Christmas Even

January, 2003

Christmas EvenThe Three Kings Pawnshop on Hollywood Boulevard had been burglarized three times in two years. The criminal methods of each breakin were similar, so the Los Angeles Police Department suspected that the same thief was responsible. But the thief was careful to never leave a fingerprint. No arrests were ever made and no stolen property was recovered Nikolai Servan, the Russian immigrant who owned the store, was left to wonder about the justice system of his adopted country.On the day...