El Monte jewelry store unsuccessful smash-and-grab robber is identified by police
El Monte police have identified the would-be smash-and-grab robber who was taken down by jewelry store owners last Saturday afternoon. The departme...
El Monte police have identified the would-be smash-and-grab robber who was taken down by jewelry store owners last Saturday afternoon. The department released a mugshot of 36-year-old Joshua Lee Simmons as the person wanted for the Sept. 9 attempted robbery of Meza Jewelry in El Monte. Dramatic video captured the entire robbery attempt, showing owners of the store fighting off a man trying to steal. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. when the suspect entered the shop, pepper-sprayed everyone on the floor and started smashing display cases with a hammer.