Ventura County Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday pursued and eventually apprehended suspects of a Thousand Oaks bank robbery in Woodland Hills.
Witnesses of the Citibank robbery described the suspects and their vehicle and deputies were able to locate them traveling into Los Angeles. Officers from Ventura and Los Angeles counties plus the Highway Patrol attempted to stop the vehicle. The pursuit ended near the 101 Freeway and Winnetka Avenue following a brief stint on Ventura Boulevard.
The suspects then abandoned their car and fled on foot. The deputies conducted a search in the area of Clark Street between De Soto and Winnetka avenues and were able to apprehend and arrest three suspects, Eric Denmark, 33, Spencer Rondon Thomas and Khristina Mancilla, 21. The suspects' home towns were unknown, according to a statement from the Ventura County Sheriff's Department.
One suspect was bitten by a sheriff's K-9 before being taken into custody.
Investigators recovered cash and other evidence related to the robbery where the suspects were captured.
According to the VCSD's statement, investigators believe the same suspects are responsible for several other recent Southern California robberies.
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