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Police responding to the bank robbery “were totally outgunned,” he said. After two hours, the visitor runs out of questions, so they spend the last hour talking about ’70s rock music and L.A. radio stations they used to listen to, the smoggy days, sneaking into Disneyland – all the stuff teenagers growing up in Orange County did back then. He stole a glance out the side window to find the chopper, but a line of enormous pines on the downslope blocked his view. Assuming a defensive combat firing stance, he began shooting as he moved toward the rear of his unit. The sheriff’s car drove within 20 feet of them, swung around and stopped 50 feet away, angled across several empty parking spots facing the van. “The city found it to be quite an eyesore,” said Roger Grody, Norco economic development consultant. By the first anniversary of Norco, he was carrying two handguns while out in the field – one in a shoulder holster, one in his boot. The two had been cellmates for most of the last 15 years, and he expects to be transferred up to Vacaville soon where they will be again. The robbers had hoped that by planting a diversion bomb, set to go off on the other side of Norco just before the heist, the police would be slow to respond. D.J. Twenty years after the Norco bank robbery, the Riverside Sheriff’s Department finally officially honored the deputies involved. If this thing is broken, he thought, I’m dead. Peter Houlahan, the author of “Norco ’80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History,” will appear in a Southern California News Group Newsmakers virtual event with reporter Peter Larsen on Wednesday, June 3 at 5 p.m. Now 35, with seven children and in the middle of a rough divorce, Gary owned a small, single-machine dehydrated food–canning operation in nearby Fontana. Edging the van down an alley just off Hamner and a mile south of the bank, Chris brought it to a stop behind a strip mall under construction at 1780 Commerce St. George opened the side door of the van and jumped out carrying the cardboard box containing six beer bottles filled with leaded gasoline. Entering the mall lot at 10 a.m., Gary climbed into the cargo area to grab a padlock to secure the van. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG), A memorial of James Evans, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was killed during the chase in the infamous May 1980 Norco bank robbery, is seen outside Norco City Hall in Norco on Friday, May 29, 2020. In the immediate aftermath, local police officials cited the lesson learned from Norco as the genesis of the Inland Empire law enforcement’s ability to rapidly deploy with such overwhelming force. Over the Riverside frequency, Keeter could be heard calling out the identification codes, amplified throughout the canyon by the vehicle radios and portables hanging off the hips of the deputies. The figures were gone. Parkes, now an officer with the Irvine Police Department, had been with the Riverside Sheriff’s Department “just less than three years” at the time of the Norco bank robbery. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. If you see comments that you find offensive, please use the “Flag as Inappropriate” feature by hovering over the right side of the post, and pulling down on the arrow that appears. saw his head suddenly jerk back. The suspects fled the scene, immediately sparking the largest manhunt in the Inland Empire since the search for the Norco bank robbers 35 years before. Chris Harven realized he had just been shot. Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com. Before leaving, the visitor cannot help but ask what is both the best and stupidest question one can ask someone who has done something unimaginable: “Why did you do it?”, “Simple,” Harven says without hesitation. The events of that day are important to remember, he said, because the robbery launched sweeping changes in the way police train for pursuits, arm themselves and communicate. he said, amazed that any human being could fit in such a small space. Manny waved a hunting knife inches from his face. “We’d have been just sitting ducks,” she said. “This needs to be remembered,” said town historian and Councilman Kevin Bash. Space is limited. And they’re scared. His prose incorporates the vernacular of the officers and criminals; it's hard-boiled, shot through with profanity, but never forced. The robbers exited the bank and began to fire on Bolasky's police cruiser, blowing out the windshield and forcing Bolasky to throw the vehicle into reverse, crashing into another car in the street. She recalled reaching for an alarm and being told, “You touch that alarm and I’ll shoot your … head off.”. Together, they darted forward and dragged Evans’ body back to the driver’s side of the Fairlane as McPheron emptied his .38 revolver as cover. In his career as an emergency medical technician, he has written a number of articles related to his profession. Climbing nearby was Russ, holding the “Shorty” AR-15. We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Shortly after publication of the article, Sheriff Clark changed course with a surprising announcement. George and Chris had made dozens of “jungle clips” allowing them to eject an empty magazine, flip it over, and load a full one in its place in a matter of seconds. He lifted the gun and fired several rounds into the back of the yellow truck. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. They’re coming to execute me, he thought. That’s when he remembered the M16. But because of an installation error, Houlahan wrote in his book, the alarm alerted the neighboring city to the south, sending police to the Corona branch of Security Pacific Bank. The place where it all started, the former Security Pacific Bank, had deteriorated into an empty, run-down, graffiti-marred structure on the southeast corner of Hamner Avenue and Fourth Street.

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