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Bank manager's boyfriend faked bomb vest, indictment says
The boyfriend of an assistant bank manager arranged for her to strap on a fake bomb so she would appear to be a hostage -- setting the stage for him to rob $565,000 from an East Los Angeles bank last year, according to a federal indictment unsealed...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Police Arrests, FBI, Prosecution, Bank Robbery
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Men indicted in connection with bizarre kidnapping, bank robbery
Several men -- including a friend of a bank manager who was kidnapped and strapped with explosives as part of a bizarre bank robbery in East L.A. last fall -- have been indicted in connection with the crimes, several law enforcement sources said. Ray...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Bank Robbery, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Kidnapping
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Robbers arrested after pocket-dialing 911 during crime, police say
The robbers allegedly broke into a car, took what they wanted and drove away. So they very well might have gotten away with the crime -- had it not been for pesky pocket dialing. Fresno residents Carson Rinehart and Nathan Teklemariam, both 20 years...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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2013 Billboard Music Awards: Swift dominates, Bieber deflates
LAS VEGAS -- On the Billboard stage, there’s not much room for surprises, at least not where the awards are concerned. This is a ceremony dictated by radio, sales, streaming and fan voting. So it should be expected that Taylor Swift and Justin...
Tags: Jennifer Lopez, Entertainment, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber
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Cannes 2013: Festival robberies echo past heists, real and on film
By Mark OlsenTwo high-profile robberies at this year's Cannes Film Festival have attracted a lot of attention, but they're the hardly the first such heists (on screen, or off). First, a stash of Chopard jewelry reportedly valued at more than $1 million was taken...Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Los Angeles Hotels, Cannes Film Festival
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Superman, a hero with staying power
My nomination for American hero of the 20th century is someone who lived half his life in disguise and the other half as the world's most recognizable man. He appeared on more radio broadcasts than Ellery Queen and in more movies than Marlon Brando, who...
Tags: Heart Attack, Radio, Man of Steel (movie), Entertainment, Ku Klux Klan
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Oakland police struggle to rebuild — using fewer resources
OAKLAND — It was a quiet evening by this city's standards, and still the police emergency lines were lighting up. As screams rang out behind her, a caller said her neighbor was being beaten. A woman reported that a front door down the street had...
Tags: William Bratton, Murder, Environmental Issues, Laws, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Stolen-artifacts case has cost much, yielded little, critics say
When hundreds of federal agents raided four Southern California museums early one January morning in 2008, it set the art world ablaze, suggesting that even amid an international looting scandal, museums had continued to do business with the black...
Tags: Lawyers, DePaul University, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Artists, Laws
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WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info
When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Entertainment, WikiLeaks, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Sundance Film Festival
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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Arson, Public Officials, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Entertainment, Black Entertainment Television (tv network)
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Simpson's ex-lawyer Yale Galanter says O.J. knew about the guns
LAS VEGAS — The lawyer who unsuccessfully defended O.J. Simpson against armed robbery charges testified Friday his client knew two companions had guns in a 2007 confrontation with memorabilia dealers. Miami attorney Yale Galanter contradicted much...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Justice System, Lawyers, Civil Rights, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Former Compton deputy fire chief due in court in arson case
A former Compton deputy fire chief is scheduled to appear in court Friday to face charges that he stole radio equipment, then lighted a fire to cover up the crime. Marcel Melanson was arrested at his home Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&...
Tags: AEG, Radio, Arson, Entertainment, Television Industry
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