ROBBERS TAKE OVER BOFA THREE MASKED MEN ESCAPE AFTER BRAZEN MORNING HEIST.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Staff Writer 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. - Three masked men burst into a Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. early Friday, ordered 10 customers and employees to the floor, then fled with an accomplice with an undetermined amount of cash, officials said. The 9:42 a.m. robbery was the third in the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by this week, with a California Federal Bank California Federal Bank, often abbreviated to "Cal Fed", was a savings and loan bank in California. It existed from 1926 until 2002, when its parent company Golden State Bancorp was acquired by Citigroup, resulting in the bank being merged into Citibank. being hit on Thursday and a Downey Savings & Loan branch in Westlake Village targeted Monday. A Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. Bank in Port Hueneme Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. was robbed last month, and a suspect was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. Friday in that case. This week's earlier heists by two lone robbers differed sharply from Friday's robbery, in which the three suspects stormed the bank at 152 Hillcrest Drive. ``It certainly would be considered a bold type of robbery,'' said sheriff's Deputy Harold Hanley. ``It went down pretty fast. We're obviously concerned whenever we have a bank robbery in Thousand Oaks, being the safe community that we are. Crime can occur anywhere.'' Witnesses told authorities that after the trio entered the bank, two ran behind the tellers' counter and emptied cash drawers while a third tried unsuccessfully to gain access to an area where additional money was kept. ``Their reaction was pretty much disbelief,'' Hanley said of the six employees and four customers who were in the bank. ``Two customers were sitting in chairs doing transaction work. They pretty much just froze. I'm not sure if they got down on the floor. Everybody else got on the floor.'' The three robbers fled in a gold 1984 Oldsmobile Delta sedan, driven by a fourth suspect who had been waiting in the bank parking lot. The car, reported stolen in Los Angeles, was found minutes later in nearby parking lot, where authorities believe the robbers changed vehicles. None of the robbers - described only as being in their 20s or 30s - brandished a weapon. Brent Robbins, a special agent with the FBI's Ventura office, said he was surprised that no weapons were displayed. ``Weapons are usually used in a takeover robbery,'' he said. ``While one person watches the interior of the bank - the movement of customers and employees - other robbers will jump the counter to empty all the cash drawers on the teller line. The more brazen ones will demand to get into the vault.'' FBI agents retrieved film from the bank's surveillance cameras, which authorities believe captured at least portions of the heist. Ventura County Crime Stoppers stoppers see stopper pad. will pay up to $1,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and criminal charges filed against the people responsible for the crime. To offer an anonymous tip, call (805) 494-TALK. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, map Photo: (1 -- 2 -- 1 -- color in Simi and Conejo edition only -- 2 -- color -- ran in Conejo edition only) Ventura County sheriff's deputies, above, check out a car that was believed to be used in a bank robbery Friday in Thousand Oaks. A cap that was apparently used as a mask can be seen on the ground at lower left. At right, a deputy places police tape outside the Bank of America while an employee gestures to investigators. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer Map: Bank Robberies |
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