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Wine Crime: LA Thief Steals $600,000 of Rare Bottles

Wine Crime: LA Thief Steals $600,000 of Rare Bottles

In a scene that could have been ripped from a Hollywood heist movie, a discerning thief with a nose for fine wine cut a hole above the wine cellar of an exclusive Venice, California wine store, dropped down into the dark room, and stole 800 bottles of wine valued at $600,000. “It was like something…

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American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months

American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months

CNN  —  Monica De Leon Barba, a United States citizen who was kidnapped last November while walking home in Mexico, is being transported to the US after her captors set her free, according to FBI authorities in San Francisco. “The FBI is pleased to announce that Monica De Leon Barba is safe and en route…

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Suspect Arrested in Killing of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

Suspect Arrested in Killing of Cash App Founder Bob Lee

On April 4, Cash App founder and tech investor Bob Lee was killed near Rincon Hill and the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. On Thursday, police announced there has been an arrest, Mission Local first reported. The suspect, Nima Momeni, allegedly works in the tech industry and knew Lee, according to reports. Before the stabbing,…

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Remembering Cash App Founder Bob Lee: 'He Was The Best of Us'

Remembering Cash App Founder Bob Lee: ‘He Was The Best of Us’

Cash App founder Bob Lee, 43, died on Tuesday after an early morning fatal stabbing in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood. Lee had previously relocated to Miami and was in San Francisco for a visit. Lee was born in Missouri and worked as an engineer before moving to San Francisco in 2004 to work for…

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