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Three Men Arrested In Connection with Robberies

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Police have arrested three men in connection with a string of armed follow-home robberies from casinos in Gardena and Commerce, the Daily Breeze reports. John Atkins, 21, of Barstow and his cousins ? 18-year-old Raymond Little Jr. of Duarte and Gary Smith, 20, of Hacienda Heights ? were arrested after they reportedly followed a Hollywood man home from the Commerce Casino. The alleged crimes have been happening since Sept. 10, officials say. According to reports, in one of the incidents, one of the men punched a woman when she reached her home, knocked her to the ground and grabbed her purse with $10,000 of casino winnings. Most of the victims were women. The men were arrested after Orange County sheriff?s deputies reportedly used surveillance photos from a toll road to get the license plate number of one of the men?s vehicles...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).