Overview
- An 18-year-old Cal State Dominguez Hills student, Destiny Valderrama, was attacked and robbed inside the 7‑Eleven on Hollywood Boulevard when two suspects grabbed her and left with her gold chain and pendant.
- Security footage published by local outlets shows a female suspect pulling Valderrama to the floor and a male suspect repeatedly striking her head as her friends were also knocked down.
- Valderrama suffered neck scratches and bruises, said she begged store workers to call police, and filed a police report the next day; LAPD confirmed it has an open investigation and no arrests have been announced.
- Reporters who visited the store recorded employees saying they routinely avoid intervening in thefts for their own safety and observed other shoplifting attempts; 7‑Eleven did not respond to requests for comment.
- The case has renewed local concern about late-night safety and recurring convenience-store thefts in Los Angeles and may lead to scrutiny of clerk safety policies and police response times.