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bn Sd SLA were sent out to buy a number of i tons Mesea by the unit. At Mel's Sporting Goods Store in Inglewood, a pig agent clerk ed Tony Sheperd, attempting to show his allegiance to his J oceionasy white bosses, falsely accused me of shoplifting. It was impossible to allow a verifying search by a store security guard because I was armed, and therefore, we were forced to _ fight our way out of the situation. The pigs originally said ‘that a $.49 pair of socks were stolen and that this was what caused the shootout at the store. The people found this very difficult to believe when it was pointed out that we had already purchased over thirty dollars worth of heavy-duty wool socks and other items. This apparently became equally confusing to - ‘the pigs who later charged that an ammunition bandolier was the item taken, supposedly to make the accusation more believable. The policy of the Symbionese Liberation Army has always been ‘to ‘ avoid shoplifting because of the heavy risk involved to the whole unit. We cannot afford to have soldiers busted on humbug charges. However, we realize that the combat and support elements run a great risk of being jammed whenever we move about above ground. The most unfortunate aspect of this situation was that the pigs then learned that SLA elements were ‘in the Los Angeles area. It appears that even with this knowledge the pigs would not have located our comrades if a collaborator named Mary Carr had not snitched to the enemy. On Friday, May 17, 1974, the CIA directed force of FBI Agents, Ios Angeles City, County and California State pigs with sir _