As if the Lakers didn't have a tough enough week...
...these clowns are robbing banks in Los Angeles Lakers caps. The guy on the left hit three banks in Santa Monica, Hawthorne and Anaheim and then tried again to rob a Washington Mutual bank in
Hawthorne. He ran when he was recognized.Not too long after, the guy on the right showed up and robbed the same bank. Both wore the caps, claimed to have bombs and used black bags to carry away the loot. FBI officials have dubbed the man on the left the "Backpack Bomber Bandit." The guy on the right is believed to be his partner. Let's call him the "Backpack Bomber Bandit's Buddy."
If you know who they are, call the FBI at 310-477-6565. Don't let these guys mess with the Lakers!
Full story coming soon to dailybreeze.com and Saturday's print edition.
**UPDATE: A friend of mine just reacted this way: "This is a good thing, dude. It means we've arrived. A few years ago, all the robbers were wearing Spurs gear. Go Lakers!"
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Larry Altman has covered crime in the South Bay since 1990. He's seen it all - the missing model who turned up dead in the desert, the wives found dead in trunks, the high-school coaches who get a little too close to their players. He drives his young colleagues nuts with his "I remember when" stories. He welcomes your tips and observations about the present, and you can mix in a little Lakers basketball talk if you like.
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Denise Nix knew as young as grade school, when she spent every summer working on the camp newspaper, that she wanted to be a journalist. Denise has spent most of the last 12 years of her career in the courtroom. She joined the Daily Breeze in 2001, where she tracks and reports on hundreds of cases at every level of the justice system. And she's never, ever, seen a judge use a gavel.
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