BRIEFLY.Police investigate takeover robbery SHERMAN OAKS - A takeover robbery in a Sherman Oaks restaurant Friday night mirrors a string of similar holdups 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. , authorities said Saturday. It's unknown whether the robberies are related, but police are investigating the late-night heist and advising business people to lock back doors or place security patrols in front of secondary entrances. Two masked gunmen, wearing black, entered Yoshi's Restaurant in the 13500 block of Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. about 10 p.m. They stole money from 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. and also ordered customers to turn over their cash. No one was hurt. - Daily News Suspected robber found under home WEST HILLS - A robbery suspect Noun 1. robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery suspect - someone who is under suspicion who escaped on a bus after allegedly stealing a pair of pants In mathematics, a pair of pants is a simple two-dimensional surface resembling a pair of pants. In hyperbolic geometry, pairs of pants are sewn together, leg to leg, or leg to waist, to create Riemann surfaces of arbitrary genus. at Fallbrook Mall was found hiding underneath a house Saturday after a two-hour search, police said. When security guards tried to stop the man as he walked out of a Mervyns store without paying for the pants, he showed them a gun - which later turned out to be a toy, police said. The man boarded a bus 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 Fallbrook Avenue. When police stopped the bus at Etiwanda Avenue, the man ran. Police searched a one-block area and with the help of dogs found the man underneath a house. Brian Graves, 22, of 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. was arrested on suspicion of robbery. - Daily News Two killed as car slams into big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. LANCASTER - A Sun Valley man and his passenger were killed when their Toyota sedan slammed head-on into a big rig while trying to pass another vehicle on a two-lane highway, officials said Saturday. The names of the driver and his passenger, a 21-year-old man from New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , were not immediately disclosed because their relatives had not been notified. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. Friday as the 2003 Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. was heading west on two-lane Avenue D, CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officials said. The truck driver, a 53-year-old Canadian, was not injured. Near 55th Street West, the car pulled into the opposing lane to pass another vehicle, CHP officials said. Both the Sun Valley man and the truck driver took evasive action but the vehicles collided head-on. - Daily News Hit-and-run driver kills elderly man GRANADA HILLS - An 85-year-old Granada Hills man was struck and killed Saturday by a hit-and-run vehicle, police said. Neighbors discovered Ralph Blackwood dead just after 6 a.m. Saturday on White Oak Avenue just south of San Fernando Mission Boulevard, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Lt. Steve Allen said. Blackwood, who had problems with his balance, often took late-night walks, said police, who said they believe he was walking around a parked car when he was struck by a red vehicle. Any persons with information is asked to contact LAPD Valley Traffic detectives at (818) 756-8391. - Daily News Big-rig thieves finally halt chase LOS ANGELES - Two men surrendered early Saturday after allegedly stealing a big-rig truck and leading police on a four-hour chase from downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or to Riverside County, the California Highway Patrol said. The men, whose names were not immediately released, were booked on suspicion of felony evasion and grand theft, said Officer Alex Gonzalez, CHP spokesman. Officers began chasing the 53-foot big rig shortly after 10 p.m. Friday in downtown Los Angeles after it was reported stolen, authorities said. The chase continued on four freeways until at least one of the truck's tires was punctured by a spike strip on Interstate 15 in southern Riverside County, Gonzalez said. The men surrendered without incident shortly after 2 a.m., he said. - Associated Press Shooting victim dies in hospital VAN NUYS - A man found shot in Van Nuys Saturday died later at a hospital, Los Angeles police said. Officers sent at 12:30 a.m. to the 6600 block of Sepulveda Boulevard found the man lying near a bus stop bench, said Los Angeles police spokeswoman Sandra Escalante. The victim, who had been shot in the chest, died later at a hospital, said Escalante. His name was not released. - City News Service Bicyclist struck, killed in traffic MOORPARK - A bicyclist injured when a car hit him late Friday has died of his injuries, Ventura County sheriff's officials said. Michael David Almaguer, 46, of Moorpark died at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. . Almaguer was cycling in the middle of the westbound lanes on Los Angeles Avenue west of Tierra Rejada Road around 9 p.m. when he was hit by a westbound Honda Accord, a sheriff's statement said. Almaguer's bicycle wasn't displaying any type of lighting, the sheriff's statement said. Hospital staff pronounced Almaguer dead at 9:47 p.m. Motorist Jimmy Lee Durbin, 31, of Ventura isn't facing any charges. - Daily News Woman hurt when thrown from car ENCINO - A Compton woman was critically injured Saturday morning when the vehicle in which she was riding crashed into a parked car, police said. Carol Ann Burrell, 53, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown through the windshield, police said. The crash occurred about 5:15 a.m. on Ventura Boulevard near Encino Avenue. Driver Hollis Rhodes, 50, of Lakewood was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving. - Daily News |
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