Chapter 305 Stolen money
Under the auspices of Luke, the case was investigated in an orderly manner.
The first thing 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, credentials are more legal than looks.
After identifying the deceased, Luke starts checking his phone.
Most people in the United States use Apple or Samsung mobile phones, but the deceased used a Motorola mobile phone, which is 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. There are only three contacts, one of which is Hufu, the middleman who bought the car, and the other two mobile phone numbers have no remark.
Luke sent these two mobile phone numbers to Matthew, asking him to investigate the situation of the mobile phone numbers.
This clue is very important, and these two contacts are probably the accomplices of the deceased.
Now that Franco Murphy is killed, Luke can only find his accomplices by other means.
Jackson trotted over, "Captain, we checked the motel's surveillance and found some clues of 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, 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 lived separately, so they didn't think much about it. Now it seems that they may have opened a room for the suspect, and they lived in another room by themselves. "
"Where is the room opened by Costa Sheen's girlfriend?"
"Room 312."
Luke ordered, "Marcus, Jackson, Jenny, you move with me.
Raymond, you are guarding the backyard with the patrolman. "
Anthony asked, "Luke, do you need my help?"
"I don't need it for now, you should 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 of the room opened slowly, and a shirtless man stood at the door, looked at Luke and the others, and said in a panicked 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?"
Xiao Hei held the gun in his right hand and 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, somewhat 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.
"ah…"
The woman in the room was startled 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 the search.
There are pizza boxes and two bottles of red wine on the round table in the room, and there is a strong smell of alcohol in the room.
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 will sue you!"
Luke did not relax his vigilance because of the threat of the woman. He was facing 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, 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 connect her to a 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 don't really know him."
Luke changed the question, "What is your relationship with the man outside?"
"He's my boyfriend."
"May I have 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 Fell dissatisfied,
"I don't even know why you guys broke into my room?
You are breaking the law. If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation, I will definitely sue 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.
Were you and your boyfriend involved? "
"No, really not, I really don't know the man in the photo."
"Where were you between nine 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 remembered 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.
Then, Luke walked outside the door, and the Costa Sheen man was handcuffed and sat in the hallway.
Luke walked over and looked at the other party, "Do you know why they didn't arrest you?"
"No, you arrested the wrong person."
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 would be easy, 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."
"That is to say, the two of you covered up this robber together."
"No, this is not considered 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 and twelve o'clock yesterday morning?"
"At Gilmore Beach, my girlfriend is there."
Except for some cover-ups that avoid the important and minor, 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 just fall from the sky, understand?"
Although it is unlikely that the two of them lied, it is true that they covered 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 **** the two of them back to the police station, waiting 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 forensic doctor also examined the body of Franco Murphy, who was shot 4 times in total, with the fatal gun in the chest.
Finally, there was also news from Matthew that these two mobile phone numbers belonged to anonymous 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 in the morning of the next day.
Police Detective Agency.
Because the case was investigated until midnight last night, everyone came late today.
Luke pours a cup of coffee, "Get ready for the morning meeting, guys."
The lieutenant 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 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 he 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 is turned on, we can locate it."
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 to let him sit in the rear. "
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 new clues."
"What clue?"
"This morning, a client of Tidel Bank came to deposit money, and there were a large number of banknotes that matched the serial numbers of the stolen banknotes in North Hollywood. It may not be long before the police will receive the news."
Luke asked, "Why did your FBI get the news 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 looks 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 it's only the new bills that have problems.
Many machines and banknote counting machines in the bank have the function of recording serial numbers. As long as the money passes through the bank machine, 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 considers the safety of customers and dare not act rashly."
Luke said, "Then what are you waiting for?"
…
Half an hour later, Luke led the team to Tidel Bank.
Anthony also came together, this clue was provided by him, Luke has 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 forties.
Luke said, "Manager Fisher, where is the stolen money?"
"Please follow 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 in the distance and watched the two men, 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 have they handled?"
"One hundred thousand dollars was deposited into the account of Odvar Wells, who was also one of the depositors, and they quickly left.
After that, Odval Wells' account made two more transfers in electronic banking. "
"Can I find the information of the receiving account?"
"Yes, one is the Browne Elementary School bank account, transfer $30,000.
One is the bank account of Bonn Middle School, transfer $40,000. "
Luke was a little surprised, "He used this money to pay tuition?"
Bank manager Bindu Fisher 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 have 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)