GUNMEN ROB BANK, CREDIT UNION IN COUNTY.Byline: R.A. Hutchinson Daily News Staff Writer Armed robbers entered two banks in Ventura County on Wednesday afternoon, robbing a credit union in Moorpark and a bank in Oxnard, 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 agents. A suspect is in custody for the Oxnard robbery while police continue to search for two men suspected in the Moorpark robbery. FBI Agent Gary Auer said two suspects entered the Premier America Federal Credit Union in the 6100 block of Condor Drive in Moorpark at about 2:05 p.m. The men, each carrying a handgun, took over the bank, robbing two tellers and taking cash from the vault vault, ceiling over a room, formed in any one of a variety of curved shapes. Nature of Vaults A vault is generally composed of separate units of material, such as bricks, tiles, or blocks of stone, so shaped or cut that when assembled they form a . Auer said the men fled the bank in a vehicle, but a description of the car was not immediately available. The suspects were described as two Latino males in their mid- mid- pref. Middle: midbrain. 20s. One man is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds with short black hair. Auer said he was wearing a white T-shirt and a plaid, long-sleeved shirt. The second man is described as being about 20 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing about 155 pounds. Auer said a description of his clothing was not available. In the second robbery, a lone suspect carrying a small pistol entered the Great Western Bank on Esplanade Drive at 2:50 p.m. Auer said the man robbed a single teller TELLER. An officer in a bank or other institution. He is said to take that name from tallier, or one who kept a tally, because it is his duty to keep the accounts between the bank or other institution and its customers, or to make their accounts tally. and fled on foot. When Oxnard police arrived, they matched witness descriptions and captured a suspect. Auer said Noe Oregel Jasso, 22, of Oxnard was in custody late Wednesday and being questioned by Oxnard police and federal agents. Auer expects a case against Jasso to be presented to the U.S. attorney in 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. within 48 hours. No one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. in either robbery. |
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