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Police Guns Slay Thug in 90-Minute Battle
In New York City a 90 minute gun battle ended the crime career of Au gust Robles after a three day manhunt in the Puerto Rican district. Police stormed a third floor tenement on 112th Street near Park Avenue, locating Robles in a charred four room apartment. Three officers were wounded as Robles fired back, leaving four revolvers at the scene. Robles, barefoot in only a shirt and trousers, was found dead amid debris and tear gas. The raid followed Robles’ earlier escapes and his suspected link to the gangland killing of ex convict Aronowitz in Brooklyn. Police and fire crews sealed the area as the stand-off concluded.
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New York
August Robles
Desperado
Robles
Gimpoint
Harlem
Joseph Aronowitz
Brooklyn
Aronowitz
Baltimore
Martin Yamin
Dist
Atty
Frank Dilala
Yamin
Rosario Lacaco
Associated Press
Nicholas Cavataro
Robles’ Lair
Cavataro
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
Bellevue Hospital Morguestead
Frank Ma Eisenhower
Thel Jerha
Wes
Malerba