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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 - OCTOBER 29, 2014
VOLUME 2, NO. 42
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Marshall High School’s Madison Triplett selected as 2015 Rose Queen
An emotional Madison Elaine Triplett was selected the 97th Rose Queen in an official ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Plaza Tuesday evening. Flanked by her Royal Court Mackenzie Joy Byers, Gabrielle Ann Current, Veronica Sara Mejia, Bergen Louise Onufer, Simona K. Shao,and Emily Alicia Olivas Stoker the new Rose Queen was deeply moved by her selection – Photo by Terry Miller – See story and more photos on page 4
Confusion mounts regarding Judy Chu’s NRA proposal; Monrovia reaction mixed What actually happened on 10-10-14 when President Obama took the stage with Judy Chu to declare parts of San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument? No one really
can answer this and many other questions…which seems to beg the question, What good will this do and how much will it cost? Please see page 5
Parent Charged For Allowing Child To Take Loaded Weapon To School City Attorney Mike Feuer today announced that his office has filed multiple criminal charges against a parent for allowing her juvenile son to take a loaded firearm and ammunition to a Van Nuys High School. The case represents the first ever filing of a criminal case by the City Attorney’s Office for safe storage violations. “Guns have no place in or around our schools,” said Feuer. “Our office will continue to take aggressive action to protect our kids. And I call on parents to prevent potentially devastating consequences by safely storing every firearm they own.” The defendant was charged with four criminal counts including: allowing a child to carry a firearm
off-premises; allowing a child to take a firearm to school; contributing to the delinquency of a minor; and permitting a child to be placed in a situation where their person or health is endangered. Each count carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail and $1,000 fine. The City Attorney will also be seeking weapons conditions which could prohibit the possession of any weapons. Deputy City Attorney Greg Dorfman of the City Attorney’s Gun Violence Prevention Unit is prosecuting the case. Charges stem from an incident on May 13, 2014 when the defendant’s 17 year-old son is alleged to have brought a fully loaded .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun, with an addition-
al fully loaded seven round magazine, to Will Rogers High school in Van Nuys. A witness reported seeing the firearm to school police who recovered the firearm and ammunition in the student’s backpack. During the course of the investigation, the defendant refused to cooperate with officers in recovering the weapon. On May 14, 2014, LAPD officers served a search warrant on the defendant’s home and recovered a shotgun and four additional handguns. None of the weapons were locked or properly stored including one weapon found in a kitchen cabinet near the sink. In addition, Women Against Gun Violence will Please see page 6
Former Harlem Globetrotter missing
Rico Omarr Harris, 37, of Alhambra went missing 12 days ago. The former Harlem Globetrotter left Alhambra Oct. 10 and was apparently driving to Seattle. The Yolo County Sheriff’s Department found his car Oct. 14 but Harris has not been located.