CALPIRG pledge week begins
Members of the California Public Interest Research Group will
begin the group’s quarterly campaign of collecting $5 pledges
from students throughout the week.
The $5 is withdrawn from students’ BAR accounts each
quarter, and de-pledging is allowed at any time. CALPIRG must
receive its funding through pledges because the University of
California has barred the group from automatically using student
fees in 1990.
The group must obtain pledges from 15 percent of the student
population in order for the students to be able to pledge in
general.
Because of the increasing number of students on campus every
year and the shortened week, CALPIRG members are concerned that
they may not be able to reach the threshold.
Car thieves busted in sting
RIALTO “”mdash; Seventy-five suspected car thieves were arrested
and more than 100 stolen cars were recovered during an eight-month
undercover operation out of a storefront masquerading as a
repossession business.
Twenty of the suspects booked for grand theft auto were arrested
Thursday, the last day of the sting operation.
Seven undercover officers from four departments purchased stolen
vehicles for $500 apiece from thieves who arrived at the Rancho
Cucamonga storefront with up to five cars at a time ““ mostly
Hondas and Acuras, investigators said Thursday.
The Inland Empire Regional Sting Project spent $55,000 to
purchase the vehicles, stolen across Southern California from
Torrance in the west to San Bernardino in the east, said police Lt.
Steve Frazier, who oversaw the sting.
The sting operation ended when it ran out of “˜”˜buy
money,” he said.
Man cited for giving fireworks on Halloween
MOORPARK “”mdash; A homeowner who ran out of candy on Halloween
began giving trick-or-treaters loose change, videos, and
fireworks.
The fireworks handouts got Stephen Allen, 35, a visit from
police, who cited him Sunday for giving fireworks to minors and
contributing to the delinquency of a minor, said Senior Deputy Ed
Tumbleson.
The kids just kept coming to the man’s Cloverdale Street
home, and when he ran out of candy, Allen allegedly handed out
loose change, kid-friendly cartoon videos, and finally, fireworks.
A parent notified police.
“˜”˜I think he was just caught up in the moment and
wanted to keep the trick-or-treaters happy,” Tumbleson
said.
Compiled from Bruin reports and Bruin wire
services.