Recent Blog Posts in August 2011

El Segundo. Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man who posed as a UPS worker and attempted to rob a business.

An unknown man posed as a UPS worker and attempted to rob a business.

The crime occurred about 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday August 30, 2011 in the 100 block of Center Street in El Segundo. The man entered a cell phone distribution center pretending to be delivering a package. As he handed an employee an empty package, he allegedly drew a handgun from his waistband.

The man then told the victim to lie down on the ground and as he was going to the back of the warehouse, the victim ran upstairs and locked himself in his office.

The man thought the victim left the building and therefore, so did he.

The man was described as Latino, 23 to 27 years old, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 to 170 pounds. He wore a UPS uniform shirt. The handgun was believed to be a large-caliber semi-automatic pistol. He communicated with other suspects in a U-Haul truck.

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Javaris Crittenton, 23, a onetime Los Angeles Lakers player wanted in an Atlanta slaying. It is alleged that he is now in California.

Authorities allege that Crittenton fatally shot Jullian Jones on August19, 2011 in the woman's driveway in Atlanta.

Crittenton had reported that he was robbed of some jewelry prior to the shooting. He might have mistaken Jones for the thief when he opened fire from his vehicle as he drive by.

Jones was struck in the leg and later died during surgery. Two men with Jones fled and were not injured, and investigators now believe one of those men was the intended target.

The FBI told the Associated Press on Sunday that it was trying to locate the former basketball player in California but would not be more specific.

Crittenton was drafted by the Lakers in 2007 but traded his rookie year.

If Crittenton is found, he is likely to be charged with murder or a lesser offense. The charge of murder is the highest crime and faces penalties that are extremely harsh.

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Hung Trong Do, 34, pleaded guilty in May to robbing a woman at gunpoint while she was caring for six children. He broke into the house as the victim was feeding a baby and had 5 other children around the house. Do pointed his semiautomatic and demanded money.

As the victim was giving Do money, her husband came home and as he was having an altercation with Do, the victim had an opportunity to call the police.

Do pleaded guilty to felony first-degree robbery, first-degree residential burglary, possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

Do escaped but was later found by Irvine police lingering near an apartment complex; a police dog found the gun in nearby bushes.

Do has two previous strike convictions for a 1996 attempted murder and a 2008 residential burglary. He was also convicted in 2005 for possession of a firearm.

Do has now been convicted of his third strike for the armed robbery and was sentenced to 22 years in stat person on Thursday August 25, 2011.

A robbery is considered a serious felony and a strike under the California three strikes law. If you have been charged with robbery or armed robbery it is very important to obtain a defense lawyer that is knowledgeable, experienced, and aggressive in what he does.

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Omar Rivera, 34, was taken into custody on Tuesday August 23, 2011 at his home in the 14900 block of Halldale Avenue in Gardena after police received an anonymous tip that he allegedly was in a hit and run crash that killed a Jeanny Rojo Mabunay, 43 year old woman.

At the police station, Rivera admitted that he left the scene of the accident.

Rivera's damaged silver 2002 Honda Accord was impounded as evidence.

Witnesses told police that a motorist in a gray Honda Civic or Accord hit her at high speed. The motorist had been driving erratically, police said.

Rivera was booked at the Gardena jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident; there is no information as to whether he was drinking at the time.

Rivera has a history of DUI arrests and driving offenses:

In 2000, he was convicted at the Inglewood courthouse of leaving the scene of an accident and suspicion for possessing marijuana while driving.

In April 2010, Rivera was convicted at the Airport courthouse of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. That same month he was found guilty of possession of methamphetamine.

Records also show he had numerous citations for driving with a revoked license.

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