A Hawthorne man was sentenced to a quarter century in federal prison for helming a crew during 12 armed robberies in Los Angeles County in 2023.
The six-week stickup spree targeted businesses, mostly chain-store pharmacies, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.
Victims included Rite Aid stores in Long Beach, Bellflower, North Hollywood, Whittier and South Los Angeles; Walgreens stores in Pasadena, Lakewood, Monterey Park and Glendale; and Wingstop restaurants in Lynwood and Whittier…