12-D THE PLAIN DEALER, TUESDAY, JULY 20, Shootout Fan, 58, is wounded downtown as holdup suspect is seized John Smoluk, 58, came down- down behind the car and started town yesterday from his North- shooting. A patrolman's bullet field home to have a big day at caught the gunman in the side, but the Indians' double header with his he aimed again, holding his son and granddaughter. And he caliber revolver against the back wasn't about to let a little shoot- of Smoluk's neck. out get in his way. Smoluk grabbed the gun barrel As it happened, he got in the and shoved it into the air as his way of the shootout.
captor fired. Smoluk was locking his car in "I wanted to save my life and front of the State Wholesale Co. the policemen's lives," Smoluk discount store, 700 St. Clair Ave. told The Plain Dealer.
His hand NW, when a young gunman who was treated for burns and cuts had just disarmed two security made by bullet fragments. guards and robbed the store ran Police said Smoluk probably out and demanded Smoluk's car saved the life of Patrolman Anthokeys. ny Passalaqua, who was approachPolice vehicles with sirens blar- ing the gunman as he fired two ing converged on the scene as shots. Neither hit anybody. Smoluk refused.
The gunman Arrested was Gary Johnson, 19, grabbed his collar, threw him of 11304 Itasca Ave. NE. He was wounded in the right side by tactical unit Patrolman Theodore Frisko, who fired from the street as Johnson knelt and aimed from behind Smoluk's Cadillac. Johnson was treated at at St. Vincent Charity Hospital and was in City Jail last night.
Police said a robber entered the store and drew his revolver on two guards, forcing both to turn over their guns. When he was arrested police found the revolvers in his hip pockets. The robber held the two guards at gunpoint as the store's manager emptied $1,550 from a cashbox. Then the man shot the lock off a jewelry strongbox, dumped the jewels into a paper bag, and ran out onto the sidewalk. The Plain G.
Vorpe The money and rings were John Smoluk 2 child molesting charges filed 'A 29-year-old West Side man and had them take off their was charged yesterday with feloni- clothes, he told police. ous sexual penetration and rape in the Saturday night molesting of Estergall did not assault the two sisters, age 3 and 4. girls' brother, police said, and none of the children was injured. P. Estergall 4579 W.
174th told police he got the Police said Estergall has been idea to "play games" with the two in two state mental hospitals and girls from reading adult books he recently received private psychiathad bought at stores in the city. ric treatment. Estergall enticed the girls and Estergall was held in City Jail their 6-year-old brother into his last night and is to appear today house from a nearby playground, in Municipal Court. STEEL PLATE WOOD A COVERING. ENTRANCE FEET WIRE MESH 24007 EXHAUST PAN OPENING EXHAUST FAN FEET 8 FEET TRAILER TRUCK VAN TOILET WATER AND FOOD MATTRESSES Artist's conception of the and a bus driver spent 36 gram by New York Daily Carmine Scatzo.
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Ray and the children to Alameda County and forced them at gunpoint into a crude underground cell in a rock and gravel quarry. The group managed to escape after 17 terror-filled hours as Ray led two of the older boys in digging to freedom. The bulletin noted that the informant now in jail on new charges offered his story "several hours prior to the children being located in Livermore, Calif." That would also make it before Gov. Edmund G. Brown offered a $10.000 reward in the case..
