COUPLE ROBBED AS THEY RETURN HOME.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Police launched a manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. Tuesday for two armed men who robbed an Encino couple as they entered their garage at night, in a pattern similar to other home invasion home invasion n. Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home. Noun 1. home invasion - burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home robberies in the hillside area. The man and his wife, both in their 70s, pulled up in a car to the driveway of their house at 15605 Woodvale Road about 9:30 Monday night ``and as they entered the garage, the suspects produced weapons and approached them,'' said Sgt. Cory Palka of the 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 Department's West Valley Division. ``The suspects demanded cash and jewelry,'' he said. ``The victims removed the jewelry, gave them cash, and the suspects fled on foot.'' ``There has been a recent activity of home invasion robberies in the hills,'' he said. ``The modus operandi [Latin, Method of working.] A term used by law enforcement authorities to describe the particular manner in which a crime is committed. The term modus operandi is most commonly used in criminal cases. It is sometimes referred to by its initials, M.O. is consistent with the other crimes.'' Police said the robbers are apparently waiting in the hillside residential area of 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. for people to come home, then accosting them in their garages. The couple described the people who robbed them Monday night as white men in their 20s, both armed, wearing ski masks and gloves. |
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