A Hispanic family was threatened with shooting by robbers who broke into his house this Sunday night in the San Fernando Valley.
The thugs ordered the three family members who were in the house at that time to stay inside their rooms or be shot at his home in the 9500 block of Cedros Avenue, in Panorama City.
It was one of the most recent incidents in the wave of residential robberies that have occurred in the San Fernando Valley.
Keep reading: Thieves do not stop crime wave against homes in Los Angeles
Haroldo Sánchez, one of the family members who was in the house, said that the thieves, armed with a gun, told him that They would shoot him if he did not stay in the room, where he was sheltering with his 15- and 7-year-old daughters..
“I tried to leave in case my wife had arrived, a man’s voice answered me and I wanted to leave. but he told me that if I came out he was going to shoot me, and I, out of fear, closed the door“Sanchez declared in an interview with the Telemundo network.
The incident was reported to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at approximately 11:30 p.m.
Keep reading: The wave of robberies at residences in Los Angeles spreads
“Last night I couldn’t even sleep, I was scared they might come back.“added the Hispanic man, who described the experience as terrifying.
Family members were kept locked in a room while the suspects ransacked the property.
Haroldo’s wife, Karla Méndez, arrived a few minutes after the robbery and found the house completely disordered.
Keep reading: Jewelry raid adds to series of robberies in San Fernando Valley
“I found the door open, the refrigerator open, and here my daughter’s room is all upside down“, said Méndez.
The Hispanic family said that The suspects stole jewelry that his daughter received for her fifteenth birthdaybranded bags, cash and other belongings. The thieves also stole the money they had collected for next month’s rent payment.
“It is not fair that one goes out to work trusting that you leave your family at home and return with this“added Mendez.
Keep reading: Bass orders increased police patrols after robberies in San Fernando Valley
Sánchez said he did not know why the thieves targeted his familybecause they do not own a business and do not own a luxury car.
The Hispanic family mentioned that they have recently moved to the neighborhood, and that on May 11 it will be a month of living in that house.
Los Angeles police filed a report about the assault at the Panorama City property, but the only description of the two suspects is available They were men wearing black hooded sweatshirts..
Keep reading: LAPD investigates late-night burglaries at San Fernando Valley residences
According to the LAPD, in addition to the Panorama City robbery, Two robberies were recorded in Lake Balboa, one in West Hills and one more in Burbank on the night of Saturday, April 25.
In the Burbank case, surveillance cameras captured three suspects fleeing a residence on Scott Avenue, while a neighbor called 911, which allowed authorities to arrest three men.
Keep reading:
· Two residences raided in Los Angeles: a robbery breaks out at gunpoint
· Los Angeles Police investigate home burglaries in the San Fernando Valley
· High-value burglary at a Los Angeles home
