ROBBERY SUSPECT JAILED BY POLICE.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer NORTHRIDGE - 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. police captured a 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. suspect shortly after he held up a Northridge bank Thursday, and police credited sharp-eyed witnesses for the quick arrest. Armed with a handgun and wearing a ski mask, Victor Thomas, 37, robbed two tellers at California National Bank, 19450 Plummer St., just before 10 a.m., police said. He took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled in a waiting rental car, which had two other men inside, police said. There were no injuries. Witnesses were able to give police a description of the robber and the vehicle, including a license plate number. ``It's good that a witness obtained a vehicle description, and a license number,'' said Detective John Licata of the Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division. ``The witness reacted the way we'd like somebody to react without putting themselves in jeopardy.'' Police spotted the vehicle a short time later and arrested Thomas. The two other men inside the vehicle were detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: , but were later eliminated as suspects and released. Thomas was booked at the Parker Center Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on December 30, 1952 Jail on suspicion of armed robbery. He was being held in lieu of Instead of; in place of; in substitution of. It does not mean in addition to. $65,000 bail. Jason Kandel, (818) 713-3664 jason.kandel(at)dailynews.com |
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