Book details police response to 1980 norco bank robbery policeone. The author recounts the events of the botched robbery and subsequent battle between the thieves and police in so much detail, that the narrative puts the reader squarely in the moment in a secondbysecond way. Hollywood to turn historic norco bank heist into a movie. May 9, 1980, some crazy mofos go all gangster style in bank robbery.
Norco 80 and millions of other books are available for instant access. The norco shootout was an armed confrontation between five heavily armed bank robbers and deputies of the riverside and san bernardino county sheriffs departments in norco, california, united states on may 9, 1980. It would be a massive shootout against an underarmed police department, and would fundamentally change how law enforcement departments across the country dealt with crime. Demolition underway at site of fatal norco bank robbery. California highway patrol officer william crowe is aided by officer doug ernst after crowe was shot while pursuing fleeing norco bank robbers on may 9, 1980, from peter houlahans book norco 80.
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