BRIEFLY.FBI releases photos of robber The FBI released photos Wednesday of a bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. suspect dubbed the "Highway 101 Bandit bandit: see brigandage. " in hopes that someone would recognize the unidentified man. He was photographed Tuesday when he held up the Community West Bank in Westlake Village, said Laura Eimiller of the FBI. The bandit is also suspected of bank robberies in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , San Jose and Sandy, Utah, she said. Typically he enters a bank and presents a note demanding $100 and $50 currency, Eimiller said, adding that he has threatened to use a weapon during some of the holdups. The suspect is about 62 years old, 5 feet 6 to 5 feet 8 inches tall and 170 pounds, with gray hair and a receding hairline hair·line n. The outline of the growth of hair on the head, especially across the front. . He usually wears a T-shirt, blue jeans and large-frame, wrap-around style sunglasses, and sometimes dons a hat. Anyone with information about the suspect should call the FBI at (310) 477-6565. -- City News Service FBI fills new L.A. Intelligence job The FBI named Eric Velez to head a recently created Los Angeles intelligence post, the agency announced Wednesday. As the special agent in charge of the bureau's Los Angeles intelligence division, Velez and counterparts in Washington, D.C., and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of will respond to the increased importance of intelligence matters within the FBI, authorities said. Velez, a graduate of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico The Inter American University of Puerto Rico —or Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR) in Spanish, and often referred as Inter— is a private university system in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1912 in San German, Puerto Rico. , began his FBI career in 1985 as a computer specialist. He later worked in the bureau's San Antonio division, investigating organized crime and drug operations. Velez also supervised the Orange County Joint Terrorism Task Force A Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, other federal agencies (notably Department of Homeland Security components such as U.S. and was later promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Office Counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. Program. Most recently, Velez was the Deputy Director of the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center. -- Daily News Charter schools' quality noted The California Charter Schools Association announced Wednesday that it has certified 17 charter schools in the state -- including six at Los Angeles Unified -- for their commitment to high quality and accountability. Two of the schools, Fenton Avenue Charter and Multicultural Learning Center, are located in Lake View Terrace and Canoga Park, respectively. The association launched the quality program in May to validate charter schools that have demonstrated a commitment to quality standards established by the charter school movement. To date, the association has certified 56 schools, with 10 in LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) . To see which charter schools are included in the certification program, go to www.myschool.org. -- Daily News Autopsy today for body in taxi An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted today on the body of a man found inside the trunk of a taxi that had been impounded for illegal parking, in a case being treated as a homicide, authorities said. Police were called to a tow yard Tuesday at 2119 E. 25th St. when a foul smell was noted and blood began dripping from the trunk of a taxicab that had been found illegally parked in the 200 block of East 62nd Street in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. last Thursday, police said. The taxi had no company logo or any other corporate affiliation. The body was in the advanced stages of decomposition and its identity was not immediately known. -- City News Service CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Police released surveillance photos of the "Highway 101 Bandit." |
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