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Photograph caption dated April 23, 1964 reads "Officer Dave Weisner inspects the broken windshield of his patrol car, damaged during a riot when he tried to arrest Pacoiman Melvin D. Townes. Weisner and his partner, Officer L. C. Mandershied, received minor injuries in scuffles when neighbors interfered. After a call for help, eight persons were arrested."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles (Calif.).--Police Department--Officials and employees Men--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles--Uniforms Victims of crimes--California--Los Angeles Police vehicles--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--Windows and windshields--California--Los Angeles Crime--California--Los Angeles Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.) Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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