August 30, 2011
Los Angeles. Los Angeles detectives have released video of a shocking, daylight robbery in Little Tokyo, in which a man chokes an elderly blind woman to steal her gold chain and jade pendant. “This is shocking to watch, especially when you consider this woman is legally blind,” said Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of the Central Detective Division. “When you watch the video you can actually read the crook’s mind as he sizes up his victim and waits for witnesses to walk by.” The robbery occurred on 1st Street between Los Angeles Street and San Pedro Street on July 24. The retired resident of Little Tokyo was pushing her walker down the sidewalk around noon, when a short Hispanic man sneaks up behind the 68 year old. The crook grabs her around the throat and chokes her as she struggles to understand what is happening to her. “She fights back, but the suspect gets her gold chain and jade pendant, worth about $100,” Lt. Vernon explained. “If this video doesn’t make you angry, little will.” A man in a nearby business also comes to the victim’s rescue and the suspect runs away. Detectives are combing through other video to see if the suspect’s image is captured later. “Street robberies are uncommon in the Little Tokyo area, so this one really stands out,” Lt. Vernon said. “And this suspect really needs to go to jail.” The mugger was wearing a white shirt, a small back pack, and a baseball cap turned backwards. Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call Central …
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August 30, 2011
August 3, 2011 NR11359pv Backpack Bandit Strikes in Little Tokyo Los Angeles. One day after releasing video of a short man with a backpack robbing a blind, elderly woman in Little Tokyo, detectives received video of another robbery by the same suspect against another elderly woman pushing a walker. On August 1, 2011, a 79-year-old resident of Little Tokyo was pushing her walker down a garden path behind 244 S. San Pedro Street. “It was just after 10 AM, when the woman felt a man behind her,” explained Lt. Paul Vernon, commanding officer of detectives downtown. “The man held up the woman’s necklace and said to her, ‘Baby, I’m going to take your chain.'” The video does not show the actual crime, but one can see the suspect, wearing a backpack, emerge from the walking path and run away. The woman emerges just after him, pushing her walker. In this instance, no force was used. The suspect merely unfastened the clasp to the necklace. “After seeing the video, we think this is the same suspect who robbed the blind woman,” Lt. Vernon said. “We’ve dubbed him the Backpack Bandit, and we want anyone who knows him to call us.” Police are warning residents, especially the elderly in Little Tokyo, to be aware of their surroundings. Dubbed the Backpack Bandit, the man has been seen with a backpack in both times he has struck since July 24. Those two crimes occurred within a one-block radius of 1st Street and San Pedro Street, and between 10 AM and noon. The suspect is short, under 5’5 …
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August 30, 2011
Los Angeles: LAPD Pacific Area detectives are looking for at least three suspects who have recently robbed stores and markets located within close proximity to each other in the West Los Angeles area. Their trademark seems to be wearing black shirts with the word “security” written across the back. So far, detectives are aware of three robberies the suspects have committed. The first was last weekend on August 6 at about 8:20 pm at Bob’s Market, 1000 National Blvd. A surveillance video showed a suspect entering the store wearing a black ski mask and a black shirt with “security” written on the back in white letters. He was also wearing gloves and black pants and carrying a revolver handgun. While a cashier was helping another customer, he pointed his gun at the cashier, demanded money and then left the store, heading south on Hughes Avenue. A witness saw the suspect get into a parked car described as a black, four-door Honda driven by a second male suspect. The car was last seen heading south on Hughes Avenue. No description is available of the driver, but the first suspect is described as an 18- to 25-year-old Black male who stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 165 pounds. The second robbery occurred on August 9 at 8:50 pm at the Overland Liquor Store, 3585 Overland Ave., only a few miles from the site of the first robbery. This time, two suspects entered the store. The first suspect, who is believed to be the same man who committed the first robbery, was …
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August 29, 2011
Los Angeles: LAPD West Los Angeles Division detectives are asking for the public’s help in providing any information that will lead to the arrest of a suspect responsible for a robbery in the West LA Area. On August 14, at around 11 pm, an African-American male entered the “Service Station of the Stars” located in the 9400 block of East Pico Boulevard. The suspect walked up to an employee, pulled out a blue-steel semi automatic hand gun and demanded that the employee put the money in a black plastic bag. Once the suspect’s demands were met, he ran from the station in an unknown direction. The service station was equipped with a CCTV system that captured the robbery on video. The suspect is described as an African-American male that appeared to be 25-30 years-old. He stood about 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs about 160 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a black sleeveless hoodie, lime-green shirt, and black jeans. The suspect is to be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS. *Surveillance footage of the robbery is available at www.lapdtv.org Anyone with information on this crime is urged to call West LA Robbery Detectives at 310-444-1520. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). Tipsters may also contact Crime Stoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (CRIMES on most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with the …
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August 26, 2011
An 11-year-old boy led police in Marion, South Carolina on a police chase two days in a row earlier this week. Police released dashcam video from the first chase in a pick-up truck taken from the city fire department. (Oct. 21)
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August 25, 2011
Coleman Brackney pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent homicide in the death of James Ahern. Brackney chased Ahern in a high-speed chase that was recorded by his police cruiser’s dashcam just before he fatally shot Ahern.
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August 25, 2011
Police arrested two men and searched for a third following a home invasion robbery that ended with a fiery crash in Atlanta on Sunday. (June 2)
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August 24, 2011
Dash-cam video shows a high speed police chase in Fla. that comes to a crashing end. The suspect was shot and killed by police, but the officers were cleared of any wrongdoing. (May 16)
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August 24, 2011
Armed citizens confront Nazi checkpoint in Livermore, California. 4th of July weekend, 2011. Police Departments use checkpoints to perform warrantless searches and steal vehicles from undocumented drivers. Organize against checkpoints in your area! Join Abolish Checkpoints: www.facebook.com *UPDATE* Based on their own statistics, the Livermore PD subjected 1200 drivers to unreasonable searches and only busted TWO drunk drivers at this checkpoint. That means less than 0.17% of those asked “show me your papers” were drinking! Since 11 vehicles were towed, we can conclude that 82% of the vehicles were stolen from undocumented drivers or people with registration issues. We all know the real reason they have these checkpoints. The cities and law enforcement agencies make MILLIONS ($40 million across CA in 2009) from these fascist checkpoints.
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August 24, 2011
A police pursuit ended Tuesday afternoon near 44th Street and Gillham Road with one man in custody. www.kmbc.com
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