Armed robbery in Westlake


A man and woman were arrested for holding another couple at gunpoint in a Westlake Village apartment Sept. 25 as they reportedly sought to collect on a drug debt.

A 29-year-old woman called the Thousand Oaks Police Department to say there were two armed robbers inside a Westcreek Apartments unit near the intersection of Kanan and Lindero Canyon roads.

Detective Tim Lohman said the woman told police a man and another woman had detained her and her 30-year-old male companion inside the apartment.

Lohman said the two individuals entered the apartment with a gun, intent on taking property. The attackers made threats of bodily harm and tried to stop the victims from reporting the crime.

“It appears they were trying to collect on some money that was owed,” the detective said.