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A Ventura convenience store was robbed Sunday afternoon, the Ventura Police Department reported late last night.
Two robbers wearing ski masks entered the Corner Mart at 1490 N. Ventura Ave. about 4:22 p.m., police said in a prepared statement.
One of the men pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money while the other acted as a lookout, police said.
The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of money and the robbers left the store, heading eastbound on Leighton Drive.
The clerk was not injured.
Anyone with information about the crime is encouraged to call Ventura police detectives at 339-4394 or phone Crime Stoppers anonymously at 385-TALK.
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Traffic: Highway 33 between Wheeler Gorge north of Ojai and Quatal Canyon Road in the Los Padres National Forest was opened to through traffic last night, the U.S. Forest Service reported.
The section of roadway was closed to most traffic last week while firefighters set back fires as part of their effort to control the Zaca fire.
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Weather: Mostly sunny and warm conditions are expected today, the National Weather Service reported.
Temperatures in the mid 80s on the coast and into the mid 90s in valleys are predicted.
Posted by AnnaWhaat on August 27, 2007 at 7:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
At 4:22 in the afternoon if anyone saw two men wearing ski masks I would think that would be pretty suspiscious! Someone had to see something! Good grief.....the crime around here is getting worse and worse.........
Posted by imbetnonit on August 27, 2007 at 11:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Their eyesight must be getting worse too.
Posted by gman2398 on August 27, 2007 at 12:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is the avenue, part of life, for now. The only way to change this is for people to start the gentrification process, someone has to be brave and start bringing in capital and investments to the Ventura Avenue area.
Posted by surfmedic91 on August 27, 2007 at 1:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Anna, it's not getting worse, you're just reading about it more. It's the same as it's always been. You're probably just too afraid to go anywhere near downtown after dark.
gman, there are investments going into the Avenue. It's a slow process and the community there needs to take part, not just complain about it and not do anything.
Posted by gman2398 on August 27, 2007 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Surfmedic, get off your high horse, these are comments not complaints. The people who live in the avenue know its not safe to be out there after dark, they are afraid for reasons like this, robberies, gang intimidation, murder. There is a big difference between Main St(downtown) and Ventura Ave.
Posted by imbetnonit on August 27, 2007 at 3:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It's not safe to be out after dark, gman? The article says it occured at 4:22 PM. And no one saw anything?
Posted by AnnaWhaat on August 27, 2007 at 4:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)
surfmedic91,I have walked in the most dangerous places where even an ARMY boy would be afraid to go. And yes I have fear........Of course me being a woman and you a man my chances of getting raped are what 100% more likely? In fact I was just there on the Ave a couple weeks ago dropping off a friend who lives there. I dont know exactly how to take your comment or how you meant it....
imbetnonit ,gman knows that ! He was replying to another comment.
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