Here we go again. In less than two weeks, we’re now up to three. Count them, three robberies involving masked men and weapons in West Hollywood. At least this time, they were caught.
Two people were returning to their vehicle near Poinsettia Place and Santa Monica Boulevard early Monday morning when a black BMW approached. Four masked men got out, pointed a firearm at them and demanded their belongings, West Hollywood Sheriff’s Sergeant Hom told WEHOonline Monday afternoon. It wasn’t clear where the victims had been, but Jones Bar and Restaurant, Formosa Cafe and a cannabis shop are all nearby.
Deputies responded around 1:40 a.m. Oct. 12 to the 1100 block of Poinsettia Place, near Santa Monica Boulevard. The suspects had taken the victims’ property and driven off. Hom said the direction they went wasn’t known…