Smash-and-grab burglars target Westwood businesses

boarded up door of a business with glass shards outside
Glass shards scattered outside the boarded-up front door of The Room sushi restaurant after the burglary spree Photo credit Craig Fiegener / KNX News

LOS ANGELES (KNX) - A brazen crime spree hit several businesses in Westwood this morning.

The Los Angeles Police Department says the smash-and-grab burglaries happened between 2 and 3 a.m. Two suspects wearing sweatpants and ski masks busted the front glass of three restaurants on Westwood Boulevard.

Mashti Malone’s Ice Cream, a locally-owned ice cream shop on the corner of Westwood Blvd. and Missouri Avenue, said the burglars made off with some amount of cash.

Another apparently unrelated smash-and-grab spree also occurred early this morning in Lakewood. The suspect in those crimes was arrested.

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Featured Image Photo Credit: Craig Fiegener / KNX News