Police blotter

A takeover robbery was reported last night at 7:30 in the 11600 Riverside Drive in North Hollywood. The suspect wearing a ski mask and gloves holding a pistol approached owners leaving the pharmacy and forced them back inside. The suspect tied the victims hands and forced them to give him narcotics and cash. The suspect then fled through a side door in an unknown direction.

Police reported a fatal traffic collision at 11:40 last night at Ventura Boulevard and Blue Canyon Drive. A Toyota Corolla was westbound on Ventura, crossed over into the eastbound lanes and became involved in head-on collision with a 2008 Honda Civic. One person died at Cedars Hospital. The second person suffered no injuries but his passenger suffered a broken leg.