2 GUNMEN ROB COFFEE SHOP.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Teen-agers armed with shotguns staged a lunchtime robbery Monday of a downtown coffee shop around the corner from City Hall. The two gunmen - one hiding his face with a bandanna and both described as 16 to 19 years old - entered the Cafe La Moore in the 800 block of Lancaster Boulevard while at least one accomplice accomplice: see accessory. is believed to have stayed outside as a lookout. ``The suspects came to the store, produced their weapons and ordered everyone behind the counter,'' said Deputy Chris Keeling keeling the marking of ewes by the ram when they are mated by the marking on the ewe of paint or chalk from the sternum of the ram. . ``They ran from the store and were last seen southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. on Fern Street.'' Sheriff's deputies cordoned off several streets around downtown and used a helicopter and a police dog to search for the robbers. One possible suspect was in custody, and deputies found clothing that may have been discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. by the robbers. ``Typically when a robbery occurs, the suspects will shed their clothing to disguise their appearance,'' said Keeling, who assisted on part of the search. Officials were still investigating how many people participated in the robbery. The two gunmen entered the shop from a rear door that opens on an alley and parking lot. They ordered the two employees and three customers onto the floor. ``I didn't know what was going on. I was caught off guard,'' said Lynette Moore, who operates the store with her husband. ``We thought they were kidding. I was in a daze, until (her husband) pushed me to the ground.'' The Moores said the robbers took 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. from the register, broke a display case looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. valuables and took a wallet from the purse of a customer, a Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
Roger and Adleda Avery of Quartz Hill were eating lunch when a robber carrying a shotgun at his side approached them and, cursing, ordered them to the ground. Adleda Avery said her purse was on an empty seat, and the robbers didn't see it. ``It rattled rat·tle 1 v. rat·tled, rat·tling, rat·tles v.intr. 1. a. To make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds. b. me,'' she said. ``I've never had this happen before. I thought it was pretend at first.'' The Moores said they opened the coffee shop in December and that this robbery comes as evidence of the dangers of running a storefront business. ``Small businesses are trying to survive,'' Lynette Moore said. ``And these knuckleheads come along with no value for life. They came in here with guns. I didn't know they were real. They could have shot someone.'' |
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