European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday february 26, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 burglar shot while fleeing loses suit for damages a i a kit / a it. j icim a i _ a jurors deliberated just 19 min utes before rejecting a confessed burglar s claim for damages against a Man who shot him during his getaway. We Felt we should t Reward a burglar jury Foreman Vernon p. Reeves said after the verdict was announced in Dade county court. The lawsuit was brought by Fordiran Gonzalez 19, against Jack b. Lentz who lived next door to the scene of an August 1987 burglary in Miami. Lentz fired three shots one of which hit the fleeing Gonza Lez Tore through Gonzalez s intestines and went out his Side. The resulting medical Bills totalled $8,622. Gonzalez admitted taking part in the burglary pleaded no contest to charges in juvenile court and was ordered to serve 200 hours of Community serv ice. I wish they d at least have paid the Bill Gonza Lez said after the verdict thursday. Judge Philip Bloom said he thought the jurors reached the right conclusion. This is a Case of chutzpah he said. This Case highlights our mixed up world in which the admitted criminal seems to have More rights than an innocent victim. This verdict affirms that a burglar is not entitled to Safe passage during and after the commission of that Lentz was originally charged with aggravated Bat Tery and culpable negligence after the shooting. Although the charges were eventually dropped he said 17 months of criminal and civil court Battles have Given him second thoughts about pulling the trigger. If confronted again by burglars he said i d have to think twice about what i d do. I Don t know if i get measles will have teams playing to empty House Hartford Conn. A there will be no cheers no Boos and no fans at the March 9-11 East coast athletic con Ference basketball tournament in the 15,414-seat civic Center area. Cases of measles at two schools the University of Hartford and Siena col lege have forced officials to ban spectators from the tournament. The action is part of a larger quaran Tine imposed by Connecticut health officials on the University of Hartford s Campus in neighbouring West Hartford. Unless there Are new cases the 21-Dayquarantine will be lifted March 12. You have to put it into the act of god category University of Hartford athletic director c. Donald Cook said Friday after an emergency meeting in Boston with conference officials. We have to do the Best we can so Well go ahead and play behind closed More than two dozen cases of the highly contagious disease have been re ported at the Loudonville n.y., Campus of Siena which is the Recac s North at lactic conference s first place team with a 13-0 conference record. Hartford is fifth with an 8-6 league record. Sophomore guard Nate Gainey of Hartford was infected apparently in a game with Siena. Gainey who was re leased from the Hospital Friday and re station pulls records made by cat Stevens Washington up a radio Sta Tion outside the nation s capital has pulled All albums by p9p Singer cat Ste Vens from its music Library because of his support for an iranian death order against novelist Salman Rushdie station officials said. Wcur pm a Rock station based in Alexandria va., released a statement saying the station cannot in Good con science program the music of any artist who advocates the taking of a at a meeting of moslem students in Surrey England on wednesday Stevens publicly backed the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini s death order against Rushdie for his novel the satanic the Koran makes it Clear if some one defames the Prophet Mohamme then he must die Stevens told the Stu dents. Under islam if a Man has done someone ill he must make Stevens a popular Singer during the 1970s, converted to the moslem religion several years ago and changed his name to Yusef islam. Mark Lapidus promotion director at Wcur said the decision to pull the Sta Tion s eight Stevens albums was a joint management we had a meeting and talked about the situation after or. Islam s statements and decided we should do he said the station received about 150calls in support of the action. Measles in 19767$ w82 84 86 86 provisional turned to his dormitory has been the Only reported Case on the Hartford Cam pus so far but that is enough to prompt the Camp Swide quarantine. The tournament quarantine was the Only solution available that would allow the conference to avoid cancellation of the event Cook said. Conference officials restructured the tournament to minimize anticipated financial losses which will be absorbed by the conference s member schools. Cook said he could t accurately project How much Money would be lost by playing the tournament in an empty Arena. Plans were under Way to offer refunds to those who had purchased tournament tickets in Advance Cook said. Money from concessions and program sales will also be lost. The University of Hartford on Friday banned All Public events including meet Ings conferences concerts plays and exhibitions. In addition full time students who Haven t been immunized have been restricted to Campus and asked not to have guests until the incubation period for the disease has expired. University spokesman Edward Matesky said health records indicate that about 450 of the school s 7,350 students May be at risk of contracting the disease and official were working to Contact them. Of the 450, about 170 were immunized thursday and Friday in the school s health services office he said. At the University of Hartford several students said there was confusion on Cam pus about what the quarantine meant. Posters on Campus advertised a Mea Sles dance for saturday night but Matesky and students said they did t know whether it was a prank. I was planning to stay on Campus. I know my Roommate is planning to leave tomorrow and i Don t know if she s aware she might not be Able to said Leslie Klaid Man 19, of Framingham mass., who had a class Field trip to a Flower show in Hartford cancelled thursday night. Jason Rudofsky 19, of Denver said the first he Learned of the measles scare was when he was turned away from a women s basketball game on Campus monday. He said he was disappointed that he would t be Able to cheer for themen s team. A measles outbreak at . Post College in Brookville n.y., also prompted officials there to cancel activities that include sport ing events and dramatic and musical presentations. The Nassau county health department said Friday that the unusual Steps were necessary because 18 cases of measles have been reported at the College since feb.8. Los Angeles Deputy sheriff arrested on suspicion of killing 3 prostitutes by the los Angeles times los Angeles a Veteran los an Geles county sheriffs narcotics investigator has been arrested on suspicion of murdering three prostitutes in South Central los Angeles. City police have been investigating the possible serial slaying of 12 women who traded sex for drugs in the area authorities said. Deputy Rickey Ross 40, who has been with the sheriffs department for 18 years was spotted by police with a prostitute in a parked car near the Harbor freeway thursday los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates told reporters Friday. Gates said there was evidence Ross and the woman had been using cocaine. As patrol officers approached them police said the unmarked car pulled away from the curb in an erratic Man Ner. The officers forced the car to a Stop and said they discovered Ross who was off duty under the influence of an intoxicating the woman according to Gates was a prostitute who was concerned for her Safe officers said the woman became fright ened when Ross wanted to go to the trunk of the parked car. The woman was not identified. Officers said they found two guns at least one of them loaded in the trunk of the car leased by the county and used by Ross narcotics investigation unit. Ballistics tests on one of the weapons the police department said revealed that it had been used in three murders of women involved in officers initially booked Ross on suspicion of driving under the influence then accompanied him to his Home in Rialto in nearby san Bernardino county. After ballistics checks on the weapon they booked him As a suspect in the Mur Ders of the three women. The victims were identified As Judith Simpson 27, who was found dead oct. 14 Cynthia Walker 35, whose Bod was found nov. 18 Latanya Johnson 24, who was found dead dec. 11. Gates told reporters their murders were investigated together because the same weapon had been used in All three. Investigators the chief said were try ing to determine whether Ross could be connected with the other slayings in the area Over the past three years. He added that Ross had not been a suspect prior to his arrest and was not being followed. Sheriff Sherman Block described the Impact of the arrest on the sheriffs department As it was he said a very sad Day for the los Angeles county sheriffs councilman up in arms Over gun of the month Boston a at the . Wool Worth c9 store downtown an my Semi automatic carbine is for Sale for $199.99 As the gun of the month and that does not sit Well with City councilor Davi Scondras. It s obscene to have a store that rep resents what is wholesome in America. To sell these weapons Scondras said. They should t sell he wants to ban such weapons As them a which was used extensively during world War ii. A gun rack in the upstairs sporting goods department of the downtown Woolworth s includes a gun rack stocked with rifles. Among the rifles is a Semi automatic equipped with a Bayonet. Guns with bayonets Don t Appeal to sportsmanship. They Appeal to rambo said Scondras. Why do Hunters need a Bayonet to skewer a Squirrel give me the manager of the store referred questions to Woolworth s Headquarters in new York a Secretary there said no one from the company would comment. Scondras said he would write to Wool Worth s asking the Chain to Stop Selling guns. It sends a very bad message out to kids. Every kid in the world knows about going to Woolworth s for toys and Candy he said. I Don t think their parents want them thinking about going there for
