RESIDENT STOPS MAN'S CARJACKING ATTEMPTS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - A man who tried to steal three vehicles by force from a shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into parking lot was apprehended by a quick-thinking resident on the way to his daughter's school. The man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was taken to a hospital for facial injuries facial injuries, n.pl trauma to the face and its associated structures, most frequently from traffic accidents, contact sports, and domestic conflicts. and observation of erratic behavior. Ronald Escott, a private investigator who also works as an electrical contractor, was leaving his home about 3:30 p.m. when he saw the man beating on the driver's-side window of a van parked near Hollywood Video on Bouquet bouquet a structure resembling a cluster of flowers. Canyon Road near Newhall Ranch Road. ``I was coming out of my house (across Bouquet Canyon Road) to pick up my daughter and this gentleman was punching the window of this van trying to steal it,'' Escott said. ``The driver was smart and he gunned it and got out of there. ``I left my truck and grabbed my gun and chased him. I called 911 and told them what was going on. When I drew down on him, he put his hands up and I was able to apprehend him. I wasn't gonna gon·na Informal Contraction of going to: We're gonna win today. let him go, he looked kind of wild.'' Sheriff's Deputy John Liebe said the suspect, who was not identified, attempted to carjack car·jack or car-jack tr.v. car·jacked, car·jack·ing, car·jacks To commit forcible theft of (a vehicle) from its users. [car + (hi)jack. three different victims in the shopping center lot. One victim was beaten by the suspect, who suffered injuries himself to his face and was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital for observation. ``He appeared to be under the influence of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. ,'' Liebe said. Theresa Speaker, an employee at Hollywood Video, said patrons of the store saw the suspect outside banging on the window of a vehicle belonging to a customer who had just left the store. ``Then a van pulled up and he started beating on that car,'' Speaker said. ``When he drove away, he chased a guy on a bike.'' Speaker said that no one in the store recognized the man. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Emergency personnel treat a suspect behind a Hollywood Video store Thursday after carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger attempts. David Crane/Staff Photographer |
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