Police blotter
A couple of noteworthy incidents reported overnight in the Valley:
- A robbery was reported last night at 5:45 in the 13700 block of Victory Boulevard in Van Nuys. The victim had just withdrawn money from the Wells Fargo Bank and headed to a travel agency to purchase a vacation package. As the victim pulled into the parking lot of the business, a male black carrying a gun approached the victim. The suspect ordered the victim to the ground and removed his property. The suspect then ran away.
- A business robbery was reported last night at 5 in the 16000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Encino. The suspect entered the pharmacy and pointed a gun at the pharmacist. The suspect demanded several bottles of narcotics from the pharmacist. The pharmacist complied and gave the suspect an unknown quantity of various medication bottles before running away, last seen going east on Ventura. There were no injuries.