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January 13, 1931
Las Vegas Age
Las Vegas, Clark County, Lincoln County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Los Angeles police arrest Jack Carpenter and J. Scott for the Green Lantern cafe robbery in Las Vegas around Christmas, after Carpenter taunts detectives by phone. Other suspects' hearings postponed; they will be extradited to Nevada.
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TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN HOLDUP CASE
Los Angeles Officers Make Arrests When One Phones
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, (U.P) Calling up Detective Lieutenant Buck Weaver at police headquarters, Jack Carpenter, 42, is alleged to have declared he was one of the bandits who robbed the Green Lantern cafe in Las Vegas, Nev., about Christmas.
Carpenter also dared Detective Weaver to come and get him, the offer read.
Weaver accepted the invitation with three other officers and arrested Carpenter and J. Scott, 33, also alleged to have been implicated in the robbery.
The men will be returned to Nevada authorities want them Weaver said
It was said that Carpenter was drinking at the time he phoned his defiance to the police station
District Attorney Harley A. Harmon, upon receiving word of the arrests of Carpenter and Scott, moved that the hearings of Jim Ferguson and James Costegan, charged as accessories and William B. Potter, charged with being a principal in the Green Lantern holdup be postponed until today
It is understood that steps have been taken to bring Carpenter and Scott here from Los Angeles
Sheriff Joe Keate, who has been on the Green Lantern case in person since the commission of the crime, is responsible for the arrest of the suspects here and also for Carpenter and Scott, in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Officers Make Arrests When One Phones
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, (U.P) Calling up Detective Lieutenant Buck Weaver at police headquarters, Jack Carpenter, 42, is alleged to have declared he was one of the bandits who robbed the Green Lantern cafe in Las Vegas, Nev., about Christmas.
Carpenter also dared Detective Weaver to come and get him, the offer read.
Weaver accepted the invitation with three other officers and arrested Carpenter and J. Scott, 33, also alleged to have been implicated in the robbery.
The men will be returned to Nevada authorities want them Weaver said
It was said that Carpenter was drinking at the time he phoned his defiance to the police station
District Attorney Harley A. Harmon, upon receiving word of the arrests of Carpenter and Scott, moved that the hearings of Jim Ferguson and James Costegan, charged as accessories and William B. Potter, charged with being a principal in the Green Lantern holdup be postponed until today
It is understood that steps have been taken to bring Carpenter and Scott here from Los Angeles
Sheriff Joe Keate, who has been on the Green Lantern case in person since the commission of the crime, is responsible for the arrest of the suspects here and also for Carpenter and Scott, in Los Angeles.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Holdup Arrest
Cafe Robbery
Bandit Taunt
Extradition
Green Lantern Cafe
What entities or persons were involved?
Jack Carpenter
J. Scott
Detective Lieutenant Buck Weaver
District Attorney Harley A. Harmon
Jim Ferguson
James Costegan
William B. Potter
Sheriff Joe Keate
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles; Las Vegas, Nev.; Green Lantern Cafe
Story Details
Key Persons
Jack Carpenter
J. Scott
Detective Lieutenant Buck Weaver
District Attorney Harley A. Harmon
Jim Ferguson
James Costegan
William B. Potter
Sheriff Joe Keate
Location
Los Angeles; Las Vegas, Nev.; Green Lantern Cafe
Event Date
Jan. 12; About Christmas
Story Details
Jack Carpenter phones police boasting of robbing Green Lantern cafe in Las Vegas around Christmas and dares them to arrest him while drinking. Detectives arrest him and J. Scott in Los Angeles. Hearings for other suspects postponed; extradition to Nevada planned. Sheriff Joe Keate involved in case.