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POLICE BRING MAN BACK TO A.V. : `MOST WANTED' BURGLARY SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER KANSAS BAR FIGHT.

Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer

A burglary suspect dubbed one of the Antelope Valley's most wanted Most Wanted may refer to:
  • Lists used by law enforcement agencies to alert the public, such as the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
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 is in custody in California after being arrested following a bar brawl in Kansas, where he fled when his photo was shown on a local cable television show, officials said.

Scott Watkins, 22, of Lancaster is suspected of having walked into staff areas of Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.

The Antelope Valley
 medical offices and stolen purses from unsuspecting employees. After taking wallets and other valuables from the purses, he discarded them in restrooms, authorities said.

``He was very bold,'' Detective Dan Gordon said. ``It was really a clever thing.''

Watkins, arrested on suspicion of 11 counts of burglary, was being held at the Lancaster Sheriff's station in lieu of $165,000 bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Antelope Valley Courthouse today.

Police in Pittsburgh, Kan., arrested Watkins three weeks ago after a fight at a bar and discovered he was wanted in the Antelope Valley through a computer check for arrest warrants, officials said. He was extradited to California on Wednesday night.

Sheriff's officials began showing Watkins' photo about a month ago on their public service Jones Intercable Jones Intercable was a Cable TV company founded by Glenn Jones. Jones, already a cable television veteran, bought his first cable system in Georgetown, Colorado after taking a $400 loan on his Volkswagen.

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 television feature, ``Antelope Valley's Most Wanted,'' which shows mug shots and descriptions of crime suspects.

``He found out we were looking for Looking for

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 him, so he skipped town,'' Gordon said.

Included in the places detectives said they believe Watkins has hit are Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Hull Eye Center and medical office buildings along 10th Street West.

``He's been a very, very busy man,'' Gordon said. ``We believe there are a lot more cases that we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

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 about.''

In many cases, victims probably believed their wallets had been lost, not stolen, and didn't file a police report, Gordon said.
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Date:Sep 13, 1996
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