BREAKING NEWS: Hawthorne police cut off 'Bladed Bandit' crime spree
A man suspected of being the so-called "Bladed Bandit," responsible for about a dozen robberies in Hawthorne, Lawndale, Westchester and Los Angeles, has been arrested.Kirt Eugene Cole, 49, was taken into custody early Wednesday in connection with the crime spree that began in October, Hawthorne police Lt. Mike Ishii said today.
He actually was busted for allegedly beating up his girlfriend shortly after he allegedly held up a 7-Eleven in Inglewood.
Hawthorne police made the arrest
More coming soon.....
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