2 ARRESTED IN GLENDALE, VALLEY STORE ROBBERIES.Byline: Mary Lou Aurelio Daily News Staff Writer Police arrested two men on suspicion of robbing a Glendale market and five convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. 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. , after a Wednesday morning stakeout stake·out n. Surveillance of an area, building, or person, especially by the police. stakeout Noun Slang, chiefly US & Canad a police surveillance of an area or house Verb of one of the suspect's cars, a 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. police detective said. Police had traced the license plate number provided by a witness at one of the holdups, Detective Jim Gerardi said. John Carreon, 20, and Roberto Alfaro, 19, both of Los Angeles, were taken into custody about 5 a.m. when they left Carreon's home and got in the car. The men told police they were on their way to work at a construction job, Gerardi said. They are suspected in a robbery spree that began in November, Gerardi said. Included was the Jan. 8 robbery of the Circle K market at Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. and Western Avenue in Glendale, Gerardi said. A security camera videotaped the robbery of a North Hollywood minimarket Jan. 6, police said. Gerardi said police suspect the two would go into the markets together - one would pull up his shirt to expose a gun tucked into his waistband to the clerk, and the other went behind the counter and cleared the cash register in each case. No one was hurt in the string of robberies, including two in Van Nuys, one in the West Valley and two in North Hollywood. The last occurred in North Hollywood on Monday, Gerardi said. The six minimarket holdups netted less than $500 total, he said. Carreon is on parole for carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger , Gerardi said. Both men are being held on $220,000 bail, the detective said. They are expected to be arraigned Friday in Van Nuys. |
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