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NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 1 | “High Incident Bandits”

In the 1990s, Los Angeles was the reigning bank robbery capital of the world. As two young men from Pasadena became increasingly disgruntled, they gravitated toward armed robbery. One wanted wealth and status. The other wanted a sense of belonging. They found a fast road to natio ...  Show more

NORTH HOLLYWOOD ROBBERY Ep. 2 | “Two-Eleven In Progress”

After two armored car robberies, Larry Phillips and Emil Matasareanu graduate to bank robberies. They have an arsenal of high-powered weapons at their disposal, and they show no fear of confrontation with police. They execute two successful robberies . . . and then enter a Bank o ...  Show more

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