May 13 (Reuters) – 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’s mobile telephone.
Bieber, 20, has not been arrested or questioned, said LAPD
spokeswoman Rosario Herrera. A spokeswoman for Bieber did not
immediately respond to a request for comment.
Detectives have interviewed the victim, who reported the
alleged crime, Herrera said. The incident occurred at about
10:30 p.m. on Monday in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.
Media reported Bieber allegedly tried to take a young
woman’s mobile phone, according to Sgt. Paul McLaughlin with
LAPD’s Devonshire Division, which includes Northridge and other
areas of the San Fernando Valley.
It was reported to police on Tuesday. No other information
was available.
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 license. In February, Bieber was charged with
assaulting a limousine driver in Toronto.
(Reporting by Eric M. Johnson in Seattle; Editing by Simon
Cameron-Moore)
