Man With Knife Robs 3 Businesses
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A man armed with a butcher knife robbed two Ventura businesses and another outside town Tuesday night, making off with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to area law enforcement agencies.
The man, whom officials declined to describe, started his spree about 7:25 p.m. He robbed a gas station near Vineyard Avenue and Simon Way in the unincorporated part of the county, and two businesses in Ventura, including one at Wells Road and Citrus Drive. Further details were unavailable.
Authorities did not find the man, who was on foot. No one was injured, police said.
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