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What won what whereThe Valley Inn, just off the 405 freeway in Sherman Oaks, is about the 200th restaurant in the Valley to be hit during a spree that has been especially hard on eateries along Ventura Boulevard. Two robbers armed with handguns came in about 9:20 last night. They got an undisclosed amount from the register and about $200 from a customer.
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