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2 in Custody in Connection With Marijuana Dispensary Robbery After Pursuit

Police were looking for a third person involved in the robbery.

Two robbery suspects were in custody after they robbed a marijuana dispensary in downtown Los Angeles and led police on a pursuit Tuesday morning.

A perimeter was set up at Calzona Street and the 5 Freeway after the occupants of the car got out of the vehicle, according to Officer Jefferson of the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division. 

LAPD said they were searching for three people who were involved in the robbery of a marijuana dispensary in the 300 block of Wall Street in downtown Los Angeles. One person was taken into custody around 11 a.m. Tuesday.

Around 2 p.m. Tuesday the perimeter had been broken down, and police were are looking for a third person involved in the robbery, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 

The driver crashed during the pursuit, but kept moving, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. 

The dispensary that was burglarized was operating illegally, police said. 

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