ARRESTEES ARE SUSPECTS IN SERIES OF ROBBERIES.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Two suspects in a series of robberies and a 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 were taken into custody Friday night following a foot pursuit and search, sheriff's officials said. Alberto Herrera, 21, and Robert Chavez, 19, both of Canyon Country, were taken into custody shortly after 11 p.m. after being spotted in a stolen vehicle by Sgt. Kevin Blake near Soledad Canyon Soledad Canyon is a long narrow canyon / valley located in Los Angeles County, California between the cities of Palmdale and Santa Clarita. Soledad Canyon contains the localities of Vincent, Acton, Ravenna, and Agua Dulce. Road and Shangri La Drive, officials said. They were jailed in 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, , where they were booked on suspicion of carjacking, 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. County sheriff's deputies said. ``The two men wanted for a robbery and carjacking were seen in the vehicle,'' Sgt. Richard Cohen Several people are named Richard Cohen:
As Blake radioed for assistance, the two suspects realized they were being followed and turned into a residential neighborhood in an attempt to avoid capture. ``They began turning down numerous streets,'' Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. said. At Newhouse Street and Walnut Springs Avenue, the two men abandoned the stolen vehicle, a 1999 Honda Accord The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , and ran from Blake, who chased after them, officials said. Deputies cordoned off the area and found Herrera soon afterward, authorities said. Chavez was found about three hours later, after a resident reported a prowler, deputies said. Officials said they believe that the two might be connected to a robbery that had taken place earlier in the night at a Jiffy A fraction of time that has numerous interpretations depending on who uses it. It may refer to one computer clock cycle, one nanosecond, one millisecond or one AC power cycle. There may be others. See nanosecond. 1. Lube in the 20700 block of Soledad Canyon Road. It was shortly after 8 p.m., when two men entered the automotive repair shop carrying a knife and a gun and demanded money from one of the employees. The men took cash and then ordered the employee to lie on the ground as they made their escape. The employee was not injured, officials said. A day earlier, sheriff's deputies said that the two suspects might have been involved in a robbery attempt outside a Valencia hotel and a carjacking in Canyon Country. Robbers initially approached the man at gunpoint and demanded his money outside the Hampton Inn at 25259 The Old Road. When the attempt failed, they drove to Canyon Country where they stole another man's car, officials said. Officials said they believed the two robberies and carjacking might be connected and are looking at other crimes that the pair may have committed. ``It's looks like they might be connected,'' Cohen said. ``We're looking into it.'' |
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