CRIMES THAT TERRIFY: WOODLAND HILLS RESIDENCE INVADED.Byline: Jaxon Van Derbeken, Eric Wahlgren and Jeannette DeSantis Daily News Staff Writers In what police say was an unusually brazen bra·zen adj. 1. Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity. See Synonyms at shameless. 2. Having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound: "sudden brazen clashes of the soldiers' band" home-invasion robbery, six robbers followed a Woodland Hills woman from a freeway exit, burst into her home and stole more than $10,000 in jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and cash. Police were searching Thursday for the masked, gun-wielding robbers, who staged the attack about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 22500 block of Waterbury Street, a quiet, upscale neighborhood near Mulholland Drive For the motion picture, see . Mulholland Drive is a very well-known road in Los Angeles, California named after engineer William Mulholland. A portion of it is also called Mulholland Highway. . No injuries were reported, but the 52-year-old woman and her 61-year-old boyfriend remained severely shaken from the attack. ``I am a nervous wreck nervous wreck n (col): to be a nervous wreck → estar de los nervios nervous wreck n to be a nervous wreck → être une boule de nerfs ,'' the man said in an interview. ``I just want it to go away.'' Wednesday's home-invasion robbery was at least the seventh in the west 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. , although police said this latest one was unlike any previous because of the number of robbers. It occurred as the woman returned home from an evening at the Ahmanson Theatre The Ahmanson Theatre is one of the four main venues that comprise the Los Angeles Music Center. Through the generosity of philanthropist Robert H. Ahmanson, construction began on March 9, 1962. 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 . Police suspect that the robbers had staked out the Mulholland Drive-Valley Circle Boulevard exit of the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. , watching for expensive cars that would lead to expensive homes. The woman told police that as she drove down the freeway ramp, she saw a red car that appeared to be stalled on the side of the road and then saw a black car pull in behind the stopped vehicle. At that point, she lost sight of both cars. ``We're assuming that's where she was picked up by the suspects,'' said Detective Robert Johansen 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. ``We feel they were opportunists. We feel they were there looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a victim, a lone female, driving a nice car and dressed nicely.'' The woman parked her Acura Legend The Acura Legend, sold as the Honda Legend outside the U.S., Canada, and parts of China, was a sporty luxury vehicle sold from 1986 to 1995 as both a sedan and a coupe. in her garage, got out and was approached by a man armed with a handgun and wearing a black ski mask, Johansen said. ``She was forced into the house, she was tied up and then as many of four suspects approached the room where the boyfriend was. He was then tied up and was forced on the floor to look into the carpeting. They really didn't get a good view of the suspects,'' Johansen said. The men were driving two cars, a red compact and a black compact. Police urge anyone who may have seen the cars on the side of the off-ramp at Mulholland Drive-Valley Circle Boulevard exit to contact them at (818) 756-8546. A woman who lives in the neighborhood said in an interview that she was about to go to bed Wednesday night when she saw the red and black cars pull up to the house. Peeking out a window, she said, she noticed a group of people enter the victim's house and re-emerge about 10 minutes later. ``They didn't drive up together, but I heard them get out,'' said the woman, who asked not to be identified for fear of retaliation RETALIATION. The act by which a nation or individual treats another in the same manner that the latter has treated them. For example, if a nation should lay a very heavy tariff on American goods, the United States would be justified in return in laying heavy duties on the manufactures and . ``I thought maybe it was friends of the son who lives there. After about 10 minutes, I saw them rush out. They must have left one of their people behind because this guy came out and started running down the street, screaming, `Hey, hey,' '' she said. ``I guess they stopped later and picked him up. ``I knew something was happening but I didn't think it was a robbery because they were so loud. Who would have thought that robbers would be so loud?'' she asked. Wednesday's robbery was not the first in recent months in that neighborhood. The woman said her home and others have been targeted and most recently thieves made off with at least eight metal mailboxes. ``I feel like crime is getting closer and closer to my own home, which is very scary,'' she said. ``These people had guns. They tied up people. This happened at 11:30 at night in Woodland Hills. You are not safe anywhere.'' Most neighbors in the neighborhood refused to give their names out of fear that the robbers would return. ``I have a wife and little baby and these guys could come back,'' a 41-year-old resident said. ``People are very shook up.'' Another neighbor, Chris Antignolo, said he thinks robbers picked his neighborhood because they must know homes there can sell for $400,000. ``We are getting a dog now and more motion sensor lights,'' Antignolo said. ``This is a good neighborhood. If I am home next time I'll kill 'em.'' |
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