Post by HeadMarshal on Feb 13, 2014 10:59:37 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: amw.com archives)
Oscar Rene "Popeye" Cabrera is wanted out of Los Angeles for several violent crimes. He was aired on AMW three times from 2000 to 2003.
On Jan 19, 1997, Cabrera and Harvey Lariano spotted several men playing football, including two wheelchair bound men. According to witnesses, Cabrera and Lariano thought the men were rival gang members. Cabrera shouted a gang slogan and opened fire, wounding one of the wheelchair bound men. Then, bystander Ramon Placencia yelled at Cabrera, "don't shoot them, they're cripples!". Cabrera responded by shooting him dead. Authorities say Cabrera is also a suspect in several armed robberies, assaulting the grandfather of his own child and for a high speed chase where Cabrera shot at members of the LAPD, after the chase, Cabrera disappeared into a crowd and fled.
Thoughts? There's really nothing online about "Popeye" so I'm assuming the LAPD has no clue as to where he is. He was a MS-13 gang member and may have fled to Mexico or his native El Salvador. I wouldn't be surprised if he's currently working for a drug cartel in Latin America.
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