THREE CONVICTED IN BANK ROBBERY.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer PALMDALE - Three reputed Los Angeles-area gang members have been convicted of a Palmdale Boulevard 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. in which the robbers fled after a dye pack A dye pack is a device used by banks to foil bank robbers non-violently. Banks put dye packs in money given up during robberies. The dye pack is an incendiary device that explodes in a shower of colored ink, and sometimes tear gas, intended to permanently stain the stolen hidden in the cash exploded all over them. Two other defendants are in custody but have not been tried for the Sept. 18 Palmdale Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. robbery, which is believed connected to a string of takeover-style bank robberies around Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . ``Four people entered the bank. There was one at the door, two jumped the counter at the teller line, and one went to the merchant window,'' Deputy District Attorney Michael Blake said. A Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court jury deliberated about 1 1/2 days before convicting Carlester Gresham, 29, Darrell Thomas, 24, and Marcus Young, 30, on Thursday of charges stemming from the bank robbery. Thomas and Young were each convicted of 12 counts of robbery, taking a car without permission and being a felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. in possession of a firearm. Jurors also found true gang and firearm use allegations lodged against the two men. The jury convicted Gresham of receiving stolen property and found true a gang allegation. A fourth defendant, 19-year-old Andre Germany, is awaiting trial, and a fifth, Kevin Gresham, is awaiting arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted , Blake said. Kevin Gresham and Carlester Gresham are believed to be brothers. Kevin Gresham and Daniel Henry Mitchell are alleged to be part of a group dubbed the ``Cash and Carat'' bandits by investigators because they rob jewelry stores as well as banks, FBI officials said last December. Kevin Gresham is in federal custody awaiting trial on armed bank robbery charges, and Mitchell has not been arrested, FBI officials said Friday. The Palmdale bank robbers wore ski masks and demanded money from the tellers, who complied and handed over cash. The dye pack exploded seconds later and the men abandoned the bag and some of the cash in front of the bank. Several customers were inside the bank at the time of the robbery but no one was injured, officials said. The men fled in a silver car, which they abandoned a few blocks away. Witnesses reported seeing the men climb into a Ford SUV and drive away. Young, Thomas and Carlester Graham were arrested hours later at a 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. home after the SUV used in the robbery was seen parked outside. A sheriff's spokesman said the investigators found $20,000 in cash in the home. Inside the car, they found cash marked with dye. The Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles police and the FBI had been investigating the suspects for some time, he said. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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