L.A. police link man to Israeli team, Chivas thefts

Published Oct. 29, 2009 12:16 a.m. ET

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A man with slicked-back hair who stole $26,000 in cash and jewelry from an Israeli basketball team at the Staples Center also scammed his way into two downtown hotels to steal thousands of dollars from Chivas USA soccer players and a salsa music troupe, police said Wednesday.