Assignment: Story on Bank Robbery

Armed bandits rob Wells Fargo Bank, 250 Long Beach Ave.

 By  Doris Molo

 

Two bank robbers, one wielding a gun, entered Wells Fargo bank in Long Beach at 9:15 on Tuesday, March 12.

According to information obtained from witnesses by Detective John Smith of the Long Beach police department, customers and employees were told to “hit the floor”.  The robbers were in disguise and worked quickly. 

Jolene Fergerson, the teller that the robber approached and demanded cash was able to ascertain that the robber was Black and had a scar on his left cheek; other than that,

she remembered that he had a “very big gun” pointed at her face.

Jose Hernandez, a customer, described the robbers as young and strong. and said one of the robbers as possibly being Latino.  Mr. Hernandez also said he spotted a green American made car parked across the street, but could not be certain it was involved in the robbery.

An eye witness outside the bank, Stella Rivera, said she saw a green car traveling at a high speed, heading west on Long Beach Blvd.  She said she saw 3 men in the car, a Caucasian man at the wheel, possibly in his late twenties or early thirties.  The car made a right, toward the 91 freeway.

Police are still looking for the assailants.  If you have any information, please contact the Long Beach police department.

Wire tap allegations

I will follow the story concerning the president and wire tap allegations against former President Obama.






AIDES STRUGGLE TO DEFEND WIRE TAP ALLEGATIONS


By Ashley Parker and Jenna Johnson By Ashley Parker and Jenna Johnson

Politics

March 6 at 7:40 PM

The White House on Monday attempted to defend President Trump’s unfounded claim that former president Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower near the end of the presidential campaign, sending out several administration officials — both on and off camera — to reiterate the assertion without providing supporting evidence.
In tweets over the weekend, Trump claimed he had “just learned” that Obama wiretapped his midtown Manhattan skyscraper, where he lives and which housed his presidential campaign — accusing the former president of a potentially illegal act and writing that Obama was a “bad (or sick) guy.”
Trump has since provided no proof to back up his assertion, which has been rebuffed by Obama, FBI Director James B. Comey and former director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. On Monday, senior administration officials contorted themselves trying to defend the president’s claims, which seemed to emanate largely in response to a rant on conservative talk radio and in an article on Breitbart News, the conservative website that Stephen K. Bannon, Trump’s chief strategist, formerly led.
Speaking to reporters from the White House briefing room without cameras present, White House press secretary Sean Spicer referred reporters to his weekend statement calling on the House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate the wiretapping charges as part of their broader probe of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He refused to add clarity or context to Trump’s Twitter missives, saying neither the president nor the White House would comment further until the congressional investigations are completed.
“I’m just going to let the tweet speak for itself,” Spicer said. “I think the president speaks very candidly

Assignment 4

LEDES   ASSIGNMENT 4

 

 

1. Michael Weiner, a member of the Torrance city council, has been urging the council to impose a citywide phase out of plastic bags, which he says harm the environment.  Weiner says paper sacks are less dangerous to animals and children and they decompose more quickly than plastic.  On Tuesday, the council voted on his proposal.  It stopped short of banning plastic shopping bags, but it voted to encourage grocery and retail stores to eliminate the use of plastic bags.  The council voted 8-0 to encourage people to use paper bags.  Members of the council also asked that the mayor to study a plan that would require the city to phase out its use of plastic garbage bags by 2000.

 

Michael Weiner, a member of the Torrance city council, has been urging the council to impose a citywide phase out of plastic bags,  Weiner says paper sacks are less dangerous to the environment as they decompose more quickly than plastic. On Tuesday, the council voted 8-0 to encourage grocery and retail stores to use paper bags. They also asked the mayor to study a plan that would phase out its use of plastic garbage bags by 2000..

  

           

2. Mark Dickson is 24.  He is a journalism student at El Camino and had just started working as a disc jockey for KECC.  He was shot early today by a man who tried to rob him.  The source of information for this story is EC Sgt. Ed Gropp.  Gropp said that Dickson was playing a record at about 12 p.m. when he heard a knock at the station door.  When he answered the knock, he encountered a man holding what appeared to be a revolver.  The assailant demanded money.  Dickson gave him $2, but refused to give the assailant his wallet.  The man fired the gun once, wounding Dickson in the left arm.  The man fled, leaving the $2 behind.  Dickson was reported in stable condition at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he was scheduled to undergo surgery to remove the bullet.  A search of the campus by police failed to turn up the suspect who fled through the Student Activities Center (where KECC is located) and across campus out onto Crenshaw Blvd.

 

El Camino student and disc jockey, Mark Dickson, 24, was shot early today in a robbery.  According to Sgt. Ed Gropp, Mr. Dickson was working at KECC when he answered a knock at the door where he encountered a man with a gun demanding money.  Mr. Dickson gave the man $2, but refused to give him his wallet.  The assailant shot Dickson in the arm and fled the scene.  Mr. Dickson is in stable condition at a Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.  A search is still underway for the assailant.

  

 

3. The woman is 90 years old and lived in Chicago, Illinois. She is unable to care for herself and, for the last 10 years, has lived with a daughter and a son in law in Chicago, Illinois. Yesterday morning, they put her on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona, to live with another daughter. There was no one waiting for her at the airport. Airport officials at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport who called her daughter in Phoenix said the daughter instructed them to “put her on a plane back to Chicago.” The officials called the elderly woman’s relatives in Chicago, and they said they would not take her back because “she’s too hard for us to care for.”  With tears clouding her eyes, the woman responded, “I’m too old, and nobody wants me anymore.” A policewoman agreed to care for the woman until a home is found for her.

 

The woman is ninety years old and lived in Chicago, Illinois.  She is unable to care for herself.  For the last 10 years, she has lived with a daughter and a son- in- law.  Yesterday, they put her on a plane to Phoenix, Arizona to live with another daughter.   Upon arrival, no one was there to pick her up.  Airport officials at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport called her daughter in Phoenix who instructed them to “put her on a plane back to Chicago”.  The officials then called the daughter in Chicago who said they would not take her back .  A Policewoman agreed to care for the woman until a home is found for her.

 

4. The proposal concerns bicycle paths in the county, 100 miles of them. If approved, the proposal would cost a total of $922,266, with $184,454 being spent each year for the next five years. Altogether, the money would be spent to develop 100 miles of bike paths, all of which would be connected with one another for the convenience of cyclists. The county board of supervisors voted unanimously, five to zero, Tuesday to fund the project.  Supervisors said the bike paths are needed to encourage Los Angeles County residents to get out and get more exercise and believed that this expense would ultimately lead to healthier constituents.

The proposal concerns 100 miles of bicycle paths in the county.  If approved, it would cost a total of $922,266 with $184,454 spent each year for the next five years. The county board of supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to fund the project.  Supervisors said the bike paths are needed to encourage Los Angeles County residents to get out and get more exercise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assignment 3
Ledes

1.         Tuesday night, the Torrance City Council approved a 10% rate hike that affects electricity and water.   City officials said the money was needed to pay for upgrading equipment which will add up to $5 a month to the average homeowner's bill.

 

2.         The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors fired Chief Administrative Officer Susan Reed after eight years of service.  The supervisors  fired Reed because of allegations of mismanagement of county funds, but has not been charged with any crime.   

 

3. Monday morning, the police were called to Redondo Union High School. Officials there noticed graffiti spray painted throughout the campus.  Sgt. Shawn Freeman said that at least 38 tags were sprayed throughout the school.   Damage is estimated to be about $3,000.  Police have no suspects.

 

4. A woman in Redondo Beach was engaging in suspicious activity, checking car handles on vehicles parked in the 500 block of Frances Ave. yesterday. Police were called and the woman was questioned and searched. They found three cell phones, a wallet, a GPS device , an iPod and tools used to break into cars. . She was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property, possession of burglary tools, petty theft and an outstanding warrant.

 

Assignment 2 -  Summary of News Article




Space X scrubs rocket launch    -  Samantha Mansuaga


A falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch on Saturday morning on a supply mission to the International Space Station.   The launch was aborted seconds before liftoff because of a possible problem with the second stage of its Falcon 9 rocket.


The launch is slated to proceed with liftoff on February 26th after all systems are checked.


This will be Space X's second launch since one of its Falcon 9 rockets exploded on a Florida launch pad in September of last year.

The federal government denies that it has broadened the scope of its immigration raids

 The U.S. department of Homeland Security denies allocations by immigration advocates who suggest that the agency is making "fewer distinctions between serious and minor crimes" in their immigration enforcement raids.  These raids have put immigrate communities and activities on high alert.  According to Sarah Owings, an immigration attorney in Atlanta Georgia, "It is not just a bunch of rapists and murders, as Trump said when he was campaigning of this, there are a lot of people who my have very minor traffic offenses".  Of the 235 foreign nations arrested across 5 states, 163 had criminal convictions, 60 had illegally reentered the US and 12 wee immigration fugitives.  The Department of Homeland Security are arresting people who do not represent a safety threat.




































The Who, What, Why, When and Where




Who: The federal government


What: Denying broadening scope of immigration raids


Why: Because the DHS immigration attorney sited abuse


When: Since the "ban" EO was institute


Where:  The United States of America