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Charley Saturmin Robinet, the homeless man killed by the LAPD on Sunday, had a stolen French identity and was previously convicted for a bank robbery in 2000. Robinet was wanted by LAPD for a probation violation prior to his death. Charley Saturmin Robinet, 39, was part of a gang that robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Thousand Oaks in 2000. After the robbery, Robinet and another man led the LAPD on a chase through Ventura County before their vehicle ran over a spike strip. Robinet was caught with $33,500 on him, money Robinet said he need to support his acting classes at the Beverly Hills Playhouse.
The San Diego County District Attorney has released surveillance footage that captures the moment an unarmed mentally ill man was struck down by a police bullet.
An off-duty New York police officer shot and killed one of two men who robbed him during a Craigslist scam in Queens on Monday, the New York Times reported.
A black man in his 20s died after he was shot in the head by a police officer early Sunday in Minneapolis, RT reported.
Two years after the fatal shooting of a U.S. Marine by bicycle police officers and the release of new documents revealing their responsibility in escalating the confrontation, the city of Palm Springs, California has agreed to pay around $2.6m to settle the lawsuit brought by the Marine’s family, the Desert Sun reported.