Suspect at large after armed robbery at clothing store

A man suspected of robbing a local export-import retail clothing

store at gunpoint was being sought by police Monday.

A man entered Irina’s Export-Import at 458 S. Central Ave. on

Thursday holding a brown paper bag and asking if the store carried

expensive sunglasses, according to police reports. The man then

pointed a silver gun at the clerk, demanding money and expensive

merchandise. The man shot twice in the direction of the clerk, but

missed both times.

The man was described as a 5-foot-7 Russian-Armenian who is about

25, weighing about 200 pounds with a light complexion. The man was

wearing a gray shirt, blue jeans and beige or brown shoes, police

said, and he only spoke Armenian to the store clerk.

The man left the store with $1,000 in cash, police said. Anyone

with information about this incident can call the Glendale Police

detective bureau at 548-4840. Anonymous tips can be made to Crime

Stoppers by calling 507-7867.

Darleene Barrientos