ROBBERY MANHUNT MOUNTS; ONE SUSPECT HELD; 2 OTHERS SOUGHT.Byline: Theresa Moreau Daily News Staff Writer In their hunt for a bank-robbing trio that has struck nearly 30 times across the 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. since February, police said Monday that they have arrested one suspect but continue to search for two others. Ricky Lewis Ricky Lewis realname Eric Timothy Lewis (born May 29, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is an American soccer defender. Lewis played college soccer at Clemson University for three years from 2000 to 2002. was arrested July 10 on suspicion of bank robbery 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. at his South Central 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. home, said Los Angeles police Detective Tom Wich of the bank robbery unit. On Friday, the 31-year-old 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. in connection with six bank robberies and is being held without bail in the federal Metropolitan Detention Center "Metropolitan Dentention Center" refers to a series of federal detention facilities (prisons) located throughout the United States. They are run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. in Los Angeles. The exact amount taken in the string of robberies has not been disclosed by police. ``It's kind of chump change, what these guys are getting, when you consider the time they're gonna get when they get caught,'' Wich said. Investigators said they were led to Lewis' whereabouts by tips called in by residents who saw his photograph in a Daily News story about area bank robberies. Two men identified as Lewis' accomplices continue to elude authorities and are believed to be in San Bernardino County. They are: Jovan Woodard, an African-American, 19, 5-feet 6-inches tall, and weighing 150 pounds; and Clarence Engram en·gram n. A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. Also called neurogram. , an African-American, 26, 5-feet 6-inches tall, and weighing 155 pounds. Anyone with information regarding Engram or Woodard can call FBI agents at (310) 477-6565, or Los Angeles police Detectives Norm Jackson or Tom Wich at (213) 485-0780. Since February, the trio is believed responsible for 30 bank heists, with the majority in the Valley. But police said they believe the remaining suspects have left the area and have struck three banks in San Bernardino County. Investigators say the trio generally switches roles from one heist to the next. The getaway car is described as a 1988 tan Ford Thunderbird coupe with a tinted rear window and white license plate. But one aspect of the heists remains constant - a lone member of the trio enters a bank, walks up to a teller, and presents a crudely written demand note on white paper to a teller. Although none has brandished a weapon, the men-at-large are considered armed and dangerous. |
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