CREDIT UNION ROBBED.Byline: Michael Michael, archangel Michael (mī`kəl) [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. Coit Daily News Staff Writer Two men wearing disguises and toting Toys `R' Us store bags robbed a Moorpark credit union Thursday afternoon and escaped from the area, Ventura County sheriff's officials said. The Sheriff's Department received a 911 emergency call from the Premier America Federal Credit Union at 2:05 p.m. Witnesses told sheriff's officials the two men fled in a minivan. A minivan matching the description was found in a parking lot on Princeton Avenue. That location is a short distance from the credit union branch inside the Litton Data Systems building at 6101 Condor Drive, in the northeast area of Moorpark, next to the Ronald Reagan Freeway. Sheriff's patrol units, joined by ones from the Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. , set up surveillance along the freeway corridor in hope of spotting the two young male suspects now believed to be driving a white sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. . ``The getaway vehicle has been recovered, but it's not unusual to have two cars involved,'' said sheriff's Detective Steve Bourke. Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. police stopped a white sedan with two young male occupants on the Ronald Reagan Freeway somewhere between the Rocky Peak Rocky Peak is the name of the 3rd highest point in the Santa Susana Mountains, which overlook both Chatsworth and Simi Valley, in Southern California. The peak, which is 2,714 feet above sea level, sits on the Los Angeles County/Ventura County line. Fire Road and Topanga Canyon Boulevard ramps before 2:30 p.m. Sheriff's officials, however, only issued a citation Citation (foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5. for speeding after questioning and determining the young men were not involved in the credit union heist, Bourke said. Bourke said the description of the vehicle and suspects provided by witnesses ``was sufficient enough to make the stop and warrant detention'' of the driver and passenger later released. Sheriff's officials did not provide a more specific description of the two robbers or details of the robbery. |
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