Home Robbers Use Stun-Gun Device
Two men armed with a stun-gun device forced their way into a home and robbed a 22-year-old man of property, cash and identification, police said Wednesday.
Police released few details of the robbery, which was reported at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at a home in the 12900 block of Dickens Street in Studio City, said Los Angeles Police Officer Don Cox.
Cox said the weapon was a stun-gun or similar device that emits an electric shock.
Authorities did not release the name of the victim, who was hurt slightly and treated at the scene, Cox said. Investigators said they were looking for two men in their 20s.
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