Friday, March 2, 2018 Vol. 12 No. 4 14783 Carmenita Road, Norwalk, CA 90650 Norwalk Florida shooting prompts restaurant questions about campus grades MARCH 2 Del Taco 10644 Alondra Blvd. Friday 60˚ State of the City safety Weekend Date Inspected: 2/26/18 DATE: Friday, March 2 Grade: A at a TIME: 11 am ► High schools and colleges are Glance LOCATION: DoubleTree Hotel reporting surges in online threats, Toros Taqueria Saturday 6857˚⁰ prompting officials to take a closer 15617 Studebaker Rd. Friday look at school safety. Date Inspected: 2/26/18 MARCH 3 Grade: A Tea Time at DD Johnston-Hargitt Most of the threats were found not to Sunday 63˚ be credible. 70⁰ House Top Donuts Saturday DATE: Saturday, March 3 10939 Alondra Blvd. Date Inspected: 2/26/18 TIME: 1 pm By Alex Dominguez Grade: LOCATION: Johnston-Hargitt Staff Writer A House Museum Tacos y Mariscos Mi Pueblo NORWALK – With the 12001 Rosecrans Ave. MARCH 4 Parkland, Fla., high school massacre Date Inspected: 2/22/18 Soroptimist Quartermania still fresh in memory, local officials Grade: A DATE: Sunday, March 4 are working to keep students and their families calm. TIME: 10:30 am to 3:30 pm A cache of weapons found at a Norwalk home last week. A El Pollo Loco Santa Fe Springs Town LOCATION: It has been around two weeks 16-year-old boy residing at the home was detained for making 11473 Rosecrans Ave. Center Hall since 17 students and teachers threats against a South Whittier high school. Date Inspected: 2/22/18 were shot and killed at Stoneman Grade: A Polar Plunge MARCH 5 Douglas High School on Feb. 14. Saturday - Big Bear Lake, 9 am Public Safety Commission meeting Since the shooting, parents The student was detained for “intruder drills” – to not frighten Pancho’s Grill of students at area schools making criminal threats but has students and “prepare as calmly as Take a dip in the chilly waters of Big DATE: Monday, March 5 12405 Rosecrans Ave. Bear Lake and help raise funds for have voiced concerns over the not been charged, according to possible.” Date Inspected: 2/22/18 TIME: 6 pm the Whittier Daily News. However, Special Olympics Inland Empire. $50 preparedness of students and staff Emergency lockdown and Grade: LOCATION: City Hall his older brother, 28-year-old A in the event that such a tragedy intruder drills have already occurred U.S. Army veteran Daniel Eriberto occurs locally. Those worries were at all schools this year, with a Barcenas was charged with a Panda King MARCH 6 only intensified by several recent second planned for the upcoming misdemeanor count of possession 11556 Imperial Hwy. threats to Downey and Norwalk semester, said the spokesperson, City Council meeting of an assault weapon. Date Inspected: 2/21/18 campuses. Ashley Greaney. DATE: Tuesday, March 6 Grade: A Barcenas pleaded not guilty In response to the concern, DUSD is also using Measure TIME: 6 pm during his arraignment at Downey Unified School District O funds, the school improvement Anticucheria Peruana LOCATION: City Hall Bellflower Superior Court. He faces called parents over the weekend bond passed by voters in 14351 Pioneer Blvd. a sentence of 364 days in county and released a press release, saying November 2014, to “tighten up” Date Inspected: 2/21/18 L.A. Galaxy jail if convicted. MARCH 7 in part: campus security, Greaney said. Grade: A Sunday - StubHub Center, 7 pm Neighborhood Watch meeting Meanwhile, the city of Norwalk “We know the tragedy that These moves include fencing The Galaxy open the 2018 MLS season said it is accelerating its multi- against the Portland Timbers. $26+ DATE: Wednesday, March 7 took place in Florida has truly been and exterior upgrades, camera 7-Eleven faceted school safety plan. TIME: 6:30 pm an emotional event for us all. It has installations at select locations 10962 Alondra Blvd. LOCATION: 13000 block of Halcourt affected us in Downey Unified as “This plan will include and, specifically to Stauffer Middle Date Inspected: 2/21/18 Avenue well as school districts across the strengthening of collaborative School, the relocation of the Grade: A nation. efforts by the city’s Public Safety administration building to the front MARCH 9 “We want to reassure you that Department, Norwalk Sheriff’s of the school so that access to Albert’s Mexican Food Station, the Norwalk-La Mirada the campus can only be obtained 11610 Imperial Hwy. Glow-in-the-Dark Golf Tournament with any potential instances, we work in close partnership with local Unified School District, the District’s through the main office. Date Inspected: 2/21/18 DATE: Friday, March 9 safety officers and the City of La Grade: law enforcement to fully research Los Angeles County Supervisor A TIME: 5 pm Mirada,” Norwalk officials said in a and investigate the circumstances. Janice Hahn acted on the recent statement. Jeff Dunham LOCATION: Don Knabe Golf Center If there is ever a situation when tragedy by proposing to expand LA El Cortez Meat Market Saturday - Citizens Business Bank there is a credible threat, we will “This partnership will focus County’s School Threat Assessment 16214 Pioneer Blvd. MARCH 10 Arena, 5 pm notify you immediately. on joining school security, school Response Team (START), a coalition Date Inspected: 2/21/18 Norwalk Lions pancake breakfast principals and counselors to of principals, counselors, school Grade: A The popular ventriloquist brings his “Unfortunately, since the latest show, “Passively Aggressive,” to DATE: Saturday, March 10 tragic incident in Florida, there identify adverse and or aggressive security officers, and parents Ontario. $45-$58 La Lupita Supermarket TIME: 8-10 am have been numerous instances of behavior at its earliest stage. The worried about students who have team will work together to focus on talked about suicide, exhibited 15704 Pioneer Blvd. LOCATION: Applebee’s young people in the US making inappropriate comments, several the root causes of the behavior and concerning behavior, or made Date Inspected: 2/20/18 even in Downey Unified. Please employ a team approach to assist threats. Grade: A MARCH 12 the student and his or her family in be assured, we do not take any After receiving a credible Community Promotion redirecting the behavior.” Sanchez Restaurant of these instances lightly; we threat, START team members visit Commission Meeting partner with local law enforcement, 12061 162nd St. Date Inspected: 2/20/18 DATE: Monday, March 12 and thoroughly research and Grade: TIME: 6 pm investigate each to establish A LOCATION: City Hall the validity of every occurrence brought to our attention. El Tazumal A Few Good Men 16014 Pioneer Blvd. Saturday - Whittier Community MARCH 14 “Fortunately, none of the Date Inspected: 2/20/18 Theatre, 8 pm instances in our district have been Senior Commission meeting Grade: A A live stage performance of the military deemed credible.” courtroom drama. All ages but contains DATE: Wednesday, March 14 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified Mi Burrito Mexican Grill adult language. $12-$15 TIME: 3 pm School District has also had its 16026 Pioneer Blvd. LOCATION: Norwalk Senior Center share of concerns and issues with Date Inspected: 2/20/18 Planning Commission meeting threats. Grade: A DATE: Wednesday, March 14 At a press conference Feb. 21, Casa Adelita Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim TIME: 7:30 pm 12842 Rosecrans Ave. McDonnell addressed a recently LOCATION: City Hall Date Inspected: 2/20/18 thwarted threat at El Camino High A possible threat against Cerritos College over the weekend School that led to the arrest of a Grade: A MARCH 16 was deemed not credible. Courtesy photo student. Circle K Artastic Lakewood Run “Just two days after 17 people Cerritos College President the school, evaluate the student, 11405 Firestone Blvd. Saturday - Lakewood Sheriff’s Station, Friday, March 16 DATE: were killed in the Florida school Jose Fierro responded to a and go to the student’s home. In Date Inspected: 2/20/18 8 am TIME: 6 pm shooting, security officer Marino different threat over the weekend, most cases, START can recommend Grade: A 5K or 10K for runners, 5K for walkers, LOCATION: Cultural Arts Center Chavez, who works at El Camino sending out a safety alert citing counseling. In more serious cases and 1K for kids. Chip-timed, medals for High School…overheard a 17-year- a “social media discussion about the student might be put on a Marquez Restaurant winners. $15-$40 MARCH 20 old student say that he was going an unconfirmed report of an 72-hour-hold or arrested if a crime 13226 Rosecrans Ave. to shoot up the school sometime unspecified threat to a school in has been committed. Date Inspected: 2/20/18 City Council meeting in the next three weeks,” said Norwalk.” Grade: A DATE: Tuesday, March 20 McDonnell. On average, the team fields “We have learned since then about 15 phone calls per week. Last TIME: 6 pm “Thanks to the outreach efforts that the Norwalk’s Sherriff’s week, they responded to 63 calls of Jersey Mike’s City Hall LOCATION: of our Norwalk station, Mr. Chavez Department has identified and potential threats. 5403 Norwalk Blvd. and our deputies worked together contacted the source responsible Date Inspected: 2/15/18 “In a county of over 10 million MARCH 22 to assess the situation. for the social media post and Grade: A residents, it is clear we need have ruled that the threat is not Neighborhood Watch meeting “Deputies learned that the more than 10 people working on Wiener Dog Races 17-year-old had an extensive credible,” Fierro said. Matchon DATE: Thursday, March 22 this issue,” said Hahn.