LOS ANGELES — Attention all detectives and concerned citizens! We need your help in providing information on other potential crimes committed by the recently apprehended suspect involved in the Chinatown-area business robbery. This shocking incident, caught on surveillance video, revealed the suspect assaulting a brave female store employee who tried to intervene.
The arrest of Courtland Thornton, 31, took place on Friday in Hawthorne. In a desperate attempt to escape authorities, Thornton concealed himself in a backyard. Currently, Thornton is in custody with bail set at $1 million.
Thornton is believed to be responsible for a robbery that occurred on September 14, just before noon, on the 800 block of North Broadway, near North Spring Street.
The surveillance footage depicts the suspect barging into the establishment, violently pushing the female employee to the ground, and then seizing property from behind the counter. Whenever the employee tried to thwart his actions, he ruthlessly assaulted her again, pushing her to the floor and then fleeing the scene. As a result of this brutal attack, the woman had to be hospitalized for her injuries.
Courtland Thornton, 31, was captured in Hawthorne on Friday, nearly a month after the Sept. 14 violent Chinatown robbery in the 800 block of North Broadway, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a news release. pic.twitter.com/lyElL3Vfpn
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Justice finally served. Thornton Courtland, the man responsible for beating a clerk who was trying to stop him from stealing merchandise at a Chinatown store, has been arrested in connection to the robbery. Thankfully, the clerk has since recovered from her injuries.
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The LAPD’s Central Area Robbery Division detectives are actively investigating the possibility of the suspect’s involvement in other robbery cases.
At a news conference held on Wednesday morning at the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of Los Angeles, the public was urged to come forward with any additional information.
If you have any relevant information, please contact Det. Huy Nguyen of Central Area Robbery at 213-996-1875. For calls made outside of business hours or on weekends, please dial 877-527-3247. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can reach out to LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. Alternatively, you can submit tips online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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