Barricaded Suspect Arrested After Attempted Smoke Shop Robbery

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA — One man who was possibly armed and allegedly attempting to rob a smoke shop on the outskirts of West Hollywood was arrested Sunday, police said.

The suspect, whose name was not released, was taken into custody without incident after a stand-off with police, according to Officer Norma Eisenman of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section.

No injuries occurred, Eisenman said, and it could not be confirmed that the man was armed.

Police were sent to the 1400 block of North La Cienega Boulevard at 10:38 a.m. on a report of a robbery, she said. A K-9 unit was eventually called to the location, but no other details were immediately released.

—City News Service