GUNMEN ROB CREDIT UNION.Byline: - Cecilia Chan Three masked men armed with guns robbed the Ventura County Federal Credit Union at 223 E. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Blvd. on Monday and fled with an undisclosed amount of money, police said. Three customers and a half-dozen employees were not 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 the 10:50 a.m. takeover style robbery. ``They had their guns out and ordered everyone to the floor and took money out of the drawers,'' 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. Detective Eric Buschow said. ``It was a coordinated effort between the three suspects.'' Law enforcement officials later located the trio's escape vehicle abandoned a few blocks from the bank. The white Ford pickup truck was parked but still running at the Wilbur Oaks Apartments on East Wilbur Road. Police were checking the truck's vehicle identification number to determine whether it had been stolen. ``It appears they fled in another vehicle,'' Buschow said. ``It's not uncommon to have one vehicle they leave at the scene and dump it a short distance away.'' Buschow said at least two guns were seen, including a possible military- style assault weapon. The robbers wore hats and jumpsuits. One of the robbers was described as a African-American male, 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 230 pounds, clean shaven shave v. shaved, shaved or shav·en , shav·ing, shaves v.tr. 1. a. To remove the beard or other body hair from, with a razor or shaver: with a dark complexion complexion /com·plex·ion/ (kom-plek´shun) the color and appearance of the skin of the face. com·plex·ion n. The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially of the face. , and wearing a fluorescent orange work hat and jumpsuit, Buschow said. Buschow said records showed no previous robberies at the credit union's Thousand Oaks branch since it moved to that location some six years ago from Hillcrest hill·crest n. The summit line of a hill. Drive. FBI Agent Bob Mack said this was the third robbery of a financial institution in Thousand Oaks this year. |
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