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San Rafael robbery circa 1976

Photos by the best action photographer, Steve Moreno. “I carried my camera all the time. The is the Pharmacy Robbery on D street around 1976? And the last one is from the Flatiron Building Fire about the same time or a little earlier. Woody would take me for rides in the police car, one time I saw this kid running and I told Woody to pull out his gun and shoot him before he got away. My uncle said, “I can’t do that, he didn’t do anything.” I said he’s running so he did something. Never a call on it so Woody was right and I would have shot em just for being late for a date or something. However, he might have rather been shot then to face the date he was late for. Notice I broke the lines to get the money shot of the arrest. Without that it wouldn’t be complete?”

Hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait
Hurry up and wait, hurry up and wait
The sergeant giving direction
The sergeant giving direction
Woody in patrol
Woody in patrol
Running to trouble
Running to trouble
Well armed, I might add
Well armed, I might add
Hoke pix 1
Mobilizing
Hoke pix 2
Getting equipment
Detective Woody Hoke giving direction
Detective Woody Hoke giving direction
Taking cover
Taking cover