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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 21, 1965 reads, "Sheriff's Deputy Sid Hawksley sits dejectedly in courtroom after loosing his side arm to two escapees this morning at Van Nuys Court Building. The two escapees had managed to slip out of their handcuffs, seize Hawksley's revolver and flee. More than 50 police officers joined the search for the two."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Courthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles Interviews--California--Los Angeles Television cameras Television camera operators--California--Los Angeles Police--California--Los Angeles--Uniforms Police--Violence against--California--Los Angeles Police and the press--California--Los Angeles Handcuffs--California--Los Angeles Telephones Tables--California--Los Angeles Ashtrays--California--Los Angeles Courthouses--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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