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Episode 674: The Norco Shootout

2025/5/22
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Ash: 昨天在去看凯尔特人比赛的路上我不小心摔倒了，脸蹭到了地毯上，嘴唇也受伤了，但是最让我震惊的是当时在场的人没有一个人问我是否没事。我当时觉得波士顿人真是太冷漠了，不过后来想想，也许他们只是不想惹麻烦，因为在波士顿，如果你问别人是否没事，他们可能会让你滚开。不过总的来说，我们还是度过了一个愉快的夜晚，虽然凯尔特人队输了比赛，但是我们仍然支持他们，希望他们能在接下来的比赛中取得胜利。 Alaina: 我亲眼目睹了Ash摔倒的全过程，那一幕真的太搞笑了。她当时试图用手撑住地面，但是由于惯性，她的脸还是重重地摔在了地上。我当时的第一反应是检查她是否掉了牙齿，如果她真的掉了牙齿，我一定会让她把牙齿捡起来，这样我们就能继续看季后赛了。虽然Ash摔倒了，但是她并没有因此而气馁，我们仍然一起度过了一个愉快的夜晚。

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The Norco shootout perpetrators were devout members of an apocalyptic sect of Christianity, who believed the world was ending and prepared for it by building a bunker, acquiring a large arsenal of weapons, and making explosives. Their preparations involved extensive purchases of guns and ammunition, and the creation of homemade grenades.
  • Devout members of an apocalyptic sect
  • Built a bunker in their backyard
  • Extensive acquisition of weapons and ammunition
  • Created homemade explosives (grenades) from the Anarchist Cookbook

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On the afternoon of May 9, 1980, four heavily armed men walked into the Security Pacific Bank in Norco, California and demanded $20,000 in cash. Having seen the men enter the bank with their guns, employees of a different bank across the street called the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and deputies responded immediately.

When the bank robbers were confronted in the parking lot by law enforcement, a shootout began that would ultimately span more than forty miles across two counties, and when it was finally over, one sheriff’s deputy and two of the perpetrators were dead, eleven others were wounded. Moreover, the assault caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage from the nearly 2000 rounds that were fired, hitting houses, buildings, cars, among other things.

Thank you to the Incredible Dave White of Bring Me the Axe Podcast for research and Writing support!

References

Bennett, Lorraine. 1980. "Suspects in Norco holdup charged with 120 felonies." Los Angeles Times, May 15: 3.

Gorman, Tom. 1982. "Kidnapping victim tells of ordeal at bandits' hands." Los Angeles Times, January 15: 22.

Houlahan, Peter. 2020. "Norco '80: Before the bank robbery." Los Angeles Daily News, June 2.

—. 2019. "40 years later, the aftermath of a deadly bank robbery still lingers in a small SoCal city." Los Angeles Magazine, May 28.

—. 2020. Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History. Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint.

Malnic, Eric, and Mike Goodman. 1980. "Suspect put up barbed wire at home." Los Angeles Times, May 11: 1.

Schaub, Michael. 2019. "Apocalyptic robbers botched a SoCal bank heist." Los Angeles Times, June 7.

Stein, Mark. 1980. "Shaken witnesses: 'There was fear...'." Los Angeles Times, May 11: 3.

Sun News Service. 1982. "Trio guilty in Norco holdup, deputy's murder." San Bernardino County Sun, July 24: 1.

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