Subject: Robberies--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: The mugshot of James Rogan shows that he is a freckled man with combed-back hair and a large nose and large ears. His identification tag is: 30356M12 LA 9.10.32
Date:: November 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Photograph of Rose Thomas staring wistfully at two roses she holds in her hands.
Date:: August 15, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Two bandits entered the post office at 6706 South Normandie Avenue and held up customer L'Marie Minter, postmistress May W. Steele and five children - they made off with $111 in cash and 152 money-order blanks.
Date:: March 8, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A different photograph of Alden Rhoades taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "Boy Shoots at Prowler," Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 1935: 6.
Date:: August 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Photograph appears with article, "Shots Fired At Robbers," Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb 1936: A2.
Date:: February 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Adler crouches amongst shelves, perhaps where the Sheriff department safe was kept. Adler, along with former deputy sheriff Karl Wallach, took money from the safe as a prank to embarrass another deputy, George Barton. During the prank, Adler hid inside the safe. Reported in "Joke Theft Suspect in Guilty Plea," Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 1927: A3.
Date:: [between 1927-1931]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: An unknown bandit held up President of the Gold Star Mothers of LA Elizabeth Harrison on her way to her car after she finished her lunch at Scully's Café, where he had been watching her. He had left a ten cent tip for his waitress, Neftal Pratt.
Date:: January 3, 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Terrell, Maurice
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the article "Prowler in Jail as Old Time Thief: Suspect Said to Have Confessed Twelve Years Uninterrupted Burglary," Los Angeles Times, 1 May 1928: 17.
Date:: April 30, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Related to article, "Victims Face Youth Accused of Brutal Bandit Career: Slugging Robber Suspect Indicted On Four Counts." Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 1935
Date:: October 21, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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