'Drug Kingpin' Arrested at His Cerritos Home Residents Irate About Frontier Switchover Problems

Winner of Six LA Press Club Awards LOS CERRITOS in 2012, 2013, and 2014. Serving Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Commerce, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Norwalk, and Pico Rivera • 86,000 Homes Every Friday • April 29, 2016 • Vol 31, No. 6 Kimsey admitted in court documents that there was "no evidence to support my allegations." "It was two years of hell," said Larry Costa, the BUSD teacher whom Kimsey maliciously accused. Kimsey also falsely claimed sexual harassment in the explicitly graphic complaint filed in 2008. Staff Report port, deliberately and maliciously lied in In addition, Kimsey accused two After it was revealed that she had no a lawsuit complaint when she falsely ac- principals at the school, Judy Rafferty facts to support anything she alleged, ews Media Group-Community cused Larry Costa, a fellow male teacher and Jose Alarcon, of “knowing Costa Kimsey had to pay almost $20,000 to the News has obtained court docu- at the Bellflower Unified School District had harassment tendencies” and for al- BUSD for attorney’s fees. Hments that show Cerritos resident (BUSD), of sexual harassment. lowing the harassment to occur without Kimsey’s attorneys, Long Beach Melinda Kimsey, owner of the Gateway And in what can only be called an taking action. based Carlin and Buchsbaum, LLP, filed Guardian, a publication that Cerritos equally vicious and brutal fabrication, Lastly, and in an apparent effort to the sexually explicit 10-page complaint Mayor Carol Chen and former Cerritos Kimsey also claimed that Costa was a get the maximum monetary award, Kim- in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Mayor Bruce Barrows advocate and sup- pedophile. sey included the BUSD in the lawsuit. See KIMSEY page 12 'Drug Kingpin' Arrested at his Cerritos Home Residents Irate About Frontier Switchover Problems By Brian Hews Los Angeles downtown drug area. By Brian Hews dents have been experiencing outages in Evidence taken at the house was every category, sometimes for days. In what police say $600,000, all in one-dollar bills. The Hews Media Group-Community Many residents called to say that the is a leading dealer on Police said the fact it was one-dollar News switchboard has been inundated email system is not working correctly Skid Row, Derrick bills “tells you a lot about his business on the past few weeks with with one resident tell- Turner was arrested Skid Row.” messages from Cerritos ing HMG-CN that “the this week at his home In all police arrested 16 people and residents who are irate email you (HMG-CN) in Cerritos. seized $1.8 million in cash. about the Frontier Com- sent out at seven in the Authorities said Turner's house was located in a cul-de- munications takeover of morning, I didn't get till Turner provided one sac and raided around 3:30 AM. Verizon services in the 10 hours later.” Derrick Turner of the largest supplies Turner was charged with possession of area. One of the problem areas seems to be lives in Cerritos. of the cocaine and narcotics for sale, receiving the money for Frontier took over Verizon Fios, TV, Rancho Verde Park where long-time resi- heroin to the infamous See CERRITOS page 15 and Internet a few weeks ago and resi- See FRONTIER page 5 Expires 5/12/16 Expires 5/12/16 Expires 5/12/16 Expires 5/12/16 2 APRIL 29, 2016 HewsMediaGroup.net TO ADVERTISE CALL 562-407-3873 beautifully.” NLMUSD Middle School La Mirada Symphony conductor Alan Mautner began the program by giving the Music Students Perform audience a brief tutorial on the four com- ponents of a symphony orchestra – percussion, wind, brass and strings. Then, With La Mirada Symphony assembled the honor band musicians on stage to play “Into the Clouds” and “The Thirty Norwalk-La Mirada middle Thunderer.” school musicians, all District Honor “This is my first time getting to play Band members, got their first experience with the symphony,” said Julissa Flores, a performing on the big stage when they Corvallis seventh-grader who plays dou- joined with the La Mirada Symphony for ble bass. “I am looking to improve myself a pair of performances April 19 at the La and my classmates. We can all learn from Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts, each other.” with more than 1,000 District students in Next, two La Mirada High School the audience. guitarists were introduced as winners of The Youth Enrichment program per- the Blanche Nissim Memorial Competi- formance is a showcase for the District’s tion. LMHS senior Kayla Harrell and stellar Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) sophomore Alyssa Salas performed a gui- Thirty NLMUSD middle school musicians received their first experience program. Two District music teachers – tar duet of a Domenico Scarlatti sonata performing on the big stage when they joined with the La Mirada Symphony Vanessa Trevino from Benton Middle and received both a medal and a $100 cash prize. for a pair of performances April 19 at the La Mirada Theater for the School and David Yamamoto from Cor- Performing Arts. More than 1,000 District students in the audience. vallis Middle School – served as guest “This is pretty cool,” said Harrell, conductors. who will continue her music education at Vanguard University and has collaborated “The opportunity to perform with a bike horn and a bird whistle – with the music program,” District VAPA coordi- with Salas for two years. “This is such a some of the best musicians in the world symphony. This prompted a large cheer nator Karen Calhoun said. “For the fifth- is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and great opportunity to learn from profes- from the audience, which consisted of the sionals.” grade class, it presents an achievable goal serves to show our students that anything entire District fifth-grade class, as well as In a light moment, Mautner invited for them upon entering middle school, and is possible if they establish a goal and stay advanced band, orchestra and guitar class four NLMUSD elementary school stu- for the middle school musicians, it shows dedicated to achieving it,” NLMUSD Su- students from all the middle schools. dents on stage to play a variety of unlikely perintendent Dr. Hasmik Danielian said. “This is a really fun day, and it serves what can be accomplished if they apply percussion instruments – a slide whistle, “This is a wonderful event. They played as an excellent recruitment tool for the themselves.” Music instruction is offered to every NLMUSD student – from transitional kin- dergarten to grade twelve – as part of the VAPA curriculum. The Youth Enrichment Program began in 2001 as a way to bring orchestral music to the schools. “Our collaboration with the La Mirada Symphony continues to be a jewel of our performing arts program, and we thank their board of directors for their enthusi- asm and support for our VAPA program,” NLMUSD Board President Karen Morri- son said. LA MIRADA ARTS COLONY MEETING The Arts Colony of La Mirada will hold its May meeting on Monday, the 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. in the La Mirada Re- source Center, 13710 La Mirada Blvd. This meeting will feature a demonstration by Rosario Grint, formerly of Panama. Rosario, a fine oil painter, has won many prizes at local art shows. She accidently discovered her talent in drawing at the age of 13, and has been an artist since then. 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By Tammye McDuff teers then meet up at the Youth Center for By Larry Caballero years of marriage in October. a BBQ lunch made possible by community Attending the ceremony to congratu- Lakewood residents met bright and sponsors. Long-time Cerritos resident and civic late Ara were Cerritos Optimists member early Saturday April 16 for Lakewood Vol- "We are here to help this lady clear her leader Charlie Ara celebrated his 60th An- Bob Hernandez and his wife Linda, and unteer Day as dozens of volunteer teams yard and help her heal,” said one Crew niversary of ordination to the priesthood several members from the Hubert Hum- came together at the Lakewood Youth Leader,” she has been in an accident and Apr. 24 at St. Matthews Ecumenical Cath- phrey Democratic Club of Cerritos where Center to paint, clear yards and assist with has recently lost her husband. She can’t get olic Church in Orange where more than he was President for several years. He much needed exterior home improvements around very well and we want to help her one hundred clergy, family members and now is President of a Democratic Club in throughout the city. heal by cleaning and clearing her garden friends joined to congratulate him Palm Desert. Lakewood’s tradition of volunteering and front yard. I have been volunteering Ara was ordained a Roman Catholic Ara is available to preside over wed- goes back to its early founding days.

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