HOME-INVASION SUSPECTS FOUND WITH FBI GEAR; GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRESTS 2 MEN IN MAY CASE.Byline: Eric Wahlgren Daily News Staff Writer Police displayed FBI-style raid jackets, high-tech weapons and other paraphernalia they said belonged to a pair of suspects charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit home-invasion robbery. Thach Hong Nguyen, 27, of Pomona and Michael Hoa Luong, 21, of Rosemead were arrested Saturday in connection with a May 13 robbery in the 2100 block of Camino San Rafael San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. in Glendale. Police said a housekeeper was bound with duct tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. and sexually molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. before suspects made off with jewelry, electronic equipment and a handgun. Officers say the suspects also could be responsible for other home-invasion robberies in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``We have not gotten any confirmation about their activity 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. , but we believe it could be the case that they were there,'' said Dan Hinojosa, a Glendale Police Department investigator, during a Wednesday news conference. ``These are sophisticated criminals.'' In addition to the navy satin jackets with the letters ``FBI'' on the back, officers found a Ruger handgun with a laser-aiming device and so-called ``flex cuffs'' that law enforcement officials use to subdue sub·due tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues 1. To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat. 2. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable. 3. suspects. When they raided the suspects' residences, officers said they also found several assault rifles A
getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite . With such equipment, neighbors spotting the suspects might not ``alert the local police when they thought the FBI was on the case,'' said Sgt. Rick Young. Police spread out on tables cameras, pagers, wedding bands, silver coins, cellular phones, hi-fi equipment and other items they believe were stolen by the suspects in other robberies. Young on Wednesday urged robbery victims to contact their local police departments about missing goods, adding that many home-invasion robbery victims are often too intimidated to report the crimes to authorities. ``Many times they don't even call us out of fear that the suspects are going to come back,'' Young said. A Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman said Nguyen was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit a home-invasion robbery in Glendale Municipal Court and that his bail has been set at $500,000. In addition to that charge, Luong was charged with one count of a sexual molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these charge and one count of assault with a firearm, and his bail has also been set at $500,000, police said. Police said in August they linked the two suspects to the home-invasion robbery after finding a handgun that was taken from the residence on a Pomona street after a gang fight. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1 -- 2) Glendale police Sgt. Rick Young, left, and Investigator Dan Hinojosa show clothing, left, and other items, top, seized in a raid of the homes of two suspects in a home-invasion robbery in Glendale in which a maid was sexually molested. Officials believe the pair may have been responsible for other similar crimes. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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