Posted on 05/20/2002 10:07:05 AM PDT by dighton
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:52:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The two men suspected of dressing as women and robbing a pair of clothing stores in Visalia last week were half brothers who had visited relatives in Kern County before they came to Visalia, the Times-Delta has learned.
The two showed up at their aunt's house in Delano after traveling separately from Omaha, Neb.
(Excerpt) Read more at visaliatimesdelta.com ...
What could POSSIBLY be the rationale for adding this statement to the article??
If I were the editor of the Visalia Times-Delta, this reporter would be fired in a New York minute!
"My heart goes out to them," she said. "I feel sorry for that family ... [My sons] did a very, very stupid thing.
"It's sad, and it's kind of embarrassing the way they did it and the way it happened -- wearing wigs and dresses."
Before Hernandez was caught in Utah, Garcia was careful not to disclose to the Times-Delta that she knew of his possible involvement in the robbery to allay the chances of his capture, she said Saturday.
What was that about an apology? Very, very, stupid mother should be prosecuted for aiding and abetting, and given the overtime bill for the capture.
It's good to see that brilliant powers of deduction continue to be a staple of good police work. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would be proud...
The ever-alert Trooper Collier was right on top of this one. Can't believe this happened in Visalia. Pretty depressing story.
Where I get groceries. Watch Talk magazine for my chilling account of nearly shopping there that day.
You know Talk is dead. You're deliberately breaking Tina's heart, you meanie!
Small correction: Landois was shot dead by a Visalia, CA policeman. His surviving accomplice, Hernandez, was arrested by Trooper Collier in Utah.
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