VAN NUYS AIRPORT POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTS AFTER ROBBERY

(Van Nuys, California – June 28, 2006) Two suspects are in police custody tonight following their arrest around 11:30 a.m. by a Los Angeles World Airports Police officer assigned to Van Nuys Airport, who was flagged down by a pedestrian reporting he had been robbed at knife point.

While driving on an authorized lunch-break, Airport Police Officer Doug Watson was flagged down by a man at the intersection of Parthenia and Forbes in Van Nuys, who stated he had just been robbed at knife point. The victim described the two male suspects and Officer Watson observed the suspects running a short distance away from the location. Watson, with the assistance of Van Nuys Airport Police Officer George Jarvis who responded on back-up, took the two suspects into custody without incident. The suspects were identified by police as Alfredo Linares, 5 foot-11 inches tall and 230 pounds; and Javier Edgardo Deleon, 6 feet tall and 185 pounds. Both suspects are 18 years old and residents of Van Nuys. The victim’s property and a 12-inch knife were recovered from the suspects.

The victim suffered minor scratches and his clothes were torn during the incident. The suspects were transported and booked at the LAPD Devonshire Division on suspicion of robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.