stretch of Cahuenga Boulevard, near Universal Studios.

Sam Mechammil says his Universal Liquor store was one of the businesses along Cahuenga Boulevard targeted Thursday night.

He shared surveillance video of when the two armed robbery suspects entered. It happened just before 9 p.m.

Other stores robbed were Elite Smoke Shop at 3535 Cahuenga Blvd., a Poquito Mas Mexican restaurant at 3701 Cahuenga Blvd. and a 7-Eleven at 6051 Hollywood Blvd.
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Along with those robberies, LAPD says the two suspects are probably connected to a number of other robberies in the city.



According to LAPD statistics, city-wide robberies were down 4% from 2022 to 2023. Since 2017, robberies are down 20%.

Robberies at retail locations remained mostly consistent from 2022 to 2023. Since 2017, retail robberies are up just 3%.