LA Detective

Chapter 305 The stolen money
Under the auspices of Luke, the case was investigated in an orderly manner.

The first is to check the identity of the deceased. Although he has seen the photo of Franco Murphy, he can basically confirm that the person who was shot was Franco Murphy.

But Luke still found the driver's license from his hand to check his identity.

In this society, documents have more legal force than looks.

After identifying the deceased, Luke began checking his phone.

Most people in the United States use Apple or Samsung mobile phones, but the deceased used a Motorola mobile phone, commonly known as an elderly phone in China.

The mobile phone is easy to operate, and it is not easy to leave too much evidence.

Luke checked the mobile phone communication records, and there were only three contacts, one of which was Hu Fu, the middleman who bought the car, and the other two mobile phone numbers did not have a note name.

Luke sent the two mobile phone numbers to Matthew and asked him to investigate the situation of the mobile phone numbers.

This clue is very important, and these two contacts are likely to be the deceased's accomplices.

Now that Franco Murphy has been killed, Luke can only find his accomplices in other ways.

Jackson trotted over, "Captain, we checked the motel's surveillance and found some clues about the robbers."

Jackson took out his tablet computer and clicked on the surveillance video, "After we checked the surveillance, we found that Franco Murphy ran out of Room 107, which happened to be upstairs and downstairs from the room we just searched.

When we searched room 207, he should be able to hear him from downstairs, and then escaped through the back window of the hotel, just in time to be caught by Anthony. "

Luke pointed to the computer screen, "Whose identity opened this room?"

"Costa Sheen, he is also a guest of the hotel, and he opened the room yesterday afternoon."

"What is the relationship between Costa Sheen and Franco Murphy, do they know each other?"

"I don't know, but according to the motel staff Costa Sheehan is still staying at the motel.

Yesterday afternoon, Costa Sheen came with his girlfriend. Costa Sheen just opened a room, and his girlfriend opened another room not long after.

The motel employees thought they were living separately, so they didn't think much of it. Now it seems that they may have opened one room for the suspect, and they lived in another room by themselves. "

"Where is the room owned by Costa Sheen's girlfriend?"

"Room 312."

Luke ordered, "Marcus, Jackson, Jenny, you come with me.

Raymond, you are guarding the backyard with the patrol. "

Anthony asked, "Luke, do you need my help?"

"No need for now, you take a rest first."

"OK, you guys, be careful, those two people may also be accomplices of the robbers."

"I know." Luke responded, and led people to the third floor of the hotel.

The four of them walked to the door of room 312. Luke leaned against the door and listened. He heard nothing unusual, and nodded to Xiao Hei beside him.

Xiao Hei walked to the door, knocked on the door, "Dong Dong."

A man's voice came from the room, "Who is outside?"

"I'm the LAPD, are you Costa Sheen?"

"It's me, what's the matter?"

"Please open the door, we need to talk to you."

"What are you talking about? Why are you police looking for me?"

"Open the door!" Xiao Hei's tone became more serious.

The man complained in a low voice.

The door opened slowly, and a shirtless man stood at the door, looked at Luke and the others, and said in a flustered tone, "Hey, didn't you say you want to talk? Why are you holding a gun?"

The white man wanted to close the door, but was blocked by Xiao Hei, "Hey, buddy, be smart and cooperate with the police investigation."

"Do you have a search warrant or other identification?"

Holding the gun in his right hand, Xiao Hei ordered, "Put your hand where I can see it...

That's right, he walked out of the room with his head in his hands. "

"Hey, you can't do this, I'm only wearing underwear... You are violating human rights, I want to report you."

"Don't talk nonsense, do as I say, we are already polite enough to you."

Costa Sheen showed an angry look, although he was a little dissatisfied, he walked out of the room as ordered.

Xiao Hei pressed him against the wall and searched him, "Is there anyone else in the room?"

Before the man could answer, a woman's voice came from the room, slightly drunk, "Costa, what happened outside? Why don't you come in?"

Luke asked, "Who is she?"

"My girlfriend."

"Is there anyone else in the room besides her?"

"It was just the two of us, she was drunk and I drank a lot, but we didn't do anything illegal."

"Look at him." Luke put down a sentence and took Jackson and Jenny into the house to search.

"what……"

The woman in the room was taken aback and covered her body with a quilt, "Who are you? Why did you break into our room? Where is Costa?"

"We are the police, put up your hand and don't move." Jenny walked to the bed and was in charge of guarding the woman.

Luke and Jackson continue their search.

Pizza boxes and two bottles of red wine were placed on the round table in the room, and the room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.

Luke and the two searched carefully, and found no trace of other people in the toilet, wardrobe, or under the bed.

Jenny also searched the woman, but found no weapons.

The woman was a little dissatisfied and complained, "Why did you break into my room and disturb my rest? You are breaking the law. I want to sue you!"

Luke didn't relax his vigilance just because of the woman's threat. What he was facing was a group of vicious gangsters, and he had to be careful for the safety of himself and his team members.

Luke took out a photo of Franco Murphy, "Do you know him?"

The woman took a look and shook her head, "I don't know."

Luke snapped his fingers, "Concentrate, watch carefully, and don't lie to the police."

The woman rolled her eyes and said with a bit of drunkenness, "I don't care, if you don't know him, you don't know him."

Jenny said, "Captain, do you want me to help her sober up?"

"It's useless, she's not drunk, she's on drugs.

We should put her in touch with a drug rehab. "

The woman quickly denied, "nonono, I'm not taking drugs, I'm sober, you can't wrong me."

"Then answer my question well."

"I really don't know him."

Luke changed the question, "What's your relationship with the man outside?"

"He's my boyfriend."

"What's your name?"

"Kathleen Fair."

"What's your relationship with Franco Murphy?"

"I really don't know the person you mentioned, you are making a mistake." Kathleen Fair said dissatisfiedly,
"I don't know why you broke into my room?
You are breaking the law. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I will definitely complain to you! "

Luke said, "We are investigating a bank robbery, and the man in the photo and his accomplices not only robbed the bank, but also killed an FBI agent.

Did you and your boyfriend get involved? "

"No, really not, I really don't know the man in the photo."

"Where were you between nine o'clock and twelve o'clock yesterday morning?"

"I'm at the motel."

"Who can prove it?"

"My boyfriend can attest that the two of us are together."

"Lie. The motel surveillance shows that the two of you came only yesterday afternoon."

"Oh...I remember wrongly, I was too nervous, we were sunbathing on the beach that morning, yes, it was on the nearby Jimmore Beach."

"you sure?"

"Yes."

Luke felt that the other party was hiding something, and let Jenny stare at her.

Luke then walked outside the door where the Costa Sheen man sat in the hallway with his hands handcuffed.

Luke walked over and looked at the other party, "Do you know why they didn't arrest you?"

"No, you arrested the wrong person."

Luke showed a picture of Franco Murphy, "Do you know him?"

Costa Sheen froze for a moment, with a tangled look on his face.

Luke urged, "Answer me."

"Yes, I've seen him, and he seems to live here too."

Luke dissatisfied, "You know what? I've lost my patience.

The person in the photo is Franco Murphy, who participated in a bank robbery and was suspected of killing an FBI agent.

We got word to catch him, but he wasn't in his room, he was in your hotel room.

I have every reason to suspect that you are his accomplice and also involved in the bank robbery. "

"No, I didn't do it, let alone his accomplice."

"Then why is he in the room you opened? You are hiding and sheltering, and we have the same reason to arrest you."

"I swear to God, I really didn't know he was a criminal, nor would I ever try to cover a criminal.

It's just...he took the initiative to find a room, asked me to rent the house to him, and paid me three times the rent.

I thought it was just a little effort, so I agreed. "

"It's that simple?"

"That's right, it's that simple, you don't believe you can ask my girlfriend."

"Kathleen Fair."

"Yes."

"She also knows the man in the photo?"

"She was there at the time and can testify for me."

"In other words, the two of you covered up the robber together."

"No, this is not a cover-up, because I didn't know he was a suspect at all, we... just want to make some money, that's all."

"Where were you between nine o'clock and twelve o'clock yesterday morning?"

"At Gilmore Beach, my girlfriend is there."

Except for some evasive concealment, the confessions of the two are basically the same.

Luke asked, "You never asked why he didn't use his own identity to open a room?"

"Uh...I'm unemployed and I need money to pay my house and living expenses..."

Luke said, "Next time you have no money, go find a job instead of going to the beach to bask in the sun. Money can't come from the sky, understand?"

Although it is unlikely that the two of them lied, it is a fact that they are covering up the suspect. It is impossible for Luke to let them go so easily, and he needs to verify the situation carefully.

Ask people to take the two of them back to the police station and wait for further inquiries.

At the same time, the technical team also rushed to investigate the room where Franco Murphy lived. Franco Murphy's room was cleaned very cleanly, but the technical team did not find any valuable clues.

The medical examiner also examined the body of Franco Murphy, who was shot four times, with the fatal gun in the chest.

Finally, there was news from Matthew that these two mobile phone numbers belonged to bearer cards, and they were temporarily unavailable.

The operation tonight has come to an end. The good news is that a robber was killed and part of the stolen money was recovered.

However, because of the death of the robber, further investigation clues were interrupted.

……

Ten o'clock the next morning.

Police Department.

Because the case was investigated until midnight last night, everyone came late today.

Luke poured a cup of coffee. "Get ready for the morning meeting, guys."

The deputy asked, "What did I miss last night? I heard the robber was shot."

"That's right." Luke briefly introduced, "We found the motel where the suspect lived based on the location of the mobile phone, and we also went to the front desk of the motel to check the room where the suspect lived. We entered the room to arrest but found that the suspect was not there.

The reason was that the suspect played tricks and rented a room downstairs opened by someone else at a high price.While we were arresting upstairs, he could hear him clearly, and jumped out of the window to escape from the back of the house, only to be shot and killed by Anthony who was waiting outside. "

The deputy team asked back, "So the clue is broken."

Luke said, "There are still some clues, but they may not be used temporarily, such as the two unregistered mobile phone cards, as long as the other party turns on the phone, we can locate them."

The deputy team thought for a while and pointed out, "The last time Jaran Gaddafi was captured was led by Anthony, but they returned in vain;

This time to capture Franco Murphy, Anthony killed the suspect again...

Considering that Anthony's injury has not recovered, I suggest that next time there is an action, it would be better for him to sit behind. "

Luke understood what the deputy team said, but it was not suitable for discussion on this occasion, "Deputy team, the two people brought back last night are handed over to you. Check whether they have a deeper connection with the robbers."

"I see."

"Dong dong." There was a knock on the door outside.

"Come in."

Anthony pushed the door open and walked in. "Good morning, everyone. I hope I'm not late."

Luke said, "You came just in time, we are in a meeting."

"Have you discussed any new leads?"

"No."

"Then let me say a few words, I just brought a new clue."

"What clue?"

"This morning, Tidel Bank had customers depositing money. There were a large number of banknotes that matched the serial numbers of the banknotes stolen in North Hollywood. It may not take long for the police to receive the news."

Luke asked, "Why did you FBI get the information before the police?"

Anthony shrugged. "The bank robbery is under the FBI's control."

Jackson said, "I remember that the robbers didn't rob new banknotes? Why were they still found?"

Anthony asked, "This guy is a bit unfamiliar, what's his name?"

Xiao Hei smiled and said, "Rookie, just call him a rookie."

Anthony smiled, "Very vivid.

Dude, technology is always on the move, don't think problems are only with new notes.

Many machines and banknote counting machines in banks have the function of recording serial numbers. As long as the money passes through the bank machines, the serial numbers of some banknotes will be recorded.

It's not easy to do anything now, and the same goes for robbery. "

Luke asked, "Anyone caught?"

"No, the bank does not dare to act rashly considering the safety of customers."

Luke said, "Then what are you waiting for?"

……

Half an hour later, Luke led the team to Tidel Bank.

Anthony also came along. He provided this clue, and Luke had no reason not to let him come.

Luke and others revealed their identities and found Tidel Bank manager Bindu Fisher, a black man in his 40s.

Luke said, "Manager Fisher, where is the stolen money?"

"Please come with me." Bindu Fisher led Luke and others into the manager's office, and took out a box from the safe, which contained ten stacks of banknotes. "That's it."

Luke picked up the money and checked it. It was all banknotes in circulation. "Please describe how you found the stolen money."

"At around nine o'clock this morning, two men came to the bank to deposit money. The counter staff found an abnormality when using the banknote counter. There were many banknotes with the same serial number as the bank robbery in North Hollywood, and then told me .

I stood watching the two men from a distance, uh... not very easy to mess with, probably armed.

At that time, the bank had quite a few customers, and we did not dare to act rashly, so we helped them handle the business. "

Anthony said, "You are right, these guys are indeed dangerous."

"What business did they handle?"

"One hundred thousand dollars was deposited into the account of Odvar Wells, who was also one of the depositors, and they left shortly thereafter.

Afterwards, Odval Wells' account made two more transfers in electronic banking. "

"Can I find the information of the receiving account?"

"Okay, one bank account for Browne Elementary School, transfer $3.

One was a bank account at Bonn Secondary School, transferring $4. "

Luke was a little surprised, "He used this money to pay for tuition?"

Bindu Fisher, the bank manager, nodded, "That's right, and it's also a top-ranked private school in Los Angeles."

Anthony laughed, "This guy knows how to invest, and he's a good father."

Luke said, "Manager Fisher, we want the depositor's information and surveillance video."

"No problem, I'll take you to the monitoring room." Perhaps out of grief, the bank manager Bindu Fisher assisted the police in their investigation.

With the depositor's information and monitoring, Luke and others quickly identified the depositor's identity.

These two men had stolen money, likely related to the North Hollywood bank robbery.

Subsequently, the police and the FBI started to arrest the two men...

(End of this chapter)