$100,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY STOLEN HIDDEN HILLS, PACOIMA RESIDENCES VICTIMIZED DURING HOME INVASIONS.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen Staff Writer robbers stole more than $100,000 worth of jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. Tuesday from an upscale Hidden Hills home, police said. And in an unrelated attack Tuesday, home-invasion robbers posed as police officers to enter a Pacoima home, officials said. robbery in Hidden Hills was unusual. Authorities said it was the first in at least five years at the gated community gat·ed community n. A subdivision or neighborhood, often surrounded by a barrier, to which entry is restricted to residents and their guests. , a home to celebrities and executives. ``I can't remember the last home-invasion robbery in Hidden Hills,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Sheriff's Lt. Jim Glazar of the Lost Hills sheriff's station, who has worked there 12 years. ``It is probably one of the safest places in the nation.'' A masked A state of being disabled or cut off. gunman crawled through a window in the 24300 block of Rolling View Road about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, waking a man and his wife, said Sgt. Frank Kasko, of the Lost Hills sheriff's station. He forced the couple to lead him to their safe, where he bagged jewelry worth more than $100,000, Kasko said. He then tied them up before fleeing. The victims, who weren't injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , managed to get loose and call police, Kasko said. Authorities described the robber only as 6 feet tall with a medium build. In Pacoima, two gunmen posed as police officers with badges to get into a home in the 13100 block of Del Sur Street shortly after noon Tuesday, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Juan Gonzalez. Five robbers tied up and blindfolded blind·fold tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds 1. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage. 2. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending. n. 1. about five victims before stealing $2,000 in cash and jewelry, police said. The victims were not injured, Gonzalez said. All of the suspects were described as Latino men between 35 and 40 years old. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: In background, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers survey the scene of a home-invasion robbery Tuesday on Del Sur Street in Pacoima. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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