CREDIT UNION ROBBERY SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY.Byline: Sonia Giordani Daily News Staff Writer Two gunmen robbed a federal credit union during the lunch hour Thursday, then led sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase that ended with the suspects' arrest in 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 . Shortly after noon, the unidentified men entered the Premier America Federal Credit Union at 400 Countrywide Way, brandished a weapon and demanded money, said Simi Valley police Sgt. Robert Gardener. They then fled in a van on the Ronald Reagan Freeway. A witness, whom police declined to identify, told officials he saw the men change clothes and get into a smaller vehicle before continuing their flight. The witness contacted the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. because he thought their actions were suspicious. Deputy Larry House, who was patrolling the Santa Susana Pass Santa Susana Pass is a mountain pass connecting Simi Valley to the San Fernando Valley. The road used to be an Indian trail, and later a wagon road (a famous part was called Devil's Slide) before the road was paved. area, saw a vehicle matching the description of the suspects' car and followed it east on the Ronald Reagan Freeway, then south on the San Diego and Ventura freeways, said sheriff's Capt. Keith Parks. ``The deputy waited for the 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 . and a
helicopter before he began a pursuit,'' Parks said.
House followed the suspects off the freeway to Rampart and Third streets, where he bumped into their car to stop it, House aid. The two men fled on foot, chased by LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers who caught and arrested them. The suspects were then taken to 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. . Additional information on the suspects was unavailable Thursday afternoon. Liz Condercuri, a Premier America spokeswoman, said three employees and two customers were in the office during the robbery. No one was injured. Yellow police tape and a sign that read ``Temporarily Closed'' turned customers away from the credit union Thursday afternoon while FBI officials completed their investigation and interviews. |
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