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Show 8 fe IMBAKQ GOTlMES March 19, 2013 lpii i-- Ht .1 ary 19, 2014. Local police for Walmart gathered all of the in-formation, receipts and video for the incident and then called in. Two females entered the store, one selected items and placed them in her purse and a larger item in a shopping cart. That suspect handed the cart off to another suspect. The second suspect then returned the item to the store with no receipt for cash. Both suspects arrived and left in a white passenger car. An ID number was obtained and the owner lives in the greater Salt Lake area, where this report will be forwarded to investigations. On Saturday, March 8, an officer responded on a possible DUI driver. The officer arrived and made contact with the sus pect vehicle and found the driv-er was not impaired and deliver-ing newspapers. An officer was contacted by a complainant by phone. He reported someone had stolen his mail. The victim stated he had placed three checks in the mail to pay his bills. The officer advised the vic-tim to contact his bank to put a stop payment on the checks. The officer also advised the vic-tim to watch his credit to make sure someone did not attempt to steal his identity. The vicitim was instructed to contact police if there was any unusual activity with his bank account involving the missing checks. No further ac-tion was taken. On Sunday, March 2, po-lice located a suspicious vehi-cle, possibly trespassing on pri-vate property. Police contacted the vehicle and suspects and found them illegally in posses-sion of alcohol, drugs, distribu-tion equipment, paraphernalia, etc. Officers arrested two per-sons, one for alcohol offenses and another for alcoholdrug offenses. The suspect vehicle was impounded for a DUI of-fense. Evidence was seized. Police received a report of a delayed retail theft on March 6. One male was arrested and transported to the Utah County Jail. On March 7 an officer was dispatched on a possible DUI; however, the vehicle was trav-eling at a high rate of speed and had traveled into PG. No plate was obtained on the suspect ve-hicle, and PGPD was notified. Police received a delayed theft of items from Walmart. The incident occurred on Febru- - "Police" continued on Page 7 ed for the theft and booked into Utah County Jail. An officer was dispatched to an assault incident where the complainant reported her son was assaulted by a classmate in gym class. The male victim was reported to suffer from a broken collar bone during the incident. This case will be referred to the High School Resource Officer for further investigation. On February 28, 2014, of-ficers took a report of a stolen iPhone from the local high school. This case is currently being investigated. On March 1 police took a report from the reporting party victim of copper wire that had been stolen from a residential construction site. There are no suspects and no evidence. Ad-ditional extra patrols were initi-ated on the area and particularly on this new construction. On March 3 officers ob-served three individuals acting suspiciously near the Maver-i- k at 700 South in Pleasant Grove. Officers contacted two of the individuals. The female was told by officers that she was free to leave. She was told to leave whatever she had stolen from inside the store. She placed a Strawberry Ba-nana Zumex drink, valued at $2.05. The clerk verified that the female had not paid for the drink. Charges are being referred to Pleasant Grove Jus-tice Court. On March 4 an officer spoke with a female regarding the theft of two bicycles from the front yard of her residence. There are no known suspects at this time. During an agency assist for Murray Police Department on March 5, an officer located a stolen license plate to a vehicle out of Orem. The officer also found Murray had recovered one out of Pleasant Grove. San-dy Police had arrested suspects in possession of the stolen plate out of Pleasant Grove. A victim reported damage to her car by an unknown per-son. No leads or suspect infor-mation available. Stacey Squires Receives 5ACoach Drill Team ofthe YearAward .',:v.. v i V 1 by Angie Walker Stacey Squires received the 5A Coach Drill Team of the Year Award at the state competition that was held on Friday, January 3 1 , at UVU. This is an award presented by the coaches association and is voted on by the other 5A coaches in the state. Stacey commented, "It was quite an honor to receive it. To know that others think this of you is pretty overwhelming and humbling." Stacey has been dancing since around the age of five. Her mom enrolled her in some dance classes through Pleasant Grove City. "I remember taking tap and ballet down where the Softball fields were, in a little building. Then I was able to enroll in Hot Shots and dance under Colleen Bills. She taught me a lot about competing, dancing, self esteem, and helped me to start my drive in being a dancer," stated Stacey. When Stacey started high school she actually didn't make the drill team. Lucky for her, the school hired a new coach over the summer and Stacey tried out again in the Fall and made it. "Being a Vikette was big part of my high school years. We actually placed 5th in state back in 1994, my senior year. It was forever ago," she reminisced. After high school Stacey received her Dance and Health Education degree at Utah State. She was a member of their modern dance company her senior year. Overall, Stacey has been coaching for 11 years. She started her teachingcoaching career at Tooele High School where she coached the drill team for six years. She then took three years off from coaching. When the head coach at Pleasant Grove resigned, Jess Christen, who was principal at that time, asked Stacey to accept the position. Stacey admitted she had to do some serious soul searching to. see if this would fit into her family life. Stacey is grateful to have a very supportive husband who was very good about working with her to pursue this part of her career. Stacey has been teaching at Pleasant Grove High School for eight years and coaching for five. Stacey summed up Pleasant Grove's drill season, "Our season was amazing this year. We had the talent and the choreography to take us to the top. We were placing very well in most of our routines at every competition, but at our second competition, we didn't even place in our military routine. We had the courage to re-d- o it right before Christmas break and it paid off." She added, "At region we swept all the categories and took 1 st place all around. We have not been region champs for about 11 years. It was a long time coming. At state we placed 5th in our Military, 3rd in Dance, 4th in Character and 4th overall. It was huge for us," she concluded. The drill team will be holding their year-en- d show on Thursday, March 20, in the A gym at Pleasant Grove High School. Tickets are $4 for students, $5 for adults, and $20 for a family pass. Drill team boot camp for girls 7th through 11th grade who are interested in trying out for drill team will be held March 25 through 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Pleasant Grove High School. The cost is $20 for each day or $45 if you attend all three. Tryouts for the drill team will be held April 15 through 1 7 and packets will be available at the PGJHS, Oak Canyon Junior High, PGHS, and the PGHS websites near the end of March. Stacey Squires has been teaching at Pleasant Grove High School for eight years and coaching forfive. "Lincoln" continued from Page 6 school production and the cast and crew from Lincoln Academy have once again proven that diligence and hard work is rewarded with a satisfied audience. It also takes courage to stand for what is right and not back down from bullies. Thanks to Erin Smith and Lincoln Academy for proving that with integrity and persistence, the little guy can win. Veterans of Foreign Wars Names Dan Palmer "Educator of the Year" by PGJHS Staff The Veterans of For-eign Wars has named Mr. Dan Palmer (Spanish teacher) the Educator of the Year for all schools in northern Utah County. He was honored on February 12, receiving a Golden Apple and also $100 cash. Mr. Palmer is a Veteran and teaches many students whose homeland is in the 'United States as well as many students from several different countries. He inspires in them good citizenship and an appreci-ation of love for our coun-try in many different ways. Dan is a great example of a good citizen who has served his country in an of-ficial capacity and contin-ues to serve students and adults alike. Mr. Palmer is a gentle, kind person and a friend to all. His students are fortunate to have him as their teacher and men-tor. LJ L. Fertilizers: titj TurfBuilder. 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