Police Stage Large Dlrug Raid
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Those who were about 7: 30 p.m., signed by Judge Police Department, Police Chief night at the Pinball Wizard, a popular some for disorderly conduct as of 10 arrested were loaded on a bus Nicholas Armanlano of the Common Robert Lannan. who was on the scene Outside today youth hang-out at 541 Main St., near p.m. About 15 more were waiting to waiting outside. Pleas C< lurt 12 Friday all night, said All key police per The establishment, which has been The rjiid was the result of many sonnel were involved in the raid, in Q ear nights and sunny days through the center. be searched. Complete body searches were a favorite hang-out of youths for on-going complaints in recent months eluding 10 detectives and about 10 FEBRUARY 11th thru FERRUARY 20th Sunday. Overnight lows 10 to 15. minus II, Fourteen youths had been arrested about six months since it opened, was by busiivesses, parents and citizens degrees Celsius. Afternoon highs 25 to 30 who were inside the hang-out and being done by two policemen md two more patrolmen as well as Lannan. Saturday and in the 30s Sunday. Deputy Chief Richard Sartor, Patrol Probability of precipitation, near zero Captain Henry Minor and acting percent through Saturday night. Gentle Detective Captain John Krinjak northwesterly winds through Saturday Some of the youths who were in the night. building at the time of the raid were as young as 11 years old. One 11-year- old boy and one 12-year-old girl, after being searched, were r e le a ^ Id the Storm custody of their parents The boy said it was only the second time he had been in the amusement center, but Larry the girl said she goes there all the time because she likes to use the pin ball machines Some of the other youths arrested ...In Co|in. were believed to be under 16, but OVER 1500 NEW & USED TO CHOOSE none of them had been processed as HARTFORD (UPI) - Connec of 10 p.m. The process would ticut was blitzed by a February probably take all night. Lannan said storm in 1969 and its men moved After the arrested persons were VISIT YOUR DEALER AND 600 ihillion tons of snow. They out taken up to the Police Department did themselves this week. for processing, the slate police were By how much, Anthony to enter the establishment with a RUY THE CAR OF YOUR CHOICE Palmese, Connecticut’s man in police dog which had been specially M f f m charge of snow removal, was un trained to sniff for drugs The entire able to say, with 10,000 lane-miles building was also to be searched for clear and traffic moving. The sun drugs by the police, Lannan said Your CHEVROLET Dealer Your PLYMOUTH Dealer and federal troops help^, too. The fire marshal was also going to I SUPER DEALS, GIVING YOU THE GREATEST HARTFORD (UPI) - Connec be called in for "obvious ^ VALUE FOR YOUR DOLLAR. RUY DURING ticut newspapers are suggesting violations,” Lannan said. CARTER MANCHESTER this week’s snowstorm will be The owner of the business, Julian y]> THIS NOiF ONE SALE OF THE YEAR AND TAKE recalled with the same gusto as Scruse of Wells Street, Manchester, the Blizzard of 1888 when it had not yet been arrested, but was ^ ADVANTAGE OF THESE LOW NEW AND CHEVROLET CO. INC. PLYMOUTH INC. snowed for three days and hardy expected to be. souls dug tunnels to get to their Police found mostly marijuana i USED CAR PRICES. 1229 MAIN STREET TOLLAND TPKE., RT. 83 front doors. like substances, drug paraphernalia MANCHESTER TALCOTVILLE Some newspapers are working and liquor on the youths. Deputy on it now, collecting anecdotes. Chief Sartor said. Tel. 646-6464 Tel. 643-2708 The entire raid procedure went ...In Mass. very smoothly, "exactly as P L U S G E T A planned.” Lannan said. Several police cars were lined up in front of BOSTON (UPI) - President Your BUICK-OPEL .Dealer the establishment, drawing scores of Carter Friday declared a federal onlookers, some of whom lined up in Your DODGE-CHRYSLER Dealer disaster area in the eight the library windows across the Massachusetts counties hardest CHARTER OAK street. CHORCHES hit by this week’s ferocious bliz Several youths stopped by the door zard. of the business which was guarded by BUKKINC. Carter’s announcement came several policemen and walked in, ob MOTORS INC. moments before Gov. Michael S. viously not aware what was going on. Dukakis lifted a thre&day-old At least one of them was found to be 81 ADAMS STREET emergency declaration in all but in possession of drugs, Sartor said. MANCHESTER 80 OAKLAND STREET 43 metropolitan Boston com This was the scene at the ‘‘Pinball Wizard” amusement raid by Manchester Police. Officer Ga ry Benson is watching Others stopped to ask about their munities, effective midnight MANCHESTER center on Main Street Friday night. These youths were not over the youths which numbered over 30 when police made friends who might be inside, or if the Tel. 648-4571 Friday. Dukakis refused to GIFT OF playing much pinball, however. They were waiting in line to the raid about 7:30. (Herald photo by Dunn) place was going to be closed down. Tal. 643-2791 predict when the ban would be be searched by police officers as a result of a massive drug Some well-known Manchester lifted in those 43 municipalities, citizens stopped by and commended but he indicated it probably would the police on the action. One of them continue through the weekend. said, "It’s about time something was YOUR CHOICE Your DATSUN Dealer Your LINCOLN-MERCDRY Carter’s move allows federal done about this place.” funds to be made available for use Lannan said the raid was the Dealer in the relief and recovery efforts. Moses rules for town in rev share use largest of its kind that he could The assistance includes tem WITH EVERY NEW D EC O R N ER remember by the Manchester Police porary housing, disaster un Attorney Victor MoseS, former Department. MORIARTY employment assistance laws, can utilize such funds for fire and properly under due form of law, ■'Certainly there will be decisions Manchester town counsel, has ruled OR USED CAR PURCHASED payments, debris removal and department purposes so long as the cannot be prohibited unless there can by the town’s Board of Directors MOTOR SALES INC. that the town does have the right to repairs for streets, bridges, and proper procedures for said allocation be shown gross abuse of power, which may not directly benefit all appropriate 165,000 in federal are followed — public notice and fraud, corruption or improper residents of the town but this, DURING THIS SALE BROTHERS public utilities. revenue sharing funds to the Town 285 BROAD STREET The storm drove more than 15,- hearing,” Moses wrote. motives,” he said. without more, cannot prohibit Weiss named Fire Department. programs which are so vital to the MANCHESTER 301 CENTER STREET (KK) residents out of their homes Manchester Town Manager Robert and caused damages estimated Representatives of the Eighth “When municipal authorities are He said that the district has not town as a whole,” Moses said. Tel. 643-4165 MANCHESTER Thus, he ruled that the proposed Weiss has been named to the Inter- ESI POLAROID far in excess of |200 million. Utilities District had questioned the acting within limits of the formal shown that the town is abusing its national City Management Tel. 643-5135 proposed appropriation because the power's conferred upon them, its power or has improper motives in its S65,C'00 allocation of revenue sharing fund-5 is legal and proper. Association’s Committee on Future ONE STEP Town Fire Department does not ser legislative actions, made prudently appropriatipn to the fire department. Horizons of the Profession. •••In R. I. vice all residents of Manchester but One hundred local officials from Your FORD Dealer only those who live outside the dis across the nation were nominated to LAND CAMERA Your VOLKSWAGEN Dealer PROVIDENCE (UPI) - A slow trict. serve. The selection committee then but methodical blitz by an army of One killed in plane crash selected 20 for the Future Horizons W ITH CASE thousands Friday continued to Moses, however, referred to state MUON SALES & TOUAIIO CMINTY strip a paralyzing blanket of snow Committee. ^ laws that the town has an obligation local ;ed. from Rhode Island's highways. DANBURV (UPI) - At least one plunged into the single home on The committee will attempt to to provide a fire department and that Hayestown Road at about 5:40 p.m. Pddice said four persons were Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy met person was killed and seven others answer the question. “What does the it must expend funds in accordance A spokeswoman at Danbury aboard the plane that left Nashua, year 2000 have in store for local S ER n C EM C .