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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated September 19, 1960 reads, "Robert Bruce Mills, right, is held in Van Nuys jail today after an alleged robbery attempt at the W. T. Grant & Co. store in Sylmar. Detective Sgt. J. P. Grant interviews Mills, 30, 13794 Astoria St., Sylmar, a teacher at La Crescenta's Clark Junior High School, about alleged robbery attempt with toy gun and mannequin's blond wig. Police quoted Mills as saying he needed money badly to support a wife and child from whom he is separated."; See images #00110987 through #00110988 for all photos in this series.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Criminals--California--Los Angeles Detectives--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Criminal attempt--California--Los Angeles Robbery--California--Los Angeles Robbery investigation--California--Los Angeles Jails--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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