GUNMEN TAKE OVER BANK, ESCAPE.Byline: ANGIE VALENCIA-MARTINEZ Staff Writer SUN VALLEY -- Three masked gunmen dressed as security guards escaped with an unknown amount of cash from a takeover robbery Tuesday at Mission Valley Bank, authorities said. 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 the FBI were investigating
the 1 p.m. heist at the bank, 9116 Sunland Blvd.
LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Capt. Joseph Curreri of the Foothill Division said three black men wearing light blue shirts and dark pants stormed into the branch with 15 people inside. No one was injured. Police are reviewing video surveillance that shows the men, who wore gloves, entering the bank through the back with their identities hidden by handkerchiefs over their faces and baseball caps. The robbers abandoned a getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite , which was reported stolen, a short distance from the bank. The three are described as in their 20s, varying in height from 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, with bulky builds. Investigators said they believe the group could be connected to similar takeover-style bank robberies The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. in the L.A. area. They don't believe it's the same team that has robbed hundreds of 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. restaurants over the past several years. ``This was a takeover robbery,'' FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. ``Everyone was made to get on the ground. They came in armed with handguns. They were certainly very intimidating in·tim·i·date tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear. 2. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats. .'' Anyone with information can call the FBI at (310) 477-6565. angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3699 |
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