CARJACKED MAN BEATEN, WIFE RAPED; COUPLE PUT THROUGH HOURS OF TERROR.Byline: Greg Gittrich Daily News Staff Writer Two armed men carjacked a married couple on 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. and took turns sexually assaulting the woman and beating her husband during a two-hour horror ride that ended early Tuesday with them being robbed and dumped on a street in Sherman Oaks. The men forced the couple to drive to a cash machine at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Cedros Avenue. For an unknown reason, they did not withdraw any money, said Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . spokesman Osmund Bouligny. The husband and wife, both in their mid-20s, were treated at a hospital and released Tuesday, police said. Their names were not disclosed. The brutal chain of events began around 10:15 p.m. Monday when the attackers approached the couple who were in a black Ford F-150 pickup truck in a parking lot on Ventura Boulevard near Stern Avenue, police said. Police would not specify why the two were sitting in the parked truck near several restaurants and a banquet hall Definition A banquet hall is a room used for social gatherings like receptions, reunions, parties, and business events. , the Ventura Club. One of the attackers jabbed a semiautomatic handgun at the husband and the men ordered the couple to drive them around the neighborhood, police said. The suspects were described as African-American men, ages 20 to 25. The men repeatedly beat the husband in the face and chest and sexually assaulted his wife. Most of the violence took place in the cab of the truck. About 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, the couple was dumped on Matilija Avenue near Valleyheart Drive. The men then drove back toward the area where the assault began and fled in a two-door, red car driven by an accomplice accomplice: see accessory. , police said. The attackers took the husband's wallet, containing less than $100, and a few pieces of jewelry. Several business owners and residents along Ventura Boulevard where the couple was accosted ac·cost tr.v. ac·cost·ed, ac·cost·ing, ac·costs 1. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 2. To solicit for sex. said they were shaken by the attack. ``These days, it's more dangerous here, and I'm worried,'' said Mako mako (mä`kō), heavy-bodied, fast-swimming shark, genus Isurus, highly prized as a game fish. Also known as the sharp-nosed mackerel shark, it is a member of the mackerel shark family, which also includes the great white shark and the Shikata, the owner of a sushi restaurant located across the street from the parking lot. ``I've been here almost 10 years, and it's getting worse,'' added Shikata, a 47-year-old Burbank resident. ``It's a scary thing that happened to them.'' A 25-year-old woman working at a nearby fur retail store agreed. ``It's a pretty safe area, but this stuff can happen anywhere,'' said the woman, who asked to remain unnamed. ``You worry because they haven't caught the guys. It's not pleasant at all.'' 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. police were unable to say how many carjackings occurred in the Valley during the past year. The general crime statistics kept on hand by police are listed 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. FBI uniform crime code categories, which lumps carjackings in with other armed robberies, said Detective Woodrow Parks. CAPTION(S): map Map: Sherman Oaks |
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