2 HELD IN ROBBERY OF NEWS VENDOR.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Two 18-year-old Canyon Country men were arrested on suspicion of robbery after a Santa Clarita sheriff's deputy recognized them from surveillance video taken at the Valencia Town Center mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
Suspects James Stonecipher and Jonathan Peterman Pe´ter`man n. 1. A fisherman; - so called after the apostle Peter. were being held Monday at the Santa Clarita sheriff's station jail with bail set at $50,000 each. Authorities say the young men walked into Street Corner News about 9 p.m. on Aug. 9, Stonecipher pointed a BB gun resembling a semiautomatic pistol at the store clerk, and the men demanded cash. They fled with $300 and were last seen leaving the mall through a door near the food court restrooms, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Sheriff's Department report. Santa Clarita sheriff's deputies arrested Peterman after they found him with four juveniles on Isabella Parkway in Canyon Country about 5 a.m. on Aug. 11. The others were detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: for possible curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. violations and one of the deputies recognized Peterman from the mall surveillance video. Deputies also found the juveniles to be in possession of a BB gun that matched the description of the weapon used in the robbery. The teens told the deputies that Peterman had given them the gun, officials said. Stonecipher was arrested later at his house. The juveniles detained with Peterman were released to their parents with citations for curfew violations. City code requires anyone under 18 to be off the streets by 10 p.m. unless accompanied by a responsible adult. |
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