SIX TEENS ARRESTED IN ASSAULT GROUP BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR UP TO 800 AUTO BURGLARIES.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Six teens described by investigators as white supremacist white supremacist n. One who believes that white people are racially superior to others and should therefore dominate society. white supremacy n. Noun 1. ``skinheads'' were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a minority member with a flame thrower A weapon that projects incendiary fuel and has provision for ignition of this fuel. , detonating det·o·nate intr. & tr.v. det·o·nat·ed, det·o·nat·ing, det·o·nates To explode or cause to explode. [Latin d more than 20 homemade home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Adj. 1. bombs, setting fires, vandalizing property and burglarizing as many as 800 cars. David Eugene Lampman, 18, of Canyon Country and three 17-year-old and two 16-year-old boys are expected to be arraigned today on charges of assault with a flammable liquid Generally, a flammable liquid means a liquid which may catch fire easily. In the USA, there is a precise definition of flammable liquid as one with a flashpoint below 100 degrees Fahrenheit. , detonation of explosives, hate crimes, arson and burglary, officials said. Lampman was being held at the Santa Clarita sheriff's station in lieu of $250,000 bail and the juveniles were booked at Sylmar Juvenile Hall, officials said. The arrests capped a six-month investigation by the Sheriff's Department's arson explosives and hate crimes units. ``There are several allegations that these young men subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; white supremacist views and that their primary motivation for at least one of these crimes was hate or bias,'' said Lt. Joe Impellizeri, adding that he did not know whether the teens were planning an organized attack against minorities. One teen suffered a burned leg several months ago when the group assaulted him with a flame thrower, Impellizeri said. However, the crime was not reported and detectives learned of the assault while investigating the other explosions, he said. Investigators did not release details about the 22 explosions they believe were committed by the group. The teens were taken into custody after investigators searched their homes Wednesday morning and discovered white supremacist literature and bomb-making materials, officials said. The teens' computers were also seized and will be examined by investigators, Impellizeri said. The teens could also be connected to up to 800 auto burglaries reported in the city in recent months, investigators say. Officials had previously insisted that the rash of auto burglaries could not be blamed on any one group. |
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