Man Steals Necklace Off 5-Year-Old

ABC-7 Los Angeles/AP ^ | February 3, 2006 | n/a

[zaxxon]

Police asked for the public's help today to find the young man who stole a gold necklace from a 5-year-old girl sitting in front of a market in Huntington Park.

The robbery -- caught by a store surveillance camera -- occurred about 2:10 p.m. last Thursday in front of the Estrella Meat Market, 2668 Zoe Ave., according to Huntington Park police Lt. John Navarrette. A male got out of a car, walked up to the girl and pulled the necklace from around her neck, Navarrette said.

The suspect ran back into the car, which headed east on Zoe Avenue, then south on Seville Avenue, towards Florence Avenue, Navarrette said.

The girl suffered lacerations to the back of her neck, Navarrette said.

The suspect is described as 17 to 20 years old, with black hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt with the image of an unknown person, black pants and white sneakers, Navarrette said.

The car the suspect was in appears to be a four-door, 1990s Lexus, gold or tan, with a darker shade along the bottom, chrome rims and dark tint on the windows, Navarrette said.

[zaxxon]

Disturbing pic at link.

[wideawake]

A "person" in NYC stabbed a 2 year old child in the heart recently to get her mother's wallet.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Are they too PC to tell us what COLOR the perp was? Since it was not given, I'll bet he was black.

[cwat212]

i hope they find him and he resists....

[ConservativeStatement]

He is not a "man" by any true meaning of the word.

[kingu]

Future liberal poster child for how awful the Three Strikes law is.. "Look! See that! He's stealing a cheap necklace. How is that worth sending someone to prison for most of the rest of their life.."

Then again, I never get to sit on such juries, I'm not gullible enough for them. I try to fake it, but it must be my eyes - I don't look like a postal drone.

[Balding_Eagle]

The suspect is described as 17 to 20 years old, with black hair. He was wearing a black T-shirt with the image of an unknown person, black pants and white sneakers

They forgot to mention skin color.

In situations like this the default answer is Black.

[wideawake]

He was wearing a black T-shirt with the image of an unknown person

Who was the image of? Che? Malcolm X? I'm just guessing, but I'm going to say 2Pac.

[newgeezer]

The suspect is described as 17 to 20 years old, with black hair.

I guess this "description" is meant to discourage profiling.

[wideawake]

They found him and he came quietly. he had decided not to take his prescribed meds that day, so he's going for an insanity defense.

Oddly, he had been able to take some unprescribed meds on the same day . . .

[b4its2late]

If you can, get on a grand jury, even though it's a month commitment, they're best IMHO....

[scouse]

Huntington Park

Back in the 1960's that was a great little town. There were a few Irish bars where I used to do my bar hopping on the weekends. By the 1980's it had become completely hispanic.

[andrew2527]

I would guess from the video and the fact that it happened in L.A. that the perp was latino.

[xsrdx]

Watched this video this AM - hideous.

Lanky, black teen male strolls right up to little girl sitting outside the store, reaches up and YANKS the chain from around her neck, girl grabs her neck and screams, and our hero strolls back to the car.

Absolutely unfuc&&ing believable.

[atomicpossum]

They found him and he came quietly. he had decided not to take his prescribed meds that day, so he's going for an insanity defense.

So any time he wants to commit a crime, he just has to claim he didn't take his meds. Beautiful.

[Republicus2001]

funny they got the color of hair, color of car, color of shirt, color of pants but they didn't notice the color of skin, imagine that!

[tiredoflaundry]

I couldn't give a rats arse what color the guy is, he is dangerous and needs to be caught.

[thebaron512]

People like this should be hung from a tree for a long time to consider their crimes while they choke.

[Blood of Tyrants]

If you were looking for him, you might. Little details like the color of his sking ten to allow you to narrow your search.

[SoothingDave]

I'm not sure which is more stupid, giving a 5 year old expensive jewelery or assuming a 5 year old is wearing expensive jewelery?

SD