Three Southern California residents have been charged with carrying out a string of armed robberies at a dozen businesses in Los Angeles and Orange counties during a two-week crime spree last year, prosecutors announced Feb. 20.
Antonio Lamar Bland, 36, and Abigail Luckey, 49, both of North Hollywood, along with Ronnie Tucker, 23, of Long Beach, allegedly targeted smoke shops, convenience stores, and donut shops between Jan. 29 and Feb. 14, 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
“Members of the community should not have to think about being subjected to violence when they walk into a convenience store or business,” Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph McNally said in a news release. “The defendants’ pattern of violent conduct described in the indictment put innocent lives at risk.”…