Man arrested in connection to series of burglaries, robberies in North Long Beach, police say
Police say 23-year-old Long Beach resident Tyler Isaac Cooper is responsible for 10 commercial burglaries and nine robberies that happened from January to September.
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a series of robberies and commercial burglaries that predominantly took place in North Long Beach between January and September.
Police say Long Beach resident Tyler Isaac Cooper is responsible for at least 10 commercial burglaries and eight burglaries robberies in the northern part of the city. A ninth robbery Cooper is suspected in happened in the east part of the city, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
The crimes started back in January, according to police. That month Cooper allegedly burglarized five businesses in North Long Beach and robbed another, police said.
Cooper then went on to burglarize four more businesses and rob eight others throughout the year, with the latest happening this month, police said.
During the most recent crimes, Cooper would pretend to have a gun and jump over the businesses' counter, police said. He'd then either order the employee to open the register or physically force them to, authorities said, adding that Cooper would then take the cash and leave.
During their investigation, detectives with the Long Beach Police Department met with business owners and victims to identify a suspect, authorities said.
That, along with surveillance footage and additional canvassing, led detectives to identify Cooper as the suspect, police said.
Detectives on Tuesday were doing a follow-up interview for a robbery that happened the day before in the 5900 block of Atlantic Avenue when they recognized Cooper in the area, police said.
If you click on the map, red stars are robberies and blue stars are burglaries.
They detained him and took him into custody on suspicion of robbery, kidnapping, grand theft of property, and petty theft, police said. His bail was set at $510,000.
Following the arrest, police served warrants at places in Long Beach connected to Cooper and found evidence from the robberies, police said. During their investigation, police were also able to tie him to the burglaries, authorities said.
“Crime is not tolerated in our city, and we will do all we can to hold individuals accountable for disrupting the safety of our community,” said LBPD Chief of Police Wally Hebeish. “I want to thank our personnel for their commitment and persistence throughout this investigation.”
The cases against Cooper have been presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, which will weigh what charges, if any, to file, according to the LBPD.
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