In September 1987, the Carson patrol area known as, "Tortilla Flats", was suffering a rash of burglaries. To combat this, Deputy Ray Gayton-Jacob and Al Harris, who were training officers at the time, came up with a burglary suppression plan. On, about, Wednesday, September 14, 1987, Ray and his trainee would be dressed in full uniform, but in an unmarked, Chevy Malibu, detective car. They would cruise the Tortilla Flats neighborhood looking for burglars. Al and his trainee, would remain outside of the neighborhood in a regular patrol car. If Ray and his partner saw something suspicious, they would keep an eye on it and call in Al and his trainee to check it out. Things were quiet, until about 1:00 A.M.. Ray, and his trainee, had just finished jamming a hype at Torrance Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue and had resumed their patrol. Ray spotted a black and white patrol car coming slowly their way. ...
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