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SERVING THE NEWPORT - tv'-E.SA COW\MUNmES SINCE 1907 FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1999
seDd us ~ctures of your mom for her speci8.l day Do JOU'have. ~memory ol The art of teaching rewarded MolDtlllft bMil C8plunMl an fllmf I --.... JOU'l sbalw u wttb \II. apples. Valerie Braun will use her money to help Ito gain a better understanding of physics. s.iad•~fawdte~ml • Newport-Mesa teachers It was a roomful of happy teachers at her students study anaent civilizations Each of the teachers designed the pro ~ ND it our Mother's in Dey receive grants at awards event. the Hyatt Newporter Thursday rught at by making Chinese masks. Indian fabncs Jecls themselves, and applied for a grant ...... 1be dMdJlne for IUbmilliom the Newport-Mesa Schools Foundation'& and pottery. from the foundabon In turn, each will JF.S.SJCA GARRISON la Nay I. Addlw your ILlbm'Sllnm annual Grants to Teachers Awards Din Newport Elementary school teacher get a check to buy the day, wood and tO MOtben Day at the Piiot, 330 W. ner. Ju.lle Lawrence's students are going to electronics necessary for the project. l)my St., Costa Mesa 92627. Please •This is the very best opportunity to get video cameras in the classroom, to No purchase orders No phone calls or IDdude a diiiCrlption Of the photo reward the initiative of individual dass · 1earn by making videos.· letters to hlgher-ups. No bureaucretcy. tbe of thoie NEWPORT-MESA - There was wilh names pictured. screaming. There was whistling. There room teachers," said Costa Mesa High Estancia High School teacher Stephen Just cold, hard cash. We cannot ~tee tbe photos will School Principal Andy Hernandez. G. Crenshaw's students are going to beretumed. were more than $180,000 in individual grants handed out, along with shiny red Newport Elementary School teacher design and build roller coasters in order SEE AWARDS PAGE.5 . Officials A growing succ·ess target Little Garden Club of Newport Beach sows charity work with Benefit Plant Sale
El ISL: Gl'J tourism lkity Piol NEWPoRT BEACH - A little water and sunlight can make dollars anything grow. With a little care and atten .. . I tion, The Little Garden Club of • Competition from Newport Beach expects to dou ble t,he proceeds 1aised in their Anaheim is cutting into armual Benefit Plant Sale. Newport Beach's income, Last year, the 35-member club raised $6,000 through plant sales but city dedicated to for the Back Bay and Environ keeping business strong. mental Nature Center, among other organizations. On Thurs MDRL'\\ Sl F\l!lo llARRI-. day, the club held its second ben ~Piot efit and estimates it surpassed last year's mark by another NEWPORT BEACH $5,700 through luncheon and Tounsm, one of the oty's key raffle sales. sowces of mcome, is headed for The money raised will benefit rough seas th.ls fiscal year, but ReLeaf Costa Mesa, the Environ officials say they hdve developed a plan that they hope will weath mental Nature Center, Catalina er the storm. Island Conservancy and the UCI Visitors to Newport Beach Arboretum. accounted for more thclJl $20.3 One of the group's aims is to promote projects and programs million of income for Newport of horticultural stewardship. Beach's general fund last year, the filth year in a row that Members spent months prepar tounsm revenue rose ing for the benefit hel~ at the But construction projects and home of Judy Banning on Balboa new developments in nearby Peninsula. Each member grows Andheun have unexpectedly and donates two plants, which threatened to cut into that rev sell for about $50, said Barbara enue, thanks to the symbiotic MacDonald, club member. relationship Newport Beach Described as labors of love, shares with its neighbor. the plants feature unique •Most people don't realize it, arrangements in designs using but as Anaheim goes, -so goes watering cans, colanders and Newport Beach,· said RoSdhnd birdhouses. Some of the mem Williams from the Newport bers are experienced gardeners Beach Conference and Visitor's who also belong to the Garden Bureau ·When Anaheun is full Club of Amenca. we have the good fortune to have This year, members donated that overflow SlID..ilarly, when about 200 creations and 100 business is slow tn Anaheun, we starter plants. The arrangement don't get the benefit • of orchids, African violets, vines City officials are parncularly and other rare species filled the PHOTOS BY ~ HAGGERTY·ZVWS I DAI.V Pll.Oi serlSlbve to the fluctuations m oceanfront yard in a dazzling Nancy Hoyt looks at a table filled wUh orchids during the UWe Garden Club of Newport Beach luncheon and fund-raiser at tounsm, and the City Council thi array of fragrances and colors. the home of Bill and Judy Banning Thursday. Members brought $50 worth of plants to sell, with all proceeds benefiting ReLeaf past week accepted a symbolic •Everything sells out," said check for $20,323,000 - the Louise Brigham ·u·s kind of a Costa Mesa, the Environmental Nature Center, Catalina Conservancy and the UCI Arboretum. At top, people gather outside frenzy.• the Banning home to browse, chat and look at the many Bowers and plants. amount of revenue that travelers brought to the city last year - which now represents the water mark goal for the 1999. •Tourism is a key to the aty's success,· said Mayor Denni Students say. Y.E.S. to summer jobs O'Netl. ·we have to do what we can to make sure that (the indus • Under program, 110 Youth Employment Service and provide mentoring, supervision try) continues to grow.• the Newport-Mesa Unified School and career guidance, Graham Officials, however, will have youths will be placed in District are placing 110 students, said. their work cut out for them this local companies to gain aged 14 to 21, with local compa In the past, students have been year For mstance, the expansion nies for two months to provide placed with engineering firms, of the Anaheun Convention Cen valuable work experience. them with valuable work experi real estate agencies and city gov ter is expected to significantly Eu.'>PGni ence. ernment. Some companies that undercut revenue in both oti •For many, it will be their first have participated in the past as fewer organizations make u ~Nat job," said Lynn Graham, executive include TechCoast, Hoag Hospital, of the facility dunng its constmc COSTA MESA - While some director for Y.E.S. United Parcel Service, Broadway bon. teenagers will spend their summer The program, in its third year, is Chiropractic, Newport Dunes and At the same time, Anaheim asking, •0o you want fries with funded through the Job 1\"airiing Property House Realtors. ,that?•, about 100 teens participat Partnership Act. Although the The program is targeted toward SEE TOURISM PAGE I ing in a summer youth employ employers will not be required to •1ow-ihcomo" students and strives ment program will be working for pay the students' wag , the tee.T\s to give them a gbmpse o! the H£U1 YEE I DAILY PlOT aren't meant to be a labor career options they have. companies such as semi-conduc rr Lauren Rang1tscb, 19, of Costa Mesa looks at job llstings at tor business Conexant Systems, force. Inc. Employers should be ready to SEE JOBS PAGE I the Youth Employment Service office on Thuriday. INDEX QmRD 11 ...... 2 71 II MIUENNIUM MOMENT POUQtm ___2 Man's business in the fast lane NllC llJfl(l'S - 10 SfCl15 _ ...... _____... _ ...... ,
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CHICK IT OUT , Taking the guesswork out ofgardening Benefit fOr FISH staged at Triangle SCplare features local f you're sin. cere about groom A.rt of the Kitchen Garden" to punk, altemative and reggae bands ing your gdfden, you know discover how to incorporate them ------I April is prune time for serious with herbs and flowers in stun.: .... sowing. For the task, Newport ning compositions. Written for IQlf ffd libraries offer dozens of new anyone with an interest in gar Uke many 22-year rec;ourccs. dening and fresh produce, this Whether you're a novice at olds in the Costa Mesa + WHA't. Benefit concert elegant book features vivid pho tilbn9 ~oil or . area, Brooke wasn't for Friends in Service to an PXpPri tos and detailed color illustra 0 especially good with Humanity COCPO hort.J GARDEN tions of gardens that emphasize money. Finances we.re strained + BAND LINBP. t 2: 1S. cultunst, YEAR artistic design and dazzling color already, but when she decided 12:50 p.m. The Une; 1:O~ you'rf' likely ,.. ...,....,_.,_ displays. to move out of her mother's 1: 40 p.m. Mind DriYer, 2- to learn Every garden contains plants place to gain some indepen 2:30 p.m. Papa Roath; 2:45- somf'Uiing with a past, and learning their dence, she found herself in 3:20 p.m. lonQShank; >6 p.m. Kundalln1 about planti stories adds richness to the gar over her head. • WHEN: Noon to 6 p.m. ng, propi1ga dening experience. Find tales She had trouble balancing t1on dnd gdr about many floral species in her budget and couldn't get ~~Triangle Square~ dPn mainte- "The Gardener's Atlas," a stun consistent child support from 1875 NewPQrt BIVd., Costa nrlOCP m ning new book that probes the her son's father. However, it Mesa "Tiw Garden Year." origins, discovery and cultivation wasn't until Brooke fell behind • HOW MUOf: 3 cans 'of Along with monthly check of the world's most popular gar on her kindergarten payments food or $3 llc;lc, fnr tending annuals, peren den blooms. that her son's concerned • PHONE! (949) 642~ nti'1~ bulbc;, trees, lawns, fruits The Web is blossoming with teacher called a conference rmcl vegPtabJes, there's step-by horticulture sites, accessible at and referred Brooke to Friends "t''P advile for preparing Internet ter in Service to Humanity. -;PPdbf'd'>, controlling weeds, dalini, a Huntington-based reg minals at "We help those who are gae/hip hop band. makinq rnmpost and perfomting struggling and those who find all New Radio station KROQ 106.7- other garden tasks in this user- port themselves in situations not of f nPndly volume. FM will be on hand to promote libraries. their making," explained Deb the event with a booth and give Smular landscaping and gar by O'Connor, executive direc dening principles are covered in Find a aways. Businesses in 1hangle well-orga tor of FISH. One of her mis Square, such as Virgin Megas "I\1rs Greenlhumbs Plows sions is to increase awareness AhPdd: Five Steps to the Drop nized col tore, and clothing shops such as lection of within the community about Hurley, have also donated a DPdd Gorgeous Garden of Your the organization. · Dreams" by popular gardening links variety of items that will be giv aimed at As such, this Saturday from en away at the benefit • guru Cassandra Danz. Written noon to 6 p.m., with the assis with an ample dose of humor, gardeners These kinds of contributions this practical guide reveals how and nature tance of students from Cal have been key in allowing to triumph over climate, garden lovers at The Garden Gate 'state Fullerton, FISH has FISH to help people like pesLs and design cliches in creat http://garden planned a benefit concert at Brooke. It's been less than a mq d glonous ldndscape. gate.prairienet.org/. Look for oth Triangle Square. year now and she is back on EvPn iJ ers at Gardening Topics As their senior project for a her feet. you're intf'nt http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/, public relations management FISH representatives visited un mi1in including specific pages covering class, the CSUF students were KIM HAGGERTY-ZVUVS I DAILY PllOT Brooke's home. methodically lt.1im11q a herbs, organic gardening, instructed to find a nonprofit From left, Cal State Fullerton student Goly Afrouzeh stands went through her spending organization and to put their qrPc1l-l11ok orchids and roses. with members of Friends in Service to Humanity Kim Cozort. patterns, showed her how to newly acquired PR skills to mq q,uden, A rose may always be a rose, Richie Holt, Greg Reiser and Lena Green. Afrouzeh and other save and helped her to get a ;nu nlriy but a garden can be a bit of good use. In this case, the better job. She has a steady job group of five students, led by Fullerton students helped to organize FISH Fest '99, which hrl\if' ultlf' heaven on earth if it fosters spiri will take place Saturday at ni.angle Square. at a local high school and is , \JlllP lei tual renewal and provides earth Goly Afrouzeh, chose FISH and buying a one-bedroom place • dP\ utl' lo ly enjoyment. Learn how to cre decided to organize a concert The festivities will begin with Chili Peppers-influenced alter with her son. to raise food and money. " tlw proJPct ate one that lends itself to reflec The Line, a Newport Beach native music. Holt, a CSUF stu "They are a great group of • for lhov• <>n tion and peace - be it a tranquil The concert has turned into punk band, followed by Mind dent, has been instrumental in people," she said. uThey don't a huge event, featuring six c1 11111(' bud- Japanese Zen garden. an Asian Driver, another punk/alterna organizing the participating make me feel bad about com- popular local bands including CJPI , "Hodc1IP'c; Wt>ekend Garden teahouse or an Italian Reruris tive-influenced band. bands. ing to them." . The Line, Mind Driver, Papa e>r ' prO\ 1rll'<- know-how for plan- sance garden -with "Gardens Later in the afternoon, Papa Following LongShank will be Brooke's story is not unique. Roach,LongShank,Common • mnq c1 lnw-11w1ntenanc<"' yard o! the Spirit: Create Your Own Roach, the edgy punk band the popular Common Sense, Ll.ke most people at one time or Sense and Kundalini. c1nd qr1n!l·n lnduded are instruc Sacred Space," featuring that toured with Kid Rock. will which toured with Eve.rclear and another in their lives, she made "There will be a variety of llon!-. rnr building planters. win detailed blueprints and instruc perlorm; their music has been Violent Femmes last year. This some mistakes. What her story music," said Greg Reiser, one dow hux1•s, trE'llises, compost tions in a gorgeous, full-color vol compared to Rage Against the year, the group will play in the and many others like it have of the participating students. "It :- bins and even a checkerboard ume. Machine. Warped Tour with a number of shown, is that security is pre ranges from reggae to radio LongShank, led by Richie other bands. The benefit will .., pel l HI cious these days, said O'Con • otECK IT OUf is written by the staff friendly hip hop to fast punk.• Holt, will play their Red Hot close with the sounds of Kun- nor. ... If vNrt'tablt's are part of your of the Newport Beach Pubfic library. : plt.1nling plcm, < h(?Ck out. uThe This week's column Is by Susie Lamb • ._.• ..... The short end of the sick Spike & Mike's Festival of Aninl.ation is back for another year of classic - and Sick and !Wisted - animated shorts • Jc)I I 5EL1'EN and Mike's Mellow Manor Produc entertainment and cult sensations, lb1y Pilot tions, is playing at the Edwards Cine Spike & Mike's Festival of Animation ma in Costa Mesa beginning Satur· m wasbom. pnng brings to life all that is day. Now in its prime, the festival .. pPacetul and natural. Flowers Originally, Mellow Manor produc receives submissions from around the S bloom, baby animals scurry and tions had a different mission. It was to world. Shorts that are chosen for the tlwre always seems to be some social • be a promotions company for bands festivals come under tight scrutiny • Pvcnt stJmng. who used short animation pieces as based on the number of submilsion.s : Every yedr at this time, the powers their opening act. they receive. " that be havP made sure there is an • WHERE: Edwards Cine Life in the early '70s was filled with ma, 1534 Adams Ave., The chosen pieces are selected : alt(•mativc to this beauty and fragility. rock'n'roll, all-night borror-thons and Costa Mesa based on balance, art quality, •and • SpikP & Mike's Sick and Twisted cl.llt Dicks like •Bambi Meets Godzilla" • WHEN: Today through most of all, humor," Decker said. F<>c;tJval or Arumation and the Classic for founders Craig •spike" Decker and May 13 at various times The Sick and 1Wisted festival is not Festi-..al arc bdck in town. Mike Gribble. + HOW MUOt: $7 .SO; for everyone. The cartoons are adult in ..• TI1c Sick and Twisted Festival They lived in an old, run-down Vic tickets available at the nature and occasionally demented in • brings another year of hilarious, torian home in Riverside that was a box office and through mood. All attending must be 18 or old· .. rclunchy anunation and some wacky Tlcketmaster pseudo-coIIUDune for others of their • PHC>t.IE:{714)740-2000 er with valid identification. Early :: prPshow gdmPs to Costa Mesa's kind. They called it Mellow Manor. arrival to the shows is recommended : EdwiHclc; The<1tcr, starting today. Withili the walls of thi.S •Animal due to large crowds and lirilited seat· .. Thie; yQai's rnrnival of deranged House," Decker and Gpbble worked ing. - ima9in lllon includes 18 new shorts, a as promQten1 idea men for bands, ani The Classic Festival - for all ages : f Pw cJdssics such as the uncensored mators and filiilril4kers. - is less about the "s1ck" and more : "Spirit of ChristmasH from Trey Parker "In a moment of genius, I came to about the art of the animation, With "'Beyond Grandpa" by .. and Mc1lt Stone, and pieces by Eric: it,• Decker said. "l f~ out a way such films as "Geri's Game," a 1997 Fogf'l, the creator of M1V's "Celebrity to program really cool, ~ly ariiJM Breebn John Bums and Oscar winner for Best Aniniation Short : Der-tthmatch." tion that you can't see anvwhere Juon John.ion. Film, and "Lily and Jim," winner of : Now in its 22nd year, the Classic else.• Best of festival Grand Prize at the : Festival, thE· "mother ship# of Spike J\nd in the spirtt of underground 1998 USA Film Festival. ..,. • .• ...-~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~----~------~--~~~~~--. .. 8EAD£RS HQTUN£ news stories, illustr.tlons. edlto- WEATHER SURF POLICE FIL IS (949) 642-6086 rial matter or advertisements Record your comment'S •bout hefeln ~n be ,..produced with- the Dally Pilot or news tips. out written permission of copy- TEMP£RA1\MES TIDES Variable clouds COSTA MESA right e>wner. Balboa TODAY today with a chance VOL 93, NO. 101 AW286S. 63154 First low • KUlytwoalc.e Lane: Plants and flowers worth $245 were dug Our addrfSS Is 330 W. Bay St,, HOW IQ BEACH US Corona del Mar 4:05 a.m... _.... -0. 1 ofsh~sand Costa MN, CA ,2627. Omlldon 63155 up at Halecrest Club In the 3000 block between April 25-26. TI40MAS H. JOHNSON. The Times Orange County Costa Mesa First high thunderstorms. 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~ ' .. •~ •.. Trying tofigure outplants leads to !?,rowing frnstration • • pring has arrived. I think. it, I'd be surpnsed if it lasts the battle . impregnated with wildflower nursery that is open to the plJb. •' Did I miss a memo on the afternoon.• My planting track record seeds. You lay it down on bare lie every spnng for a small • Sweather? It may be a time co••••ts & As for books, I like Sunset's over the yea.rs is beneath con soil or, in my case, terra cotta, admission fee. • for rebirth and renewal, etc., CUllOSITIES "Western Garden Book.• It's tempt, bUt I will offer one water generously, then stand You can stroll through acra • etc., but that doesn't explain been around forever and takes whiney excuse. I don't know bade. In a matter of days. a sea and acres of Qowen in full • in • why it's been warmer Mis· itself very seriously, especially about you, but the soil in our of wildflowers explodes from bloom - row a.ft.er perfectly • soula, Montana, than here in the plant descriptions. "Showy neighborhood is clay. Not "clay the mat, like a field of spring aligned row, all organized by the last few weeks. flowers, no bad habits." I don't soil" or "heavy soil." Just clay. blossoms in the Sierra foothills. color - as bright and vibrant u On Wednesday afternoon. J care if it drinks. I just want it to Period. You could cut my yard That's what th.e box says. you've ever imagined. lt'• tbe stepped out of my office into a grow. "Beautiful and fast but up into large blocks and build a Here's what I say. I have field of poppies scene from stiff wind and a stiffer chill As I suckers profusely." That's dis· full.sized pyramid which will watered these things religiously · Tue Wizard of 0z.• come to slogged my way up the road, gusting. "Floriferous if given last as long as the originals. To for two weeks. So far, what I life. Better hurry, though. It's all .. the traffic report offered more conditions it needs. H not, it sits plant one pansy, 1 have to dig a have is about eight, barely per overne~. than the normal fare about the and sulks." Great. A plant that hole 20 inches wide and 36 ceptible green leaves. If you put One~ of warning. Ap~ "Yw and the Orange Crush. pouts. Are you supposed to go inches deep and fill it with top· th.em together, they'd amount to enUy, weekends a.re a bad call Highway 18 above San out and talk to it? "I'm sorry I soil. If you step into a flowerbed about one half of one leaf of with the opening of Legoland. Bernardino was closed due to said that about your roots. I did· that's just been watered, you parsley. They are a very big hit Huge crowds on the freeway, blizzard conditions. A hailstorm n't mean it." become an amazingly lifelike with the crows, however. As I cranky people, high stress. Very sent 75 cars and trucks into a A few visits to Rogers' Gar lawn jockey if you can't get venture out for the morning uo-spring like. chain reaction crash on the I-10 dens are a must- always your foot out of your shoe. paper, at least three or four But, however you choose to in Fontana. (Yet another reason I like to do a little homework uplifting, sensual overload, and I did try something new this crows are shrieking and clawing celebrate spring, get out there . never to go to Fontana.) Wmds before I bit the nurseries. a lesson in how good a garden year. If anyone should know at each other to get their turn at and do it. It only comes around in the high desert were gusting "That's a perennial, isn't it?• can look if you had even the better than to be taken in by the straw mats. once a year and the flowers do ' ~ at 105 mph. So now what's the sounds better than, •will that tiniest clue how to do this stuff. I clever marketing, it should be But there is one thing I know wonders for your smile. I gotta problem? El Nino, La Nina, the chubby one with the little pur carefully decide which plants I me. But I got dry cleaned, about gardening that never . go. Pinta or the Santa Maria? I can't ple things last more than a want to kill, buy a few of these, fluffed and folded in the blink of fails. If you haven't been there keep up. year?" Eveo then, most sales a few of those, at least two an iris. "Flowers in a Box." or haven't been there lately, go But spring is spring, we'll people are polite and resist the fonns of smelly stuff - large Sounded great. It's a rolled up to the flower fields in Carlsbad, • PETER llUffA is a fonner Costla ,·• take what we can get, and it's temptation to tell you the truth, yellow bag and small brown mat of straw, about 12 inches just of! the 1-5 at Mt. Palomar Mesa mayor. His column appears ~ .. days. E-mail him at Ptrb40aol.com . . time to plant some new stuff. which is: "Once you get bold of bottle - then head home to do wide and 4 feet long, ~hich is Road. It's a huge commercial ••
I : Worn.an sentenced for her role in : scheme that led to collapse of bank I : A woman who pleaded guilty Costa Mesa-based Sonora Group to being part of the loan fraud Inc. The Raus have also pleaded ~ that led to the collapse of the guilty to the charge. Bank of .Newport was sentenced The plan involved falsifying Start Celebrating this Weekend • this week to a year in custody. lease agreements between the AT Nancy Givens was sentenced Raus and Givens, which then to a month in federal prison and were submitted to the Bank of 11 months of home detention. Newport. Givens never made any Ml CA$A U.S. District Judge George H. payments to the Sonora Group, King also ordered the 47-year-old nor did she receive any equip MEXICAN RESTAURANT former Bellflower tax preparer to ment, Mayorkas said. pay a $3,000 fine and gave her False loans submitted to the , three years of supervised release. bank totaled $12 million. Givens, who now lives in Hen- The Raus paid Givens $5,000 "Our food is a trip to Mexico, • derson, Nev., pl~aded guilty in for her role and also paid her • January to one count of Cinancial $25,000 in referral fees for send as well as Baja." . institute fraud, one count of tax ing other people to the Sonora 1 evasion and one count of aiding Group, he added. Givens did not Phone Ahead for Food-To-Go : and assisting in preparing a false report the money on her 1993 tax tax return. returns. Givens also prepared a 296 East 17th St. • Costa Mesa U.S. Attorney Alejandro May- false tax return for one of the peo orkas said Givens was part of a ple she referred to the Raus, May (949) 645-7626 ' 1993 lease scheme headed by orkas said. · Charles and Lucy Rau, owners of -S.J. cahn I
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BRIEFLY Checkpoint a success, say Police catch suspected jewelry thief Costa Mesa police officers Costa Mesd police officers issued 60 • Two other suspects escape Lido Village, said Sgt. Mike McDermott, and the purse-snatcher ran off together, victims out of a jewelry stores, disabling citations during a checkpoint Wednes a spokesman for the department. leaving the woman with a flat tire and their car and then making off With jew day on Adams Avl:?nue between 10 a.m and may be part of a criminal The two accomplices, along with no money. els, is well-known to police around and 3 p.m. The purpose of the traffic ring based in Los Angeles. $600 in cash and $5,000 in jewelry, are So she called the police. Southern California as that practiced by stop was to catch people driving with still at large. Meanwhile, the suspects fled in a a "loosely organized group of South Americans up in Los Angeles." out their licenses, which lS a senous JFSSICA GARRJCON It was around 4 p.m. Tuesday when 1993 Chevrolet that was parked on East the victim left the jewelry store and went Coast Highway with the motor running "That's a fairly typical thing that bad problem, say officers in the city's traffic lklly Ptot bureau. on to the dry cleaners, McDermott said. and a third suspect behind the wheel, guys do," McDermott said of the thieves' During the five-hour traffic stop, NEWPORT BEACH - After a heli When she emerged from the dry clean McDermott said. trick of puncturing the woman's tire. , 3,308 vehicles passed by the check copter pursuit and a car chase, police ers, a young man came up to her, told The police sent out Eagle, the heli He speculated that the thieves may point. Offi cers screened 204 and cited nabbed a man Tuesday who may be part her she had a flat and offere<;i to help her copter they share with the Costa Mesa have thought the victim was a courier 60 dnvers. Police issued seven citations of a loosely organi.ied ring of Los Ange change it. Police Department, which located the carrying huge amounts of jewels. The to people without a valid license, 31 to les-based jewelry thieves. Before she could react, McDermott Chevy near Laguna Beach. But when jewels that were stolen from the woman p~ople without proper registration -0r Ismael Ribera-Garcia, who will be said.. the man began removing her tire, ground cruisers cornered the car, there had not actually been purchased that insnrcmce dnd 22 for moving viola. arraigned this morning at Harbor Justice talking to her all the while. As he was was only one man inside. day, said McD~ott , but just happened liom. Center, was arrested after he and two toiling away to remove the lug nuts, a The other two suspects, along with to be in her purse. Seven vehicles dlso were unpound· accomplices made off with the purse of a young woman ran up and snatched the the jewels, fl ed in a green Ford Explorer. "It's scary for Newport Beach. It's hor ed woman who had just emerged from victim's purse out of her car. Police have been unable to find them. rible," said Seyda Ayvazyan, owner of Jewelry by Mardo, a jewelry shop in Both the once-helpful tire changer McDermott said the strategy 9f tailing Jewelry by Mardo.
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