[0] BRIEFLY : DUO OF GUNMEN ROB SIMI VALLEY STORE.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Two masked gunmen held up a mini-market early Tuesday, taking an undisclosed amount of cash and hundreds of lottery tickets before fleeing on foot. Police said two men wearing ski masks and long-waisted starter jackets entered the 7-Eleven, 5820 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. Ave., about 3:30 a.m. Brandishing weapons, the gunmen forced 47-year-old clerk Bob Baar to the floor before raiding the cash drawer A cash drawer is generally a compartment underneath a cash register in which the cash from transactions is kept. The drawer is usually divided into separate compartments for notes and coins for ease of use. and stealing hundreds of lottery tickets, said Simi Valley police Sgt. Karl Becker. Becker said the California Lottery Commission may be able to help if the suspects try to cash in any winning scratchers. ``The commission can track tickets by their serial numbers and know suspicious numbers,'' he said. - Daily News Police warn against car air-bag thefts SIMI VALLEY - Thieves who have stolen nearly 100 vehicle air bags in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. are now suspected of targeting cars in Simi Valley, where five of the devices have been stolen from mid-size foreign models, officials said Tuesday. The local thefts occurred weeknights near the Ronald Reagan Freeway and Kuehner Drive, said police, who are urging residents to park their cars in a secure location, preferably a garage. For more information, or to report suspicious activity, call (805) 583-7650. - Daily News Newbury Park man faces drug lab trial VENTURA - A Newbury Park man suspected of running a backyard methamphetamine lab was ordered to stand trial Tuesday. After hearing testimony from narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. detectives and a booby trap booby trap n. a device set up to be triggered to harm or kill anyone entering the trap, such as a shot gun which will go off if a room is entered, or dynamite which will explode if the ignition key on an auto is turned. expert, Judge Brian Back ordered Bradley Neil Raville, 45, to stand trial on 11 felony counts in connection with the June 11 discovery of a booby-trapped drug lab on Rudman Drive. Although deputies tripped the booby trap, no one was hurt during the search. Raville has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face life in prison. - Daily News |
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