Last look at Van Nuys location
WNET and the influence of David KochPolice in the Rampart division laid out for the media today all the stolen loot they say was retrieved from the car of Frank Chibbaro, a 38-year-old ex-con arrested hiding in a downtown garage on New Year's Day. It's a lot of stuff — more than 150 items. He's accused of breaking into cars in underground garages, after first spray-painting any surveillance cameras installed. Of course, they got his face as he walked up to the cameras. Good story from Dave Lopez at KCAL 9:
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