COUNTYWIDE FOCUS : THOUSAND OAKS : Reward Offered for Robber of Bookstore
A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for help in solving the robbery of a Westlake bookstore, the Ventura County Crime Stoppers announced Thursday.
On Dec. 20, a man entered B. Dalton Bookseller on Westlake Boulevard an hour before it opened and robbed the manager at gunpoint, Sgt. Kitty Hoberg said. The robber, armed with a chrome-plated handgun, bound and gagged the manager and left her lying in the store’s office after taking a “significant amount” of money, Hoberg said.
Investigators are seeking a white man about 6 feet, 2 inches tall, with brown hair and a low-pitched voice. He wore a dark cap with a symbol on the front, a white long-sleeved shirt and blue sweat pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 494-TALK in Thousand Oaks and Moorpark, 385-TALK in Oxnard, 987-TALK in Camarillo or 986-TALK in Port Hueneme.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
