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Show 'z rrxs v i , , ' ' y AwiWtojr 7 DAVIS COUNTY jjr TUESDAY , AUGUST 3,1993 VOLUME 102 NUMBER 51 FIFTY CENTS 1 1 vandals caught after latest hit Anti-Morm- on By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer SOUTH OGDEN vandals who smashed Anti-Morm- windows and doors on cigTit LDS chapels in Davis County over the Pioneer Day weekend were arrested Monday, minutes after vandalizing another church in Weber County. After receiving a report from an eyewitness of a church vandalism on Eastwood Drive, South Ogden Officer Lynette Wanner pulled over a suspicious-lookin- g vehicle on 2000 East and U.S. 89 about 2 a.m. and arrested four juveniles, ages 13 to 16, one female and one male from Clearfield and another two males from Kaysville. I guess they went to church once too often, remarked one investigating officer. Police Chief Alma Richins said the suspects were all dressed in black and were packing a baseball bat, BB gun, and an iron pipe in their vehicle when they were arrested. The youths admitted trying to break out a window on the LDS chapel on Eastwood earlier. When interviewed by Davis County authorities, the juveniles also admitted they were responsible for a Pioneer Day weekend vandalism spree that resisted in windows and doors being smashed with brick, pipes and rocks on Mormon chapels in Farmington, Kaysville, Layton, Clearfield and Clinton. They said that they didn't like Mormons. Police Chief Alma Richins Kaysville Dct. Bill Allen said the youth have confessed to damaging six of eight chapels vandalized in Davis County, shooting out car windows on four vehicles, and flattening the tires on about 17 vehicles in the Kaysville and Clearfield area. The suspects denied entering any of the chapels they vandalized. Asked why they had targeted Mormon chapels, one suspect told Kaysville officers it was because the churches were dark and easy targets. But Richins said the vandalism had religious overtones and the LDS Church was a special target. They said that they didn't like Mormons, he said. Besides smashing numerous plate glass windows and doors on Mormon buildings, the group also allegedly spray painted several walls, and sabatoged the locks and dumped roofing nails on a road in front of one Kaysville chapel. The damaged locks forced members of the Oakridge Stake Presidency to move their July 25 meeting to the Oakridge 7th Ward Chapel in Farmington. But upon arriving there, church officials found the vandals had struck that chapel too. Damage from the vandalism spree is estimated to be in the thousands of dollars. Davis County authorities are charging group members, several of whom are reportedly cousins, with numerous felony and misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief. The suspects were released into the custody of their parents and have been referred to juvenile court. The investigation is continuing. Suspects of brutal beating & robbery sought by police By MARK EDDINGTON Staff Writer barricaded due to road construction for some time. The black man is reportedly BOUNTIFUL Police are about 5 feet 10 inches tall, looking for two male suspects weighing between 125 and 180 wanted in connection with the The pounds, and has brown eyes. brutal beating and Bountiful Take me out to the ball game! and Mueller Park Baseball are hosting the United States Amateur Baseball Associations' 14 year old and under World Series tournament at Mueller Park complex Aug. The games will be held through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on a dally basis. Teams from several western states including two from Utah will be competing for the coveted title. Local residents are Invited to attend the World Series with player age boys and girls admitted free to all games. 2-- 7. Pride Food Mart must prove separate ownership in case By PAUL CHALLIS News Editor Pride Food BOUNTIFUL Mart was given a one-we- reprieve ek ta prove it's not corporation as Hardy when ordered to show beer license violation the same Enterprises cause on a before the City Council. ; If Pride Food Mart, located at 2600 South Main in Bountiful, cannot document the facts it isn't a y (Separate corporation a will its license beer of Jsuspension be enforced. If it is the same (ownership it ivould be a second 60-da- Itime violation, and the council decided a stricter fine would appropriate. City Prosecutor Matthew Barneck said the convenience food and gas store had failed under-agedecoy checks, and was in violation of the city's ordinance of selling beer to minors. Barneck said that Pride Food Mart had sold alcoholic beverages to d minors on March 8, 1993 and again on June 7, 1993. This is the first time in recent history that the same store has been a second time violator, Barneck said. City records indicate that Hardy Enterprises Inc. at the same location had two illegal beer sales on June 13 and Dec. 25, 1991. The beer license was suspended for 30 days in January of 1992. City Attorney Rusty Mahan said he had called the state and listed ownership of Pride Food Mart was Hardy Enterprises, Inc. It appears to be a General Manager of Pride Food Mart Craig Valentine disputed the claim that it was only a reorganization and that the same principal owners were involved in Pride Food Mart. It's not the same organization, it is a separate entity. So I don't think it is a second time offense, Valentine said. I was not aware the ownership was a problem or I could have provided documentation to prove it. The council agreed to table the action for one week to give Valentine an opportunity to prove the ownership claim. The beer license action has been placed on the agenda for the Wednesday, Aug. 4 meeting. Beautiful killer loosestrife Is Utah wetlands choking all native Purple liivading ind vegetation. Valentine did complain that Bountiful is the only city that punishes the owners instead of the clerks for selling alcoholic beverages lo minors. We have stores in five states and Bountiful is the only city that blames the owners and not employees. We issue the license to the owners not the employees. said the a medium build. slender to The victim was unable to provide a description of the driver of the vehicle. The incident is still under investigation. Hospital worker riding his bicycle after work. His bicycle tire went flat, and the victim was walking his bicycle home on 500 S. when a small red sports car drove by. Several obscenities yelled from the car window were ignored by the victim. Two men, a black man and a Hispanic man reportedly in their late teens or early twenties, got out and the car continued eastbound. Kilpack said the suspects approached the victim, asking directions and then for money. After positioning themselves on either side of the victim, the Mayor Bob Linnell told Valentine that it is an internal problem and out of the city's hands. Valentine robbery Saturday Hispanic is listed at about 5 feet 8 of a Bountiful man. inches tall, weighing about 150 Bountiful Det. Lloyd Kilpack said the incident occurred about 2:20 a.m. to a Primary Childrens pounds, and has two employees have been terminated but at other stores a $300 fine is also imposed. Being fired is only a slap on the hand, they can go across the street and get a job at McDonald's. But when they (the clerks) are fined it teaches them a lesson. Barneck suggested a y suspension if the ownership is the same or a y suspension for a first offense by a different owner. Councilman Harold Shafter said y the penalty may not be enough if it is a second offense. It may call for a harsher penalty. 60-da- 30-da- 60-da- Hispanic struck him in the face with his right fist, cutting his nose and blacking one his eyes. The victim went to the ground and was lying on his stomach when the black male started to assault him, hitting him in the kidney area with his fist, said Kilpack. The black male then took his wallet... The victim, who requested his name not be used, said his assailants didnt get much. Maybe a dollar or two, plus some credit cards, he said The suspects were last seen running toward the car, which was parked eastbound at the 500 S. 400 East intersection. The car's left Bountiful Police are hoping these composite sketches will lead to the arrest of two men connected with the brutal beating of a Bountiful man. RECTORY NEWS turn signal was on, which investigators believe could mean that the suspects were not from the Bountiful area since most residents know that 400 East has been Staff Writer LAYTON A pizza parlor employee's apology for botching an order Sunday did little to mollify the man at the front counter it wasn't his order, and he was there to commit an armed robbery, not pick up pizza. Look, I just want the money,, he reportedly told the female assistant manager while producing a handgun from under his coat. The employee at Little Caeser's Pizza, 192 N. Fairfield Road, hurriedly placed the till on the counter, said Layton Sgt. Rex Brimhall. The man fled after taking all the paper money. He was seen by witnesses walking north on Fairfield. Sheriffs Deputy Dan Yeaman saw a of his WEST BOUNTIFUL tank fails to receive approval. page A3 GRIDIRON STARS: Clipper Country d at All-Sta- r game CHAMPION: North Salt Laker riding high n page B1 page B2 OPINION IGNORING HATE CRIMES same as endorsement, Cyclops, and letters to the Editor. page A5 ll" LIFE man matching the description of the suspect at a residence on Country Oaks Drive. Brimhall said Yeaman watched as the suspect got out of a vehicle and walked up to the front door, opened and closed it, and got back inside his vehicle. When stopped by Yeaman, Brimhall said Avery Edward Brown made a spontaneous confession: He just said, I did it, Brimhall said. Layton officers arrived and found an undisclosed amount of cash in Brown's coat pocket. A black BB handgun was found in the glove compartment page A2 ln SPORTS Robber not there to pick up pizza he wanted cold cash By MARK EDDINGTON ZONING ORDINANCE reviewed by public. ALASKA Land of the midnight sun. SUMMERFESTSET for annual showing. page C2 m- page C3 CHURCH LOCAL MISSIONARIES, Community service opportunities page C6 CLASSIFIEDS DAVIS COUNTY'S BEST vehicle consumer marketplace. matching the description of the one used in the hold-uBrimhall said. The suspect was arrested and booked into the Davis County Jail. Brown, no address given, was arraigned Monday in Second Circuit Court for felony armed robbery. p, WEATHER Sunny and warm on Tuesday. HI: 90 LO: 58 I page B4 11 |