Police are searching for a male suspect in a series of robberies targeting parking lot attendants in Hollywood.

Authorities are searching for a bicycle-riding suspect wanted for a series of armed robberies in Hollywood. (photo courtesy of the LAPD)

Nine robberies attributed to the suspect occurred from June 11 to 25. The assailant rides up on a bicycle and confronts the parking lot attendants at gunpoint, said Det. W. Eberhardt, with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division. The suspect also robbed a doughnut shop in Hollywood and stole money from a tip jar. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Eberhardt declined to provide specific locations, but said the robberies occurred in the neighborhoods around Hollywood Boulevard from Gower Street to Highland Avenue. Investigators are uncertain whether the suspect is a transient. Detectives have consulted with patrol officers who routinely come in contact with homeless individuals in Hollywood, but no leads have surfaced.

“We don’t know. He is possibly a transient, but we have also seen it where people park and ride bikes as their mode of transportation,” Eberhardt said.

The detective said no injuries have been reported. The suspect steals cash from victims.

He is described as African American, approximately 40 to 60 years old, 5-feet-6-inches-tall and 130-150 pounds. The suspect has been seen wearing a baseball cap that has a flat bill.

Anyone with information is asked to call robbery detectives at (213)972-2955. During weekends and off-hours, call the LAPD’s 24-hour hotline at (977)LAPD247.