The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released alarming CCTV footage from a robbery at a gas station earlier this month.
It was filmed outside a gas station in the 5500 block of White Oak Drive in Los Angeles on September 4.
The video was released following the arrest of two suspects in connection with a series of follow-home robberies in the Los Angeles area.
According to the LAPD, Clayton Randolph, 34, and Shanika Davidson, 35, were arrested on September 15, 2022, for their alleged involvement in a string of robberies throughout the city.
Randolph and Davidson both reside in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles. A subsequent search warrant uncovered two handguns, jewelry and other items linking the pair to the robberies.
Randolph was booked on six counts of robbery, with officials confirming the District Attorney's office subsequently filed a total of 12 charges against the suspect, including attempted murder, robbery and possession of a handgun.
Randolph's bail was set at $2,280,000. He remains in custody awaiting court proceedings. Davidson, meanwhile, was booked on one count of robbery and was later released on bail of $50,000.
Following the arrests, police released the surveillance footage of the gas station robbery allegedly involving Randolph and another unidentified suspect.
In the video, a man in a white t-shirt can be seen leaving the gas station with a black vehicle parked close by. He is immediately accosted by an individual in a black sweater and baseball cap. A struggle ensues with the two men shown falling to the ground, grappling with one another.
The tussle only ends when another man dressed in dark clothing intervenes. The three men exchange words before the man in the white t-shirt breaks free of the original assailant's grip and tries to get into the backseat of the nearby black car.
At this point, the man who intervened during the original scuffle dashes off. The man in the baseball cap is then seen seemingly dragging the man in white from the car. A woman in a pink dress is also seen exiting the vehicle at this point. The two men continue to tussle outside the gas station before the man in the white-t-shirt breaks off and runs out of shot.
LAPD robbery homicide detectives believe Randolph may be wanted in connection with other robberies in the Los Angeles area. They called on anyone with information related to the gas station robbery or any other follow-home robberies to contact the LAPD.
They are urged to call Robbery Homicide Division's detective Dara Brown at (213) 486-6840. During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org, and click on "Anonymous Web Tips" under the "Get Involved-Crime Stoppers" menu to submit an online tip. They can also download the "P3 Tips" mobile application and select the LA Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.
Newsweek has contacted the LAPD for comment.
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