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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1971
Page
6
A cautionary article details a two part theft scheme to obtain keys for later robbery. It describes a burglar and accomplice posing as a repentant citizen to lure victims from their home, using bathroom purse snatchings and emotional redress to gain access. It advises victims to alert police, avoid leaving home, and change locks promptly.
Timothy Dudley, 24, pleaded innocent in San Diego for murder of cell mate Robert Liberty dubbed the candlelight killer. Dudley’s trial set for April 1. Carl Riggs, 22, to be arraigned next week on a similar charge. his brother Clarence, 26, charged with murdering an off duty policeman. Liberty died by strangulation with a file drawn shirt.
Chicago area authorities pursue a liberal reward after two bags containing about 180000 in cash and checks fell from a Brink's armored truck near North Ave and York Rd between Addison and Elmhurst. The loss occurred Monday night and was discovered when a guard felt a draft aboard the vehicle.
Nevada lacks state prostitution laws yet Las Vegas eyes a licensed brothel in Clark County. District Attorney Roy Wooster drafts ordinance allowing one brothel per 500000 residents, west of the Las Vegas Strip. three of five county commissioners voice initial support, hearings to set date.
Patrolman Don Beckstead of Houck Arizona was killed by Bertram Greenberg, a Los Angeles sex crime suspect. A chaplain said Beckstead had cleared his conscience about a monkey wrench he took from his Navy outfit, returning the wrench in a package with a note declaring his Christian faith.
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