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pressure ot time.‘ When I went on the board six years ago, we coukl take care ofbv the Fdueation Employment Relations BoardRobbery-kidnap thwartedBv JACK BL'RSON PB Staff WriterFour young men were arrested bv La Verne police early this morning and accused of kidnaping a woman in a market robbery attempt whichwent all wrong The incident began at I a m at the 7-Klevep Market at 3720 White Ave. La Verne Officer Dutch Fields gave this account of the incident:One suspect. Gary Joe Halterman. 27, of Azusa, was let off in front of the store by three companions who then drove to the rear of the store and parked with the car s lights out At about the same time, the kidnap victim, Francis Johnston, of La Verne, entered the store to make a purchase and police Sgt David Cazares drove up in front in a radio cur*Halterman. seeing the police car, quickly left the store, tossing a revolver in the rear of a tow truck parked nearby The woman, who is a school teacher, also was leaving and was forced into her car by Halterman who found that his companions were not in front of the storeThe store night clerk. Hay Nelson, noticed the frightened look on the victim s face and told Cazares who immediately followed her car. He pulled her to a stop at Foothill Boulevard and White Avenue where he freed her and arrested HaltermanMeanwhile, the car containing the other three men drove around in front of the store without headlights and one of the occupants yelled. • Where the hell is he? Then they sped awayNelson called the police and describe the car and it was seen and followed into Pomona, to the 3300 block of Falcon Avenue by Officer Fields where he stopped the driver and arrested the occupants Inside the car he said he found a sawtd-off shotgun and a 22-caliber pistolBesides Halterman, those arrested were the driver. John Glenn Kramer. 21, Azusa, Kenneth John Gazlev 21. Covina, and Kenneth Alan Slingluff. 21. Covina All were booked on suspicion of robbery and kidnapingnaybances also and (ianes patrols ha eliminate tf said “We will iversally. nights a we The eoun directed pol clear city f loitering ar use Zbinde would be Ci patrolmenCHINO M/it the mlt; ever seen Council de taking full jobs progrAN EX-1become a i columnist more brult; cocker splt;AstrograpBoyd, L. lt;Bridge . Classified Comics . Crosswor EditorialEntertain
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Pomona Progress Bulletin
Pomona, California, US
Wed, Jul 20, 1977
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