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Robbery Suspects Arrested

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a string of at least 22 home improvement store robberies throughout Southern California.

The various types of burglaries, including armed robbery, occurred at Home Depot, National Lumber, Builders Emporium and Standard Brands locations in Orange and Los Angeles counties from January 1989 through January 1990.

Police used an undercover agent to infiltrate a Crips gang and pass on details about planned robberies and gang members involved, said Sgt. Mike Foster, chief of the Western Regional Burglary Team. After their arrest, the four suspects were identified in photo lineups by home center employees, police said.

Officers also served a search warrant at a "safe house" in Fontana, where the informant said the robbers would stash cash, goods and themselves. "He said after they committed a robbery, they would hide out there until things cooled down." said Deputy Sheriff Matt Dendo.

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Red Cedar Shipment For Record Books

Shipment records at the Port of Los Angeles, Ca., were broken recently with the arrival of what is thought to be the largest single shipment of western red cedar ever barged into the big facility.

"lt's been a long time since we've seen this much cedar in the Port," commented Larry Crabtree of Pacific Lumber Terminal, which received the shipment.

Ed Fountain, Sr., president of Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, consignee of the shipment, commented, "Four and a half million feet of rough green western red cedar makes quite a pile."

His company will sort the cedar to the end uses required for the California market. It will be dried locallY and milled to the various Patterns preferred for local construction' Fountain explained. After seven days on the barge at sea, the cargo, which was five times the usual size of western red cedar shipments, took 20 hours to unload.

Crews of eleven to twelve worked on the dock with four or five on the barge for two and a half 8 hour shifts. Five forklifts were required.

Crabtree observed that it is unusual for the mills up north to have this much cedar available to ship at one time. Because cedar grows intermingled with other sPecies in the forest, the amount available at one time is usually small.

BECOBD shipment ot 4'112 million leet of rough green western red cedar arrived in Los Angeles, Ca., lor Ed Fountain Lumber Co,