1980 Press Photo Sergeant Brand and Officer Ashworth check out stolen goods

Sergeant Brand, left, and Officer Ashworth check out stolen goods from sting operation. The store opened around the first of October, 1978 and looked similar to other small businesses on Birmingham's Westside. But a thing or two was different about this store. One, word quickly, "got around," that the store owners would buy stolen items. And the word was right. Crime, Birmingham, Alabama

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches. Photo is dated 01-20-1980.

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