Couple Sought by West Covina Police After JC Penney Robbery

West Covina police sought the public's help today in finding a couple with two children who walked out of a JC Penny store at the Westfield mall in West Covina with stolen items stuffed in a baby stroller.

The shaved-head man of the family was wearing shoes he had put on inside the store as he fought with a security guard who tried to stop his wife Feb. 24, according to West Covina police Officer Rudy Lopez.

When the security guard stopped the woman as she and the children were trying to leave, the man came over and punched him in the face, chased him back into the store and knocked him down, fracturing his nose, Lopez said.

The 20-something suspect was Hispanic or white, about 5 feet 8 inches and 175 pounds. He also had a shaved head, a thin brown mustache and a beard, and distinctive tattoos on both arms. He was wearing a black T-shirt and black pants.

The woman, about the same age, was about 5 feet 5 inches and 130 pounds, with dark collar-length hair and dark-frame glasses on her head; she was wearing black sleeveless blouse, blue jeans, sandals and a purse with black and white stripes.

The children were described as a toddler and an elementary school-aged girl with dark hair.

Anyone with more information was asked to call police at (626) 939-8557. Anonymous tips can be left by calling (626) 939-8688.

- City News Service

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