Crime & Safety

‘I’m Broken Emotionally’: Woman Hurt After Violent Beverly Hills Robbery Speaks Out

Since the robbery, the city has added six additional security patrol cars and 12 armed guards on foot to the area around Il Pastaio.

BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA) – A woman that was hurt in the aftermath of an armed robbery at an upscale restaurant is speaking out, saying that the assault she endured lead to both physical and emotional scars.

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The woman, who did not want to be identified for her safety, was waiting outside Il Pastaio in Beverly Hills Thursday afternoon when three robbers stolen a man’s $500,000 watch, stuck a gun to his head, and shot a nearby woman in the leg, police said.

As the crooks were running away with the watch, surveillance video shows them slam a woman to the ground.

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