{"id":19200,"date":"2014-05-17T13:47:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-17T13:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=19200"},"modified":"2014-05-17T13:47:08","modified_gmt":"2014-05-17T13:47:08","slug":"justin-bieber-accused-of-attempted-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/justin-bieber-accused-of-attempted-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber accused of attempted robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pop singer, Justin Bieber, has been accused of attempted robbery, a Los Angeles Police Department official said on Tuesday, following media reports that he had tried to snatch a young woman\u2019s mobile telephone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bieber, 20, has not been arrested or questioned, said LAPD spokeswoman, Rosario Herrera.<\/p>\n
A spokeswoman for Bieber did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Detectives have interviewed the victim, who reported the alleged crime, Herrera said.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. on Monday in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
Media reported Bieber allegedly tried to take a young woman\u2019s mobile phone, according to Sgt.Paul McLaughlin, with LAPD\u2019s Devonshire Division, which includes Northridge and other areas of the San Fernando Valley.<\/p>\n
It was reported to police on Tuesday. No other information was available.<\/p>\n
The Canadian singer is due to stand trial in July in Miami, on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and using an expired licence.<\/p>\n
In February, Bieber was charged with assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto.<\/p>\n