2 MEN ACCOST VALLEY DRIVERS CARJACKERS TOTE SEMIAUTOMATICS.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Carjackers armed with semiautomatic handguns are targeting motorists in the central 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. , stealing 2001-model vehicles for their custom wheels, officials said Thursday. The thieves, usually armed with semiautomatic handguns, have confronted at least five motorists in parking lots and side streets from North Hollywood to Van Nuys, demanding keys to the victims' vehicles. Police have recovered the vehicles - all stripped of their wheels - in the Pacoima area. Police are troubled by the incidents and question why the thieves would use such violent methods for wheels. ``They're approaching the victims with a gun,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Ronald Rawson Ronald Rawson Rawson (born June 17, 1892 - died March 30, 1952) was a British heavyweight professional boxer He won a gold medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, defeating Danish boxer Søren Petersen in the final. . ``Why would they risk that much when they could steal the vehicles when they're locked up? It doesn't make sense.'' So far, the thieves have stolen a Ford Explorer
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