And... Action! LAPD Mistakes Student Film Shoot As Liquor Store Heist
A student film production at a Hollywood liquor store on Monday night was a bit too realistic for one resident, who dialed 9-1-1 around 11:20pm and reported a robbery in progress.
The LAPD responded to the scene of the "heist" on the 3300 block of Barham Avenue with several patrol units and began removing the "criminals" from House of Ambrose liquor store.
After several interviews, police realized that the "suspects" were actually three University of Texas film students shooting a school project. Their "weapons" were identified as fake guns.
The students did obtain a permit for the production but failed to alert the LAPD of their movie magic.
No arrests were made, and no liquor was stolen.
End scene.
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