RESIDENTIAL ROBBERY SUSPECTS CHARGED
City of Long Beach
["Long Beach Police Department"]
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A- A A+ Long Beach Police Department Media Relations 400 W. Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-5273 2/2/2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release # 2016 Subject: RESIDENTIAL ROBBERY SUSPECTS CHARGED Contact: Media Relations Detail 562-570-5273 On January 28, 2016 at approximately 2:30 pm officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 500 block of Ximeno Avenue regarding an unknown trouble call. The calling party advised dispatch that he was talking to his roommate on the phone and was told there were subjects in their apartment he did not recognize. The calling party said he could hear yelling and some sort of argument in the background and then the phone was hung-up. He then immediately called the police. Officers arrived at the location within 4 minutes and when they got to the apartment they encountered a residential robbery in progress.  Two suspects were immediately arrested without incident. Officers subsequently found the victim in a bedroom, tied up and appeared to have been physically assaulted.  The Victim’s loss was recovered and the suspects were booked at the Long Beach jail. The suspects have been identified as 25 year old Louis Wade II and 26 year old Courtney Griffin, both residents of Long Beach. On February 1, 2016 the LA County District Attorney’s office filed three felony counts on each of them; Residential Robbery, Kidnapping to Commit Robbery, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon.  They are being held on $1,130,000.00 bail respectively. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call the Long Beach Robbery Detail at (562)570-7464. This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report. About Long Beach Police Department The mission of the Long Beach Police Department is to enhance public safety through partnerships, while providing a safe City for all people. For more information on the Police Department, please visit us at www.longbeach.gov/police . Follow us on social media to stay connected: Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram . 