A man was arrested after allegedly robbing a store and assaulting a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy in West Hollywood, according to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station.
Deputies were patrolling near the 7100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard when employees of a nearby store flagged them down and reported a robbery. The sheriff’s department did not identify the store.
Deputies attempted to detain the suspect, identified as Rudy Romero, as part of the robbery investigation. Romero allegedly resisted deputies’ efforts, resulting in an assault on a deputy, according to the sheriff’s department.
Romero fled on foot eastbound on Santa Monica Boulevard and was apprehended in the 7000 block, outside the Tesla Diner, without further incident.
Romero was arrested on suspicion of robbery, resisting a peace officer and assault on a peace officer likely to cause great bodily injury.
No further information about Romero or the alleged robbery was provided.



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