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This account, unless otherwise noted, is based on statements made to authorities by Matthew Itkowitz and his wife, as well as those of witnesses to the March 5, 2008, incident. Those statements, including a description of what was captured on the surveillance camera, are contained in a report by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office that was provided to The Times at the newspaper’s request.
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