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EVERY ISSUE DIFFERENT, EVERY ISSUE THE SAME SINCE 1992 VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 13 | MARCH 26-APRIL 1, 2015 | FREE [2] WEEKLY ALIBI MARCH 26-APRIL 1 , 2015 MARCH 26-APRIL 1 , 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [3] alibi VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 13 | MARCH 26-APRIL 1 , 2015 EDITORIAL MANAGING EDITOR/MUSIC EDITOR: Samantha Anne Carrillo (ext. 243) [email protected] FILM EDITOR: Devin D. O’Leary (ext. 230) [email protected] FOOD EDITOR/FEATURES EDITOR : Ty Bannerman (ext. 260) [email protected] ARTS & LIT EDITOR/ WEB EDITOR : Lisa Barrow (ext. 267) [email protected] CALENDARS EDITOR/COPY EDITOR: Mark Lopez (ext. 239) [email protected] CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Cecil Adams, Sam Adams, Steven Robert Allen, Captain America, Gustavo Arellano, Rob Brezsny, Shawna Brown, Suzanne Buck, Eric Castillo, David Correia, Mark Fischer, Erik Gamlem, Gail Guengerich, Nora Hickey, Kristi D. Lawrence, Ari LeVaux, Mark Lopez, August March, Genevieve Mueller, Amelia Olson, Geoffrey Plant, Benjamin Radford, Jeremy Shattuck, Mike Smith, M. 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Stacy Snyder /coordinator/production manager for the 2015 Think Local Guide [4] WEEKLY ALIBI MARCH 26-APRIL 1 , 2015 ineffective.” Espinoza was arrested for receiving spend 10 days in jail thanks to a new state law water onto the ground around the church for stolen property, and his bail was set at $35,000. that went into effect last year. The new law is about 75 seconds every 30 to 60 minutes, was ODDS designed to keep traffic offenders out of jail or installed two years ago. Stories about the Dateline: Indiana prison. “They [legislators] thought we’ve been church’s anti-homeless system started A motorist who has had his driver’s license too hard on them,” Bookwalter said. “But circulating on the internet recently, causing a D suspended 68 times in the last 14 years will you’ve got someone with 68 suspensions, and backlash against the seemingly uncharitable N ENDS finally spend some time behind bars. Repeat they’re taking away our ability to lock them attitude toward the city’s destitute. In a offender Dustin Wheeler, 33, was sentenced by A up? You think he’s going to get better?” statement the Archdiocese said its “intentions Putnam County Judge Denny Bridges to serve Unsurprisingly (and ineffectually), Judge have been misunderstood and [we] recognize WEIRD NEWS 20 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to driving Bridges also suspended Wheeler’s driver’s that the method used was ill-conceived. It with a suspended license. “I was a state trooper license for an additional 90 days. actually has had the opposite effect from what it for 27 years,” the judge remarked during the was intended to do, and for this we are very Dateline: England trial, “and I’ve never seen someone with 68 A British Airways flight en route to Dubai was Dateline: California sorry.” The Washington Post also pointed out suspensions.” Wheeler already owes more than forced to make an emergency landing due to a Following widespread criticism the Archdiocese that the system violated the city’s water use $1,875 in unpaid fines and fees, dating back to “smelly poo.” According to the Telegraph , the of San Francisco has agreed to remove a laws. The San Francisco Department of 1999. Despite the latest conviction, Putnam plane turned around and came back to London sprinkler system designed to soak homeless Building Inspection apparently checked out the County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter told the just 30 minutes into its 7-hour flight. Cabin people seeking shelter in the doorways of St. building earlier this month and issued a notice Greencastle Banner-Graphic Wheeler will only crew were reportedly unable to prevent a Mary’s Cathedral. The system, which sprays for the church’s “unpermitted downspout.” a pungent odor from emanating from one of the ship’s toilets, and the plane returned home for “health and safety reasons.” Hertsmere councilor Abhishek Sachdev was on the plane and tweeted, “Insane! Our BA flight to Dubai returned back to Heathrow because of a smelly poo in the toilet!” According to Sachdev, the pilot told passengers the smell was not due to a technical fault with the plane. Speaking to the MailOnline, Sachdev said the pilot described the stench as coming from “liquid fecal excrement. Those are the words he used.” Passengers had to wait 15 hours for another flight. “We are sorry for the discomfort to our customers,” British Airways said in a statement. “We provided them with hotel accommodation and rescheduled the flight to depart the next day.” Dateline: California Police in Madera, Calif., say 23-year-old car theft suspect Jose Espinoza tried to avoid arrest by disguising himself with a can of spray paint. Shockingly, it did not work. On Saturday, March 14, Espinoza reportedly fled from a stolen car parked near his home. Espinoza returned to his home where he used a can of black spray paint to cover his face. He then “attempted to hide against a white wall in the home’s yard,” police spokesperson Josiah Arnold told FOX6Now.com. In a sarcastic Facebook post, the City of Madera Police Department summarized the entire incident: “Last night Jose Espinoza fled from a stolen car. Officers arrested Jose later in the evening after he fled a second time. This time Jose spray painted his face black in an attempt to camouflage himself. The camouflage was MARCH 26-APRIL 1 , 2015 WEEKLY ALIBI [5] OPINION | COUNCIL WATCH Retaining AP D s Finest BY CAROLYN CARLSON Reporter s take Word from ’som’ e city beat cops is that hat does it take to keep experienced Burque is a rough town to be a cop in right officers in the Albuquerque Police now, what with additional pressures from W Department? This was one the Department of Justice peering of the topics on a quiet night over shoulders, changes in for the Albuquerque City benefits and the chronic low Council at its March 16 morale due in part to local and regular meeting. With less national scrutiny that has than 100 people exposed some of the attending, councilors took department’s bloodiest care of business that laundry. This survey is included a number of limited in its scope and appointments to city should have been expanded boards, commissions and to include all mid-career committees, and a officers, especially those proclamation in support who left the police of the upcoming 22nd department for better annual César Chávez Day opportunities and those set for March 28. Councilor who are considering a move Rey Garduño questioned the to a different law enforcement administration about what was agency. happening with the homeless residents. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Gilbert Other council actions Montaño said the city administration was not in support of a permanent tent city. On included: Approved: An amendment to the Winrock Tuesday Mayor Richard Berry announced Town Center Tax Increment Development $2.05 million in funding to five local Districts 1 and 2 Master Development nonprofits to provide shelter, food and other Agreement to allow bonds to be sold early services to people who are poor, homeless or to finance the next phase of the Winrock have mental health problems.