Crime & Safety
Home-Invasion Robbers Handcuff Elderly Encino Couple
Three men and a woman broke into an Encino home, handcuffing and robbing a couple of their cash and jewelry.
A couple was handcuffed and money taken during a home invasion robbery in Encino, authorities said today.
The suspects gained entry to the large two-story residence in the 4700 block of White Oak Avenue by prying a rear door open around 10:45 p.m. Monday, Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jeff Graham said.
All of the suspects wore ski masks, Graham said. One was armed with a firearm and another with a screwdriver or small knife.
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No injuries were reported, Graham said.
The suspects were described only as three men and a woman, LAPD Sgt. D. Quinto told NBC4.
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Quinto said the victims, whom he described as “two elderly folks”, were the owners of three Los Angeles-area restaurants.
The suspects escaped in a newer-model four door BMW, Quinto said. KNX reported that the suspects took more than $10,000 in cash and jewelry and fled in a BMW.
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