Practice News Story 4: Court
Posted: 10:15 am MT Sept. 26, 2007
Logan, UT- Two males being charged with breaking and entering and felony burglary for last weeks vandalism that occurred on the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints meeting house. The preliminary hearing occurred at the First Superior Court in Logan, UT with Judge Allen Mayfield as magistrate.
District Attorney Noel Mayfield, no relation to Judge Mayfield, has charged 35- year-old Mr. James Michaels and his accomplice, a juvenile, with the two accounts of mistamionr. Evidence was gathered at the scene last Wednesday September 19, 2007 leading to the arrest of both men by Chief Deputy Hasty.
Defense attorney- General Council Robbie Cochran believes that the charges will be dropped before the trial hearing date set for October 21, 2007.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Practice News Story #3: Crime
Local LDS Church Experiences Vandalism
Early yesterday morning Sheriff Deputy Geoffrey Hasty with Logan City was dispatched to 1600 East and 900 North where a local meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized.
Bob Knotz, the Physical Management Manager for five LDS meetinghouses in the area, was trying to get a head start on the days work when he noticed an unlocked door. Opening the door he noticed two computer monitors smashed in the door way. Not wanting to mess with anything, Knotz called the police around 6 am.
After surveying the building, it has been determined that there was a window left open in the back of the building facing the parking lot. Two CPUs were stolen from an office and the monitors looked to have been dropped or thrown on the floor. Right now evidence is pointing to two suspects that the police have in questioning. No names are being released.
Bishop Lawrence Shirk was the last to leave and lock up the building. He left the window open in his office and forgot to close it. “It’s just equipment,” said Shirk who was glad that he was not in the building when the crime occurred and that no one got hurt.
This was out of the ordinary for the neighborhood. Evelyn Braithwaite, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1953, heard breaking glass around 2 am and thought it was the garbage man. “In the whole time that I have lived here I have never felt unsafe,” said Braithwaite.
Early yesterday morning Sheriff Deputy Geoffrey Hasty with Logan City was dispatched to 1600 East and 900 North where a local meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was vandalized.
Bob Knotz, the Physical Management Manager for five LDS meetinghouses in the area, was trying to get a head start on the days work when he noticed an unlocked door. Opening the door he noticed two computer monitors smashed in the door way. Not wanting to mess with anything, Knotz called the police around 6 am.
After surveying the building, it has been determined that there was a window left open in the back of the building facing the parking lot. Two CPUs were stolen from an office and the monitors looked to have been dropped or thrown on the floor. Right now evidence is pointing to two suspects that the police have in questioning. No names are being released.
Bishop Lawrence Shirk was the last to leave and lock up the building. He left the window open in his office and forgot to close it. “It’s just equipment,” said Shirk who was glad that he was not in the building when the crime occurred and that no one got hurt.
This was out of the ordinary for the neighborhood. Evelyn Braithwaite, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1953, heard breaking glass around 2 am and thought it was the garbage man. “In the whole time that I have lived here I have never felt unsafe,” said Braithwaite.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Practice News Story 2: Fire
Building Destroyed After Fire
Around 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Ogden’s local fire department received a phone call from a customer at Pedro’s Mexican Restaurant located on the corner of 2100 and Washington Boulevard.
Deputy fire Chief, Greg Chamberlain was on the scene.
The Building was a 3 floors with a restaurant on the lower level and two apartments upstairs.
Chamberlain says that it looks as if the fire started in the kitchen, spread through out the restaurant and then consumed the rest of the building. The fire was contained within the hour but unfortunately the building was completely destroyed. No neighboring buildings were harmed.
"Building is a loss, human life is important," says Chamberlain.
Pedro Sanchez, owner of the restaurant and resident of the apartment, was cooking in the kitchen when the fire he was cooking with spread to some grease on the stove. Sanchez tired using a fire extinguisher to put out the fire but says that the fire " was too big." While trying to put out the fire Sanchez experienced burns on his hands. He was taken to the McKy-Dee Hospital for treatment and has been told that he will be ok." It was the scariest thing I have ever been apart of," said Sanchez.
Sanchez’ brother and two nieces, who share the apartment, were on the second floor. Luckily they were able to escape the building and were rushed to the McKy-Dee Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
Rachel Calhoun., owner of the building for the past 15 years, was on the scene shortly after the fire started.
" The building is fully insured and up to fire codes," said Calhoun.
Calhoun had been renting the building to Sanchez for the past 22 months and believes that this was just an accident. " I’m just glad that everyone is able to walk away from this."
There were no significant injuries and everyone is just glad to be ok.
Around 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 Ogden’s local fire department received a phone call from a customer at Pedro’s Mexican Restaurant located on the corner of 2100 and Washington Boulevard.
Deputy fire Chief, Greg Chamberlain was on the scene.
The Building was a 3 floors with a restaurant on the lower level and two apartments upstairs.
Chamberlain says that it looks as if the fire started in the kitchen, spread through out the restaurant and then consumed the rest of the building. The fire was contained within the hour but unfortunately the building was completely destroyed. No neighboring buildings were harmed.
"Building is a loss, human life is important," says Chamberlain.
Pedro Sanchez, owner of the restaurant and resident of the apartment, was cooking in the kitchen when the fire he was cooking with spread to some grease on the stove. Sanchez tired using a fire extinguisher to put out the fire but says that the fire " was too big." While trying to put out the fire Sanchez experienced burns on his hands. He was taken to the McKy-Dee Hospital for treatment and has been told that he will be ok." It was the scariest thing I have ever been apart of," said Sanchez.
Sanchez’ brother and two nieces, who share the apartment, were on the second floor. Luckily they were able to escape the building and were rushed to the McKy-Dee Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
Rachel Calhoun., owner of the building for the past 15 years, was on the scene shortly after the fire started.
" The building is fully insured and up to fire codes," said Calhoun.
Calhoun had been renting the building to Sanchez for the past 22 months and believes that this was just an accident. " I’m just glad that everyone is able to walk away from this."
There were no significant injuries and everyone is just glad to be ok.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
PNS #1 Accident
Unknown Cause Flips Van and Kills 8
On September 5 around 4:00 pm a Utah State University van full of 10 students and 1 instructor, Evan Parker, rolled multiple times killing all but 3 survivors. The van was full of all male students from the Department of Agriculture and was attending an annul field trip for Ag Week out past Tremonton. Parker was pronounced dead on the scene.
It was on the way back from Tremonton when the van suddenly lost control and rolled off southbound and on to the west side of Interstate 84. Lt. Jason Jensen with highway patrol was the first on the scene. He was patrolling the highway that day and was only about a half mile behind the van.
“The van rolled 3 or 4 times sideways,” says Jensen, “it was completely demolished… all persons were ejected from the vehicle. Not able to tell who was driving at this time and if alcohol was in use.”
Jensen states “that under preliminary investigation there was no use of seatbelts and the van was traveling around 95 miles per hour.”
“Medical help arrived with in 5 minuets of the accident.” says Jensen. The help of two Life Flight helicopters were used to transport two of the survivors, one of which was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The remainder of the travelers were taken to Ogden Regional Hospital and their condition is still unknown.
Kyle Holden, a former student of Parker, was caravanning with the group in a separate car. Holden had taken the group out past Greenline for the field trip.
Holden says that he had been following behind the van most of the trip on the way back to Greenline and it was when he decided to pass the van that something went wrong.
“I was passing the van when I saw black smoke in the back area [of the van]. It looked like a tire exploded- it just disappeared,” said Holden.
Holden also made the statement that his car was on cruise going at 80 to 81 miles per hour and that as he passed the van he saw Parker driving.
President Stan Albrecht of Utah State University says that this is a “great tragedy for the university.”
Names of the students will have not yet been released. Albrecht says that there is work right now in contacting all the families and that he wants all names to be released at the same time.
The van was an official Utah State University vehicle and the cause for the accident is still unknown. “There is a detailed inspection on all USU vehicles every two years,” says Albrecht. The regularly scheduled activities for Ag Week will be altered and memorial services will be occurring at a later date says Albrecht.
On September 5 around 4:00 pm a Utah State University van full of 10 students and 1 instructor, Evan Parker, rolled multiple times killing all but 3 survivors. The van was full of all male students from the Department of Agriculture and was attending an annul field trip for Ag Week out past Tremonton. Parker was pronounced dead on the scene.
It was on the way back from Tremonton when the van suddenly lost control and rolled off southbound and on to the west side of Interstate 84. Lt. Jason Jensen with highway patrol was the first on the scene. He was patrolling the highway that day and was only about a half mile behind the van.
“The van rolled 3 or 4 times sideways,” says Jensen, “it was completely demolished… all persons were ejected from the vehicle. Not able to tell who was driving at this time and if alcohol was in use.”
Jensen states “that under preliminary investigation there was no use of seatbelts and the van was traveling around 95 miles per hour.”
“Medical help arrived with in 5 minuets of the accident.” says Jensen. The help of two Life Flight helicopters were used to transport two of the survivors, one of which was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The remainder of the travelers were taken to Ogden Regional Hospital and their condition is still unknown.
Kyle Holden, a former student of Parker, was caravanning with the group in a separate car. Holden had taken the group out past Greenline for the field trip.
Holden says that he had been following behind the van most of the trip on the way back to Greenline and it was when he decided to pass the van that something went wrong.
“I was passing the van when I saw black smoke in the back area [of the van]. It looked like a tire exploded- it just disappeared,” said Holden.
Holden also made the statement that his car was on cruise going at 80 to 81 miles per hour and that as he passed the van he saw Parker driving.
President Stan Albrecht of Utah State University says that this is a “great tragedy for the university.”
Names of the students will have not yet been released. Albrecht says that there is work right now in contacting all the families and that he wants all names to be released at the same time.
The van was an official Utah State University vehicle and the cause for the accident is still unknown. “There is a detailed inspection on all USU vehicles every two years,” says Albrecht. The regularly scheduled activities for Ag Week will be altered and memorial services will be occurring at a later date says Albrecht.
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