Four suspects identified in Home Depot break-in

Authorities have identified four suspects in a break-in at a Home Depot in Lakewood on Friday.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Sunday identified the suspects as Everett Lestorkindle of Hawthorne, 22; and Los Angeles residents Bronz Jackson, 20; Shawn Jones, 19; and Daniel DeHughes, 19.

Sheriff's deputies were investigating the theft after about eight people broke into the Home Depot around 8 p.m. Friday and fled with sledgehammers, bolt cutters, hammers and crowbars from a worth $400, according to authorities.

The four men were arrested Saturday morning during a traffic stop by Beverly Hills police. Officers found new tools in the vehicle, possibly from Home Depot, officials said. The traffic stop occurred more than 30 miles from the Lakewood store.

Lestorkindle, Jackson and Jones were being held on $20,000 bail and are due back at the Bellflower Courthouse on Tuesday, authorities said. DeHughes was receiving medical treatment before being booked.

Police are still searching for several other suspects involved in the robbery, a sheriff's department news release said.

The Home Depot incident was part of a wave of so-called flash mob robberies that took place in Los Angeles over the past week, including several on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping days in the country. 'year.

The Los Angeles Police Department declared a citywide tactical alert Friday evening after a series of robberies in the neighborhood early in the evening, including an incident in which at least 10 men robbed a store at 130 S. La Brea Ave., pushing the employees to the ground and fled, according to LAPD Officer Mike Lopez.

Earlier in the week, organized groups raided luxury retailers — including a Nordstrom at the Grove Mall and several stores at the Beverly Center in the Beverly Grove neighborhood — and made off with thousands of dollars of merchandise .

Flash mob rings have also hit luxury stores in the San Francisco Bay Area.

This story was originally published in the Los Angeles Times.