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Author Houlahan, Peter, 1961- author.

Title Norco '80 : the true story of the most spectacular bank robbery in American history / Peter Houlahan.

Publication Info. Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2019.
©2019

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  364.1552 HOULAHAN    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Non Fiction  364.15 HOU    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.1552 HOULAHAN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  364.15 HOU    Check Shelf
Edition First hardcover edition.
Description xiv, 384 pages, 8 unnumbered of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents The Jupiter effect -- Zeroed out -- The RSO -- Takeover -- The end of the world -- Wineville -- The graveyard of care -- Interstate -- Ambush -- Some men never get to see their sons grow up -- Shot through the heart -- The Norco 3 -- Bricks in the wall -- Contempt -- The investigator -- On behalf of the people -- Friendly fire -- Scandal -- Who the fuck is Jerry Cohen? -- Stockholm syndrome.
Summary "Norco '80 tells the story of how five heavily armed young men--led by an apocalyptic born-again Christian--attempted a bank robbery that turned into one of the most violent criminal events in U.S. history, forever changing the face of American law enforcement. Part action thriller and part courtroom drama, Norco '80 transports the reader back to the Southern California of the 1970s, an era of predatory evangelical gurus, doomsday predictions, megachurches, and soaring crime rates, with the threat of nuclear obliteration looming over it all. In this riveting true story, a group of landscapers transformed into a murderous gang of bank robbers armed to the teeth with military-grade weapons. Their desperate getaway turned the surrounding towns into war zones. When it was over, three were dead and close to twenty wounded; a police helicopter was forced down from the sky, and thirty-two police vehicles were destroyed by thousands of rounds of ammo. The resulting trial shook the community to the core, raising many issues that continue to plague society today: from the epidemic of post-traumatic stress disorder within law enforcement to religious extremism and the militarization of local police forces." -- Dust jacket.
Subject Bank robberies -- California -- Norco -- Case studies.
Violent crimes -- California -- Norco -- Case studies.
TRUE CRIME / Heists & Robberies.
Bank robberies. (OCoLC)fst00826782
Violent crimes. (OCoLC)fst01167321
California -- Norco. (OCoLC)fst01219033
Genre/Form True crime stories. (OCoLC)fst01919985
Case studies.
True crime stories.
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
Added Title Norco 1980
ISBN 9781640092129
1640092129
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