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Former Raytheon employee gets new lawyer in child molest case

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David Sosa, a former worker at the El Segundo aerospace giant, appeared in a San Bernardino courtroom today with a new lawyer. He was convicted a little more than a month ago for abusing two female family members and faces up to 24 years in prison.

Sosa will return June 5 for a status conference and then is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 11, prosecutors said today.

 

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'Wednesday's Wanted:' MB fraud suspect, El Segundo masked bandit

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Each Wednesday, as long as the South Bay police departments keep me supplied with "wanted" fliers, we'll be publishing mugshots of suspects in a variety of crimes, along with surveillance shots and sketches of other baddies, in our print edition.

We'll put them up here as well. Let's call them "Wednesday's Wanted."

Here's today's pair:

Fraud Suspect

Thumbnail image for BLOGFRYSGUY.jpgManhattan Beach: Police say this man tried to open a fraudulent credit account on Sept. 7, 2008, at Fry's Electronics using a counterfeit California driver's license.

He was accompanied by a black woman in her 20s. She drove a four-door black mid-1990s Mercedes-Benz. The suspect is black, in his 60s, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 175 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes.

If you know him, call Detective Michael Rosenberger at 310-802-5127.

Masked Bandit

El Segundo: On Aug. 26, 2008, this man in a painter's mask approached an employee at theROBBERYBLOG.jpg Chevron gas station at 601 S. Vista del Mar, racked the slide of a black semiautomatic handgun as if to load it and demanded money. He fled with the cash register tray.

The robber is Latino, 23 to 25 years old, 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, and 160 to 200 pounds. He wore a gray hooded sweat shirt, black pants and cloth gloves

If you know him, contact Detective Vince Martinez at 310-524-2200.
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BREAKING NEWS: No parole for El Segundo cop killer

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Gerald-F-Mason,court200.jpgWe just learned that Gerald Mason, who killed two El Segundo police officers in 1957, was denied parole and will not be eligible again to go before the board for the maximum span of 15 years.

This was the guy that raped a young woman and robbed her friends on a dark Hawthorne road before shooting the two young officers who tried to pull him over a short while later on Rosecrans Avenue near Sepulveda Boulevard.

After more than four decades on the lam, the law caught up with him living his life in South Carolina in 2003, and he tearfully pleaded guilty to the two murders in Los Angeles Superior Court.

I'll get more details from the officers and, hopefully, others who were at the parole hearing in Sacramento that ran into the night. Look for the full story later at dailybreeze.com and in Saturday's paper.

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BREAKING NEWS: Flasher sought in El Segundo

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Do you know this guy? Police say he has dropped his pants and exposed himself to girls on three occasions in El Segundo.

The latest incident occurred Friday as three girls walked in the 300 block of West Mariposa Avenue.

The man drove up and stopped his car in front of them. He got out, lowered his shorts, exposed himself, got back in the car and drove away south on Concord Street.

Police described his car as a white, 4-door subcompact.

Similar incidents occurred in November, when the car was a newer dark blue 4-door model, and in January, when the victims described the car as a full-sized, white, 4-door model.

The man is white, 20 to 25 years old, 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches tall, 200 to 220 pounds. He had a muscular build and blond hair. In each case, he wore a long or short-sleeve T-shirt, and dark athletic shorts.

During two of the crimes, he wore a blue, white and green-striped baseball cap.

Anyone with information about the man's identity is asked to call Detective Pat Goodreau at 310-524-2216 or Detective Vince Martinez at 310-524-2263.

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BREAKING NEWS: Judge orders stalker to stay away from Luke

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That El Segundo woman charged with stalking Lakers forward Luke Walton pleaded nocontest today at the Torrance courthouse and was ordered to stay away from him for three years.

Stacy Elizabeth Beshear, 35 of El Segundo, entered the plea to one count of misdemeanor stalking. Judge Hector Guzman sentenced her to three years probation, ordered her to attend weekly counseling sessions for one year and ordered her to stay away from Walton's Manhattan Beach home, and the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo. She also can't go to any games.

Beshear was arrested Sept. 18 after she pulled up to his car and pretended to fire gunshots at Walton with her hand, officials said.

Deputy District Attorney Ann Ambrose handled the case.
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Former El Segundo Northrop Grumman worker and wife get 57 months

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Michael and Susan Crabtree used fake bids and bogus contracts to bilk the defense contractor out of about $2.7 million. On Monday, they were each sentenced to 57 months in prison. We'll have a full story up later.
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BREAKING NEWS: El Segundo teen missing (Update: Found safe)

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El Segundo-based DirecTV sued for ripping-off customers

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A lawsuit that will seek class-action status was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming DirecTV hides contract term committments and wrongly charges a early termination fees of up to $480.

See the full Andrews Publications report here.

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Move it or lose it in El Segundo (and everywhere else)

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The El Segundo Police Department is once again cautioning residents and people who work in the city to lock away their valuables when they park their cars.

Thieves can't wait to get hold of your laptops, wallets, CDs and other stuff when you leave them in plain sight on your seats.

This problem occurs in every city, not just El Segundo.

Here's El Segundo's release on the subject, which they call "Move It or Lose It!"


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PHOTO: El Segundo woman charged with stalking Laker Luuuuuuke Walton

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This is alleged Luke Walton stalker Stacy Beshear of El Segundo. Full story.

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About the Blogger


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.

E-mail Larry at larry.altman@dailybreeze.com.

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