Three arrested in robbery attempt
From staff reports
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Three men have been arrested after an attempted robbery outside a Thousand Oaks apartment complex last week.

Sheriff's Department officials said two brothers, ages 22 and 24, were walking Tuesday evening in the rear parking lot of the Warwick Apartments, 850 Warwick Ave., when the men demanded the contents of their pockets and assaulted them.

Deputies arrested Miguel Mendez, 19, of Thousand Oaks later Tuesday evening at the complex. The next day, deputies arrested Albert Alvarez, 20, of Thousand Oaks, followed by the arrest of Julio Orellana, 25, of North Hollywood on Thursday.

All three are documented members of a Thousand Oaks criminal street gang, deputies said. The suspects remained in Ventura County Jail on Saturday after being booked on suspicion of attempted second-degree robbery, felony assault, street terrorism and battery.

Alvarez was being held in lieu of $160,000 bail. The other two men cannot post bail because of immigration violations, authorities said.

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