Marshal acquitted of two theft counts in LA case
A suspended county marshal, Timothy Sperl, 51, was acquitted by Judge Richard A. Gadbois Jr of two counts of grand theft of public money. The judge ruled the prosecution failed to prove intent to steal. Seven other counts remain, including embezzlement and falsification of records. Sperl allegedly used deputy marshals as lobbyists in Sacramento from 1971 to 1973 for Supervisor James Hayes and other officials, with ties to the 1972 campaign.
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Richard A. Gadbois Jr
Timothy Sperl
Sperl
Sacramento
James Hayes
Hayes
Not guilty plea in Star Kist data plot
A private investigator charged with trying to receive stolen Star Kist financial reports pleaded not guilty in San Pedro Municipal Court. Walter Zwonitzer 49 was ordered to reappear for a preliminary hearing, freed on 5000 dollar bond. Kirste 44 cited for lack of evidence. Police say they surveilled a five day plot to steal unpublished records, with a pistol and rifle found.
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Star Kist
San Pedro
Walter Curtis Zwoniteer
Walter $. Binns
Zwonitzer
Liberty
Wounded Marine arrested after postal yard altercation
An off duty Marine Walter M Puller 21 was wounded by a postal security guard at the San Pedro post office during a parking dispute. He and his wife Alicia Jacobson faced federal assault charges. Puller stationed at El Toro Marine base.
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Alicia Jacobson
Larry Davis
Amelio del Pinto
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Postal
Pullers
Harbor Division
Los Angeles
el Toro Marine Base
Youth pleads guilty in San Pedro hotel death
Davideil Osolinski an 18 year old Wilmington carnival worker pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of Shirley Any Odum found bound and gagged in a flaming hotel room at 241 West Seventh Street San Pedro The plea was entered in Long Beach Superior Court before Judge John Arguelles with sentencing set for 9 am July 31 after prior delays for medical examinations and diagnostic tests.
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Davideil Osolinski
Wilmington
San Pedro
Osolinski
Long Beach
John Arguelles
Shirley Any Odum
W. Seventh St
Elsworth M. Beam
Beam
Pennsylvanian Arrested in Long Beach Auto Theft Case
Michael Charles Bowker, 32, of Pennsylvania, was arrested by Long Beach detectives at 1431 Cedar Ave for alleged auto theft and unlawful flight. He was to be turned over to FBI agents. Detectives linked him to a Tuesday burglary at the same Cedar Ave address and found a Pennsylvania warrant during a records check.
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Pennsylvania
FBI
Long Beach
Michael Charles Bowker
Cedar Ave
Youth jailed in infant slaying linked to Long Beach case
Johnny Blair an 18 year old from Los Angeles was sentenced to state prison for second degree murder in the November fatal shooting of 7 month old Tasha Lucas in a stroller near Long Beach Poly High School. Blair was among four arrested with two juveniles convicted of juvenile murder petitions. one co defendant was acquitted. Blair faces a separate LA case for firing a shotgun from a passing car wounding pedestrians.
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Long Beach Poly tWligh School
Blair
Tasha Lucas
Ron Sherman
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Victim Gave Away Safety Vest In Fatal Shootout
El Monte officer Manuel Arcea, 31, killed during a pawn shop exchange, reportedly passed his bulletproof vest to a fellow officer before dying. The gunman Mich ael Barola, 22, fired through the shop as authorities responded, with a separate burglary at 1637 Pine Ave. Long Beach police logged the theft of a television and a sewing machine worth 360 dollars from D D Bunnell’s home.
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D.D. Bunnell
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