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...masterminds are behind as many as 60 jewelry-store robberies in Washington, Arizona, California, Nevada and Oregon. In other cases, the gangs strike a bit closer to home, acting on impulse. Says Commander Lorne Kramer of the Los Angeles Police Department: "They follow the money. Whoever's around will pile into cars and head off in search of victims...
Next on the neatly stacked pile of passports was that of Patrick Scott Baker, 28, of White Salmon, Wash. Baker remarked later that one hijacker, upon first seeing the young American's passport, had smiled and said in English, "Welcome." To himself Baker thought, "Welcome to my nightmare." Like the Israeli women, Baker was shot in the head and dumped onto the runway. But like Artzi, he received only a superficial wound. He pretended to be dead, waited for the hijackers to go back inside, and then escaped. The next victims were Rogenkamp, a civilian employee...
...drugs but have more organization. That's what I learned in prison." He has thought about getting a job, but the tattoos on his neck and face are an instant red flag to potential employers. "It's hard to change," he added. "Society pushes you back into the same pile of s___ you came out of. Back into the 'hood, drinking, kicking and selling drugs to a bunch of young kids, preparing them to take your place...
...year my older brother won a state title, I was 14 years old, but I looked about 10, and I covered the game like I had every other that season. After the final out, as those kids in the red caps climbed on each other in a jubilant dog pile, all sweat and smiles, I walked down to the field, press credentials hanging from my neck, notebook clutched in both little hands...
...didn’t realize I wasn’t in the dog pile...