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Thursday, March 1, 2018 Vol. 16 No. 47 OBITUARIES NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Downey residents Principal of the What’s new on Fire truck donated mourned Year Netflix & Hulu to Mexico SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 2 SEE PAGE 9 SEE PAGE 8 Downey Florida shooting prompts restaurant questions about campus grades Uncle Henry’s Deli MARCH 10 7400 Florence Ave. Date Inspected: 2/22/18 Era of a King: Elvis Presley tribute Friday 59˚ safety Grade: B Weekend show at a DATE: Saturday, March 10 Narai Thai Glance ► High schools and colleges are TIME: 7 pm 7611 Firestone Blvd. LOCATION: Downey Theatre reporting surges in online threats, Date Inspected: 2/20/18 Saturday 6857˚⁰ prompting officials to take a closer Friday look at school safety. Grade: B MARCH 15 Las Champas 13 Gangs Out of Downey luncheon Most of the threats were found not to Sunday 63˚ ⁰ be credible. 11851 Paramount Blvd. 70 DATE: Thursday, March 15 Date Inspected: 2/20/18 Saturday TIME: 11:30 am Grade: B LOCATION: Rio Hondo Event By Alex Dominguez Center Staff Writer Mariassa’s Cakes 12802 Paramount Blvd. THINGS TO DO Date Inspected: 2/23/18 MARCH 17 DOWNEY – With the Parkland, Arc Walk Fla., high school massacre still Grade: A DATE: Saturday, March 17 fresh in memory, local officials are working to keep students and their IHOP TIME: 7:30 am families calm. 11414 Paramount Blvd. Stonewood Center LOCATION: Date Inspected: 2/22/18 It has been around two weeks Fencing outside Downey High School. Photo by Joan Anderson, DowneyDailyPhotos.com MARCH 18 since 17 students and teachers Grade: A were shot and killed at Stoneman Treasure Island Polar Plunge Douglas High School on Feb. 14. “Unfortunately, since the shooting, security officer Marino El Atacor No. 9 DATE: Sunday, March 18 Saturday - Big Bear Lake, 9 am tragic incident in Florida, there Chavez, who works at El Camino 9456 Telegraph Rd. TIME: 4 pm Since the shooting, parents of Date Inspected: 2/22/18 Take a dip in the chilly waters of Big students at area schools have voiced have been numerous instances of High School…overheard a 17-year- LOCATION: Downey Theatre Grade: Bear Lake and help raise funds for concerns over the preparedness young people in the US making old student say that he was going A inappropriate comments, several to shoot up the school sometime Special Olympics Inland Empire. $50 MARCH 24 of students and staff in the event that such a tragedy occurs locally. even in Downey Unified. Please in the next three weeks,” said Stewart & Grub Carnival of Champions Those worries were only intensified be assured, we do not take any of McDonnell. 7380 Stewart & Gray Rd. these instances lightly; we partner Date Inspected: 2/22/18 DATE: Saturday, March 24 by several recent threats to Downey “Thanks to the outreach efforts with local law enforcement, and TIME: 9 am and Norwalk campuses. of our Norwalk station, Mr. Chavez Grade: A thoroughly research and investigate and our deputies worked together LOCATION: Warren High In response to the concern, each to establish the validity of to assess the situation. El Taco Downey Unified School District every occurrence brought to our 7665 Firestone Blvd. Brunch with the Bunny called parents over the weekend attention. “Deputies learned that the Date Inspected: 2/21/18 DATE: Saturday, March 24 and released a press release, saying 17-year-old had an extensive “Fortunately, none of the in part: discipline history at the school. Grade: A The Blasters TIME: 9:30 am instances in our district have been LOCATION: Golden Park They also learned that a Smith and Saturday - The Roxy Theatre, 8 pm “We know the tragedy that deemed credible.” Ponce Bakery Wesson semiautomatic weapon An all ages show headlined by Downey took place in Florida has truly been 7368 Stewart & Gray Rd. MARCH 26 an emotional event for us all. It has Norwalk-La Mirada Unified was registered to his address.” rock band The Blasters. $20-$25 School District has also had its Date Inspected: 2/22/18 affected us in Downey Unified as McDonnell added that State of the City address share of concerns and issues with Grade: A well as school districts across the detectives served a searched DATE: Monday, March 26 threats. nation. warrant at the student’s Norwalk TIME: 12 pm La Chiva Loca “We want to reassure you that At a press conference Feb. 21, home, where they found a cache LOCATION: Rio Hondo Event Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim of ordnance, including two AR-15 8157 Firestone Blvd. Center with any potential instances, we Date Inspected: 2/22/18 work in close partnership with local McDonnell addressed a recently semiautomatic rifles, two pistols, thwarted threat at El Camino High 90 high-capacity magazines, and Grade: A MARCH 29 law enforcement to fully research and investigate the circumstances. School that led to the arrest of a ammunition. student. Gloria’s Country Butcher Coffee with a Cop If there is ever a situation when The student was detained for 12161 Paramount Blvd. Jeff Dunham DATE: Thursday, March 29 there is a credible threat, we will “Just two days after 17 people making criminal threats but has Date Inspected: 2/22/18 Saturday - Citizens Business Bank TIME: 6-8 pm notify you immediately. were killed in the Florida school not been charged, according to Grade: A Arena, 5 pm LOCATION: Starbucks (7954 the Whittier Daily News. However, his older brother, 28-year-old The popular ventriloquist brings his Imperial Hwy.) La Perla del Mar U.S. Army veteran Daniel Eriberto latest show, “Passively Aggressive,” to 8803 Imperial Hwy. Barcenas was charged with a Ontario. $45-$58 MARCH 30 Date Inspected: 2/21/18 misdemeanor count of possession ‘Animaniacs live of an assault weapon. Grade: A DATE: Friday, March 30 Barcenas pleaded not guilty TIME: 8 pm Norm’s saturday, FEB. 10 during his arraignment at Bellflower 7955 Firestone Blvd. LOCATION: Downey Theatre Superior Court. He faces a sentence At 12:45 p.m., officers located a stolen vehicle at the east city limits on Date Inspected: 2/21/18 of 364 days in county jail if Grade: A APRIL 7 Firestone Blvd. The driver was arrested for grand theft auto. convicted. Downey Symphony concert Meanwhile, the city of Norwalk Mr. Pete’s Patio DATE: Saturday, April 7 At 7:05 p.m., officers located a stolen vehicle in the area of Bellflower said it is accelerating its multi- 7811 Firestone Blvd. A Few Good Men Date Inspected: 2/21/18 TIME: 8 pm Blvd. and Apollo Way. The driver was arrested for grand theft auto. faceted school safety plan. Saturday - Whittier Community LOCATION: Downey Theatre “This plan will include Grade: A Theatre, 8 pm Sunday, FEB. 11 strengthening of collaborative A live stage performance of the military efforts by the city’s Public Safety Bionicos Don Leo courtroom drama. All ages but contains APRIL 22 At 12:30 a.m., a male victim was walking on the eastside of 12800 Department, Norwalk Sheriff’s 8027 Imperial Hwy. adult language. $12-$15 Sara Evans in concert Paramount Blvd. when he observed two vehicles driving slowly Station, the Norwalk-La Mirada Date Inspected: 2/21/18 DATE: Sunday, April 22 next to each other. The subjects in the vehicles were arguing and Unified School District, the District’s Grade: A safety officers and the City of La TIME: 7 pm seconds later he heard a few gunshots. The victim was shot in the LOCATION: Downey Theatre Mirada,” Norwalk officials said in a Subway leg and walked back to his residence. The victim later responded statement. 11858 Paramount Blvd. to the hospital where he was contacted by police. Detectives are Date Inspected: 2/20/18 APRIL 28 “This partnership will focus investigating. Grade: A Miss Downey Pageant on joining school security, school principals and counselors to Bob’s Big Boy DATE: Saturday, April 28 identify adverse and or aggressive FRIDAY, FEB. 16 7447 Firestone Blvd. TIME: TBD behavior at its earliest stage. The Lakewood Run Date Inspected: 2/20/18 LOCATION: Downey Theatre At 10:45 p.m., officers located a stolen vehicle at Lakewood Blvd. and team will work together to focus on Saturday - Lakewood Sheriff’s Station, Donovan St. The driver was arrested for grand theft auto. the root causes of the behavior and Grade: A 8 am City of STEM Science Festival employ a team approach to assist 5K or 10K for runners, 5K for walkers, El Salto de Fraile DATE: Saturday, April 28 the student and his or her family in and 1K for kids. Chip-timed, medals for Saturday, FEB. 17 redirecting the behavior.” 7639 Firestone Blvd. winners. $15-$40 TIME: 10 am to 11 pm At 6:00 p.m., a resident arrived at his home on the 7700 block of Adwen Date Inspected: 2/20/18 Columbia Memorial Cerritos College President LOCATION: Grade: A Space Center St. and found two suspects attempting to pry open a rear window. Jose Fierro responded to a The suspects then fled and were located by officers at theA lbertson’s different threat over the weekend, Carl’s Jr parking lot. The suspects were arrested for attempt burglary. sending out a safety alert citing MAY 5 a “social media discussion about 9110 Imperial Hwy. Date Inspected: 2/16/18 Downey Street Faire an unconfirmed report of an MONDAY, FEB. 19 unspecified threat to a school in Grade: A DATE: Saturday, May 5 At 10:15 a.m., officers located a stolen vehicle at Firestone Blvd. and Norwalk.” TIME: 10 am to 3 pm Mrs Field’s Cookies Brookshire Ave.