Los Angeles Times

Three robbers storm home

They assault two in Calabasas and walk away with $200,000 in valuables.

- By Joseph Serna

Los Angeles County sheriff’s detectives are looking for a group of men wearing orange constructi­on vests who forced their way into a house in Calabasas, tied up the residents and ransacked the home, officials said.

Investigat­ors held a news conference Thursday and announced they were looking for three men who escaped in two cars after robbing the home in the 22500 block of Charlestow­n Drive on the afternoon of Aug. 6.

According to detectives, two men posed as constructi­on workers and knocked on the door. As they waited for someone to answer, the men discussed their socalled job with a constructi­on company to keep up the ruse, just in case someone was listening on a security camera, authoritie­s said.

Authoritie­s think the group has committed similar robberies.

When a resident answered their knock — KTLA reported it was an 18-yearold man — the two robbers forced their way in, fought with the teen and shocked him with a taser gun before tying him up with zip ties.

While the two men restrained the teen, a third robber walked in and pillaged the home of more than $200,000 in valuables. That’s when a woman who also lived at the home arrived, KTLA reported.

“The second victim was also assaulted, terrorized and bound with zip ties by the suspects,” the Sheriff ’s Department said in a statement.

Within minutes, the trio escaped in a 2010 to 2015 black 5 or 7 Series BMW sedan and a 2015 to 2017 dark gray Chevrolet Impala.

One of the victims managed to dial 911 afterward, authoritie­s said.

Detectives are asking for assistance in tracking the three men. The city of Calabasas is offering a $5,000 reward in exchange for informatio­n leading to an arrest and conviction.

Anyone with informatio­n is asked to call the sheriff ’s burglary-robbery task force at (562) 946-7187.

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