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Gne is in South Windsor, science part-time at Manchester woman who allegedly harassed The Associated Press of a family dry-cleaning business the other in East Hanford. Community College. actress Sharon Gless for years sur that his father started in 1953. The former mayor says it’s too rendered peacefully Friday after a PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The time is ripe for DiRosa, a Democratic member of early to tell if he’s going to enjoy sevcn-Jiour standoff with police in would-be mobsters to think about succeeding New the town’s Board of Directors and his new work. The training period side the “Cagney and Lacey” star’s England’s reputed crime boss, the jailed Raymcmd J. former mayor, said Thursday that he ended Wednesday. home. “Junior” RUiiarca, law enforcement officials say. has sold two of the three stores that “It’s a completely different EMERGENCY Joni Leigh Penn, 30, who in the A humiliating roundup began Monday with the ar bear his name in town, and has plans change of pace,” he said, adding that FIRE - POLICE - MEDICAL past had threatened to kill herself in rests of I^triarca and 14 other mob figures in Rhode to sell his Main Street operation. he thinks he could do well in the front of the actress, put down a Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. By Thursday, “I just made a decision a while employment search field because he DIAL 911 I EH) E3 E3 ^ O ^ <£CX loaded .22-calibcr semiautomatic 21 organized crime figures were in custody in con ago that I wanted to do something knows a lot of people and has a lot In Manchester rifle and surrendered to officers in nection with the case. else,” said DiRosa, who this month of contacts. side Miss Gless’ Studio City home Law enforcement officials say any and all or started work as a personnel consult at 10 a.m., said police Capt. Dan ganized crime is evil, but most agree that mob ac ant for RJS Enterprises, an execu Watson. Miss Gless was not home at tivity in New England is penny-ante compared to tive employment search company W eather the time. families elsewhere on the East Coast. based in Hanford. Spring Cleaning?? “She surrendered voluntarily. She “At the risk of being labeled a New Yorker, New He said the position is not some was tired. She was just kind of worn York is the center of the Cosa Nostra. There are five thing he sought out to gel away from down,” said Watson, who described (families) here,” said Ron Goldstock, director of the the business, but rather the oppor Ms. Penn as an obsessed fan of Miss New York State Grganized Crime Commission. tunity arose and he took it. Rain, fog likely, Gless. “The Boston family tends to be way behind the Getting out of the cleaning opera A policewoman was instrumental New York families as far as the size, scope of tion has nothing to do with its finan in convincing the woman to sur criminal activities and sophistication,” he said. cial status, which he says is solid. 50’s temperature render, but her name was not im “My understanding is that it’s a much smaller “That business is a landmark mediately available, officers said. “I scale operation but it’s still lucrative,” said Michael business that’s been in Manchester don’t know what she said to her,” Davitt of the Grganized Crime Strike Force assign!^ for 36 or 37 years,” he said. At one Watson added. By the Associated Press to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence. time it had expanded to nine stores, Ms. Penn was quickly handcuffed FBI agents held the roundup with 113-count in but was then consolidated to three. and led outside to a police car while dictments, with charges that included murder, rack “1 just didn’t want to run the day- Manchester and vicinity: Today, rain, drizzle dozens of reporters and neighbors The Associated Press y eteering, kidnapping, gambling, drug trafficking, to-day operations of the business watched. She walked out with her and fog likely. High 45 to 50. Northeast wind OBSESSED FAN — Joni Leigh Penn, 30, is led away from obstruction of justice and witness intimidation. anymore,” he said. around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 per head down. She looked somber and “If those convictions (hold up), they will have EhRosa, who took over a portion did not speak. the home of “Cagney and Lacey" star Sharon Gless after a decimated the Cosa Nostra family in the New of the business from his father in cent Tonight, rain, drizzle and fog. Low near 45. She was taken to the Police seven-hour standoff with authorities. Penn, who had England area,” said Goldstock, who also teaches law 1973, said he began to remove him Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Department’s North Hollywood sta threatened to kill herself in the past, had holed up in the at Cornell Law School. self from it about three years ago. At Sunday, periods of rain. High around 50. tion, where Watson said she would home with a rifle. The Providence-based crime family used to wield that time, he sold the store on East be booked for investigation of Chance of rain 90 percent. power under Raymond L.S. I^triarca, Junior’s father, Middle TUmpike, near Wawa Food armed burglary, a felony. weapon to her head when officers “These arc horrendous times that and that pow ^ diminished after the elder Patriarca’s MarkeU to a man from Louisville, ^------------------------------------------ ----------------------- An hour earlier, Watson told arrived. Kentucky. reporters gathered outside the we live in, especially when dis death in 1984, authorities said. clean up on savings » “I think Ray Senior acted as sort of a mob More recently, he Sold the West actress’ home on a tree-lined cul- turbed people have such easy access Manchester Herald Miss Gless, who was in touch to weapons that can be used indis diplomat and resolved disputes in ConnecticuL" Middle 'I\impike store, which he de-sac that Ms. f\;nn had threatened with police throughout the ordeal, calls the main planu to two Korean 10% off posters and custom I to kill herself. Another police criminately,” she said. “This has Davitt said. “In doing so (New England organized issued a statement shortly afterward been going on for several years now, crime) gained more of a national reputation.” men — Chin Bok and Jin Lee — I Founded Dec. 15,1881 as a weekly. spokesman, Gfficer C.K. Witkamp, in whic*h she said Ms. Penn had who have worked for him for about framing said Ms. Penn had pointed the and I think has to be dealt with by Even if someone from New York City moved in ■ I Daily publication since OcL 1,1914. harassed her for several years. the authorities.” reputed Gambino crime family boss John Gotti has a year. DiRosa says they have many Expires 4-21-90 been mentioned — gaining a foothold in New years of experience in the garment I cleaning industry, working primarily USPS 327-500“ VOL CIX, No. 154 England still wouldn’t can7 the same weight as having a resident family, Goldstock said. in the Philadelphia area. PubNsher Suspect in NY social club fire As part of the deal DiRosa made Penny M. Sieffert “It will certainly reduce ... the capability of the exposure with them, they have the option of family to inflict harm on society,” he said. nrl & irMiiiiiig EcMof _ \Ablter Zaborowski The contenders in ftitriarca’s family include Ed buying the Main Sucet store, and he Summ«r Hr«: CIOMd Mondayt 111 Center Street Managing Edilor ___________ ___ Marie P. Grady faces 178 counts of murder ward “Mulligan” Romano, William “Billy Black expects that will happen. He would T u m thru Fri 9 to 5 30 News Edflor/Opinion Page Editor _____ Ron Robillard Manchester — 646-6939 Thuri Op«n Til 8PM jack” Delsanto, and Luigi “Baby Shanks” Manoc- not disclose the amount of money Sat 9AM To 3PM Associate E d ilo r________________ | __Alexander Girolli involved in the transactions.