Vice Squad Raids Local Film Studio - Revision history

Spider of Destiny at 12:26, 1 August 2026

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Jason.Kreitzer at 21:16, 30 November 2021

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Jason.Kreitzer: Never recorded, just performed by Frank and Ray Collins for laughs.

2021-09-23T14:02:35Z

Never recorded, just performed by Frank and Ray Collins for laughs.

Jason.Kreitzer: The only Google results for Harp, Willis, Mayfield and Ponders are related to this story. Who would have thought that a police detective from the 1960s would have a Facebook page?

2021-09-03T14:38:27Z

The only Google results for Harp, Willis, Mayfield and Ponders are related to this story. Who would have thought that a police detective from the 1960s would have a Facebook page?

Jason.Kreitzer at 23:24, 19 July 2021

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PopFanDoug: wl

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Propellerkuh at 08:55, 27 January 2008

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 Assisting Sgt. Willis in the raid were sheriff's vice investigators Jim Mayfield and Phillip Ponders, and Ontario Detective [http://www.facebook.com/stan.mccloskey Stan McCloskey]. Arraignment for Zappa and Miss Belcher next week will bring them close to home. Cucamonga Justice Court is right across the street from the studio.<br>
-When asked for assistance in this case, the [[A.C.L.U.]] replied, "We can't take it, it's not big enough for us."
+When asked for assistance in this case, the [[American Civil Liberties Union|A.C.L.U.]] replied, "We can't take it, it's not big enough for us."
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 '''Musical Instruments<br>
-Also, a piano, trap drums, vibraphones and several electric guitars were stored among the Daliian litter of the main studio. On the walls, Zappa had hung such varied memorabilia as divorce papers, a picture of himself on the [[Steve Allen]] television show, a threat from the [https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ Department of Motor Vehicles] to revoke his driver's license, several song publisher's rejection letters and works of "pop" art. Among Zappa's completed musical scores were such titles as "[[Memories Of El Monte]]" and "[[Streets Of Fontana]]". The latter, written before several utility companies had forsaken the budding composer, opens:
+Also, a piano, trap drums, vibraphones and several electric guitars were stored among the Daliian litter of the main studio. On the walls, Zappa had hung such varied memorabilia as divorce papers, a picture of himself on the [[Steve Allen]] television show, a threat from the [https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ Department of Motor Vehicles] to revoke his driver's license, several song publisher's rejection letters and works of "pop" art. Among Zappa's completed musical scores were such titles as "[[Memories Of El Monte]]" and "Streets Of Fontana". The latter, written before several utility companies had forsaken the budding composer, opens:
 <blockquote>'''Sweeping Streets'''<br>

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 [[Image:Det-Stan-McCloskey.png|frame|Det. Stan McCloskey]]
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+[[Wikipedia:The Daily Report (Ontario, California)|Ontario Daily Report]]<br>
-, [[Ted Harp]]<br>
+, Ted Harp<br>
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 '''Rent Movie<br>
-The surprise raid came after an undercover officer, following a tip from the [[Ontario]] Police Department, entered the rambling, three-room studio on the pretext of wanting to rent a stag movie. Sgt. [[Jim Willis]], vice investigator of the [[San Bernardino]] County Sheriff's Office, said the raid suspect, Zappa, offered to do even better - he would film the movie for $300, according to Willis. When Zappa became convinced the detective was "allright", he played a tape recording for him. The recording was for sale and it featured, according to police, Zappa and Miss Belcher in a somewhat "blue" dialogue.
+The surprise raid came after an undercover officer, following a tip from the [[Ontario]] Police Department, entered the rambling, three-room studio on the pretext of wanting to rent a stag movie. Sgt. Jim Willis, vice investigator of the [[San Bernardino]] County Sheriff's Office, said the raid suspect, Zappa, offered to do even better - he would film the movie for $300, according to Willis. When Zappa became convinced the detective was "allright", he played a tape recording for him. The recording was for sale and it featured, according to police, Zappa and Miss Belcher in a somewhat "blue" dialogue.
 '''More Enter<br>
-Shortly after the sneak sound preview, the suspect's hope for a sale were shattered when two more sheriff's detectives and one from the [[Ontario Police Department]] entered and placed the couple under arrest. Zappa, who recently was the subject of news story on his hopes to produce a low-budget fantasy film and thus bring a share of Hollywood's glamour to Cucamonga, blamed financial woes for his latest venture. Inside his studio when the raid came was recording and sound equipment valued at $22,000, according to Zappa.
+Shortly after the sneak sound preview, the suspect's hope for a sale were shattered when two more sheriff's detectives and one from the [https://www.ontarioca.gov/Police Ontario Police Department] entered and placed the couple under arrest. Zappa, who recently was the subject of news story on his hopes to produce a low-budget fantasy film and thus bring a share of Hollywood's glamour to Cucamonga, blamed financial woes for his latest venture. Inside his studio when the raid came was recording and sound equipment valued at $22,000, according to Zappa.
 '''Musical Instruments<br>
-Also, a piano, trap drums, vibraphones and several electric guitars were stored among the Daliian litter of the main studio. On the walls, Zappa had hung such varied memorabilia as divorce papers, a picture of himself on the [[Steve Allen]] television show, a threat from the [[Department of Motor Vehicles]] to revoke his driver's license, several song publisher's rejection letters and works of "pop" art. Among Zappa's completed musical scores were such titles as "[[Memories Of El Monte]]" and "[[Streets Of Fontana]]". The latter, written before several utility companies had forsaken the budding composer, opens:
+Also, a piano, trap drums, vibraphones and several electric guitars were stored among the Daliian litter of the main studio. On the walls, Zappa had hung such varied memorabilia as divorce papers, a picture of himself on the [[Steve Allen]] television show, a threat from the [https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ Department of Motor Vehicles] to revoke his driver's license, several song publisher's rejection letters and works of "pop" art. Among Zappa's completed musical scores were such titles as "[[Memories Of El Monte]]" and "[[Streets Of Fontana]]". The latter, written before several utility companies had forsaken the budding composer, opens:
 <blockquote>'''Sweeping Streets'''<br>
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 And with the peeling I started to play ..."<br></blockquote>
-Assisting Sgt. Willis in the raid were sheriff's vice investigators [[Jim Mayfield]] and [[Phillip Ponders]], and Ontario Detective [[Stan McCloskey]]. Arraignment for Zappa and Miss Belcher next week will bring them close to home. [[Cucamonga Justice Court]] is right across the street from the studio.<br>
+Assisting Sgt. Willis in the raid were sheriff's vice investigators Jim Mayfield and Phillip Ponders, and Ontario Detective [http://www.facebook.com/stan.mccloskey Stan McCloskey]. Arraignment for Zappa and Miss Belcher next week will bring them close to home. Cucamonga Justice Court is right across the street from the studio.<br>
 When asked for assistance in this case, the [[A.C.L.U.]] replied, "We can't take it, it's not big enough for us."
 [[Category:Articles about Zappa]]

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 '''2 A-Go-Go To Jail<br>
-[[Cucamonga]] – [[wikipedia:Vice unit|Vice Squad]] investigators stilled the tape recorders of a free-swinging, a-go-go film and recording studio here Friday and arrested a self-styled movie producer and his buxom red-haired companion. Booked on suspicion of conspiracy to manufacture pornographic materials and suspicion of sex perversion, both felonies, at county jail were: [[Frank Zappa|Frank Vincent Zappa]], 24, and [[Lorraine Belcher]], 19, both of the studio address, 8040 N. Archibald Ave.
+[[Cucamonga]] – [[wikipedia:Vice unit|Vice Squad]] investigators stilled the tape recorders of a free-swinging, a-go-go film and recording studio here Friday and arrested a self-styled movie producer and his buxom red-haired companion. Booked on suspicion of conspiracy to manufacture pornographic materials and suspicion of sex perversion, both felonies, at county jail were: [[Biography|Frank Vincent Zappa]], 24, and [[Lorraine Belcher]], 19, both of the studio address, 8040 N. Archibald Ave.
 '''Rent Movie<br>