Almost two hours ago, Alex Kitner’s screams could be heard all across the Village Beach. Moments before, he was swimming quietly on top of an inflatable raft surrounded by other children. Then, what appeared to a be a giant shark , grabbed on to him before plunging back into the water.
The water began to become a deadly red, as blood spurted three feet into the air from Kitner. He screamed again shortly before being dragged completely underwater in an oasis of salty blood water.
Parents ran in to grab their children as Chief Police Martin Brody yelled for everyone to get out of the water.
In under a minute, the chaos was over, a red tide of blood and a bitten raft was the only thing recovered. Kitner’s mother, Marion Kintner, was the left devastated only releasing after it all that it had been her son. She is now being treated for shock at the Amity General Hospital.
“There is no evidence to support it was or was not a shark attack,” Brody said in a phone interview after giving a nervous laugh.
The death of Alex Kitner is now being linked with the death of Wendy Watson, age 17, whose mauled body was found at the remote end of South Beach this morning. Brody reports the deaths are not linked by obvious violence down to both, Wendy had been mauled and mangled, but rather happening in the same day.
“I can’t recall the last time we had two deaths in the same day,” said Brody over the phone, “unless in a nursing home.” Still he said he was going to talk at the Town Hall meeting at 6PM if the beaches can be closed. He also refuses to allow his child into the water and cautions everyone else to do the same.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Jaws: Wendy
Wendy Watson, a 17 year-old local resident, was found dead on a remote section of South Beach this morning. Her body had been mangled, mauled, and washed up on the beach.
Witnesses reported seeing her around 11 PM last night, when she left a beach party with another teen. The accompanying teenager was a male and his identity is being withheld by police at this time. Both had been heavily drinking. Watson decided to go for a swim, her companion for one reason or another, did not.
Her companion, five hours later at 4 AM, called the police reporting her missing. Her body was found shortly after. No charges have been filed against the man and her body has been sent to the coroner’s office for autopsy.
Soon after her body was found however, witnesses saw Police Chief Martin Brody speaking to Police Deputy Richard Zanker. Brody appeared anxious and quickly commandeered the car Zanker was driving.
As Brody departed, Zanker could be heard speaking loudly to one reporter there had been a Shark attack and that no one was allowed to go into the water. As of right now, the beaches remain open.
When asked about Zanker’s exclamations, Brody replied rather stiffly, “We’re very busy with this and don’t have time to deal with rumors.”
Rather “rumor” or not, the official press release written by Brody states at the end that “a shark attack has not been completely ruled out.” This was quickly followed by a statement assuring “all residents and visitors” that there is “no danger.”
Earlier in the report Wendy’s killer is credited as an attacker of “unknown origin,” and so rather she was a victim of a shark attack or not seems to remain unclear.
Witnesses reported seeing her around 11 PM last night, when she left a beach party with another teen. The accompanying teenager was a male and his identity is being withheld by police at this time. Both had been heavily drinking. Watson decided to go for a swim, her companion for one reason or another, did not.
Her companion, five hours later at 4 AM, called the police reporting her missing. Her body was found shortly after. No charges have been filed against the man and her body has been sent to the coroner’s office for autopsy.
Soon after her body was found however, witnesses saw Police Chief Martin Brody speaking to Police Deputy Richard Zanker. Brody appeared anxious and quickly commandeered the car Zanker was driving.
As Brody departed, Zanker could be heard speaking loudly to one reporter there had been a Shark attack and that no one was allowed to go into the water. As of right now, the beaches remain open.
When asked about Zanker’s exclamations, Brody replied rather stiffly, “We’re very busy with this and don’t have time to deal with rumors.”
Rather “rumor” or not, the official press release written by Brody states at the end that “a shark attack has not been completely ruled out.” This was quickly followed by a statement assuring “all residents and visitors” that there is “no danger.”
Earlier in the report Wendy’s killer is credited as an attacker of “unknown origin,” and so rather she was a victim of a shark attack or not seems to remain unclear.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Frantic for Fluffy
Fictitious as usual.
This morning, around 7:30 AM, a rare spotted leopard, a species hunted to the brink of extinction for their appetite for young children, escaped the local zoo and has not been found.
The ten year old leopard known as Fluffy, was noticed missing by James Petronkis of Newmarket, but it took a half an hour for the zoo to even recognize the fact the leopard was gone.
The cage did not appear to be tampered with, the fencing unbroken; nor did its alarms go off at any point in the night. She was last seen when the zoo was closed at 9:00 PM last night.
“I told the guard and he said, ‘Mind your own business,’” reports Petronkis who tried everything including pulling a fire alarm to get their attention. It took the guards a half hour, about 8:00 AM, to recognize Petronkis observations.
Petronkis’ statement contradicts a later statement by the zoo director, Gerry Gurell, at the press conference saying they noticed the animal missing when the zoo opened at 7:30 AM.
“Police cars came from every direction and within minutes they were roughly pushing visitors to the exits…Cops with guns drawn were everywhere. People were screaming…It was mayhem,” Petronkis reports. Indeed, by 9:00 AM, workers and cops still roamed the zoo with assault rifles and pistols looking for the animal.
“If necessary, we will shoot to kill,” says Police Chief William Blair. “We are concerned because this is a residential neighborhood with an elementary school…We got to find her before 3:00 PM. If we don’t, it could be a very messy night.”
“We have no idea what time Fluffy escaped or where she went,” informs Gerry Durrel, the director of the Durham Zoo. “We just don’t know,” he states with teary eyes.
“[Spotted leopards] takes the ‘kill now, ask later’ approach to life,” says Kitty Smith, the zoo’s chief biologist. Smith advises anyone who comes across the leopard to avoid contact, lie on the ground, and remain completely still as the leopard is “extremely dangerous.”
“We have asked the New Hampshire State Police and the state wildlife department to help in the search,” states Blair. “In addition, the National Guard will be supplying five helicopters with infrared sensors. We’re gonna find this cat if it kills us.”
This morning, around 7:30 AM, a rare spotted leopard, a species hunted to the brink of extinction for their appetite for young children, escaped the local zoo and has not been found.
The ten year old leopard known as Fluffy, was noticed missing by James Petronkis of Newmarket, but it took a half an hour for the zoo to even recognize the fact the leopard was gone.
The cage did not appear to be tampered with, the fencing unbroken; nor did its alarms go off at any point in the night. She was last seen when the zoo was closed at 9:00 PM last night.
“I told the guard and he said, ‘Mind your own business,’” reports Petronkis who tried everything including pulling a fire alarm to get their attention. It took the guards a half hour, about 8:00 AM, to recognize Petronkis observations.
Petronkis’ statement contradicts a later statement by the zoo director, Gerry Gurell, at the press conference saying they noticed the animal missing when the zoo opened at 7:30 AM.
“Police cars came from every direction and within minutes they were roughly pushing visitors to the exits…Cops with guns drawn were everywhere. People were screaming…It was mayhem,” Petronkis reports. Indeed, by 9:00 AM, workers and cops still roamed the zoo with assault rifles and pistols looking for the animal.
“If necessary, we will shoot to kill,” says Police Chief William Blair. “We are concerned because this is a residential neighborhood with an elementary school…We got to find her before 3:00 PM. If we don’t, it could be a very messy night.”
“We have no idea what time Fluffy escaped or where she went,” informs Gerry Durrel, the director of the Durham Zoo. “We just don’t know,” he states with teary eyes.
“[Spotted leopards] takes the ‘kill now, ask later’ approach to life,” says Kitty Smith, the zoo’s chief biologist. Smith advises anyone who comes across the leopard to avoid contact, lie on the ground, and remain completely still as the leopard is “extremely dangerous.”
“We have asked the New Hampshire State Police and the state wildlife department to help in the search,” states Blair. “In addition, the National Guard will be supplying five helicopters with infrared sensors. We’re gonna find this cat if it kills us.”
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
All the NYT posts I've missed so far.
4/5/10: The front page of the New York Times had a large and well written/covered topic involving the Pope and sex scandals. Are Catholics the only ones with this issue and is because their priests must remain celibate? Also, changing articles, I wonder how many drone strikes have killed innocent people by accident?
4/6/10: NYT covers Catholicism and its issues again. Ancient settlement in Syria was found that looked interesting. China is blamed for computer spies. I wonder how much spying the US does with computers?
4/7/10: “Deaths at Mines Raising Issues About Safety.” How did we say that in class? Right, no shit. Airstrike video sounds disturbing, remind me to bookmark wikileaks.
4/8/10: Guess I can’t google carrots in China, what a pity. I wonder what is worse? Government censorship or self censorship? Can’t find that much more interesting without going off topic.
4/9/10:Economy is “rising,” China is still spying and the mine tragedy is still, well, a tragedy. I got the feeling NYT simply covers the same headline stories for three days in a row each day with a different angle. Makes money right? People who read part I are bound to read part II and it’ll probably be the same people who your sponsors want to read your paper.
4/12/10: House shows off his british accent. Would that make it “Hoos?” So Hough Laurie gets to a direct an episode of House, remind me to check that out on Hulutv, or is that Hoolootv? Oh and Mickelson won! (Golf clap!)
4/13/10: There’s a full page ad on A5 showing Mickelson with his wive talking about determination. It’s a bank investment ad. I guess NYT’s sponsors really want people who play golf (probably cause they can afford it).
4/14/10: Maternal Deaths are in a supposed decline. It’s true for the industrial countries of the world, but only briefly and vaguely mentions any part of Africa. Poor reporting indeed.
4/16/10: So under weekend Arts, an Al-Qeada themed documentary is a center piece, praised without an explanation of what it is. I wonder if it is because it’d give a face to an enemy we’re told to hate? After all, it summarizes a lot of other movies it never once mentions in the article, what about the one with the picture? Self-censorship at its best.
4/19/10: Swami Ramdev is India leading guru on yoga. He is also attempting to tackle Indian politics. NYT vaguely says it’s a strange beast basically and mentions how Ramdev wants Indians to go back to doing purely Indian things. No wonder they didn’t go into his policies, they’d probably be to un-American for them. Bad reporting strikes again.
4/20/10: Read the obituaries. Talked of a man famous for his cigars around the world who died today called Robainas. Castro had wanted him to combine his family farm with another’s, but he didn’t and Castro allowed it. Showed a softer side to Cuba, It was interesting. Then read a short piece about the volcano and traveling places on the ground to enjoy the view. I agree with that, unless you’re in Maine. Funny story about that…no way else to travel…
And from now on there going to be daily individual posts.
4/6/10: NYT covers Catholicism and its issues again. Ancient settlement in Syria was found that looked interesting. China is blamed for computer spies. I wonder how much spying the US does with computers?
4/7/10: “Deaths at Mines Raising Issues About Safety.” How did we say that in class? Right, no shit. Airstrike video sounds disturbing, remind me to bookmark wikileaks.
4/8/10: Guess I can’t google carrots in China, what a pity. I wonder what is worse? Government censorship or self censorship? Can’t find that much more interesting without going off topic.
4/9/10:Economy is “rising,” China is still spying and the mine tragedy is still, well, a tragedy. I got the feeling NYT simply covers the same headline stories for three days in a row each day with a different angle. Makes money right? People who read part I are bound to read part II and it’ll probably be the same people who your sponsors want to read your paper.
4/12/10: House shows off his british accent. Would that make it “Hoos?” So Hough Laurie gets to a direct an episode of House, remind me to check that out on Hulutv, or is that Hoolootv? Oh and Mickelson won! (Golf clap!)
4/13/10: There’s a full page ad on A5 showing Mickelson with his wive talking about determination. It’s a bank investment ad. I guess NYT’s sponsors really want people who play golf (probably cause they can afford it).
4/14/10: Maternal Deaths are in a supposed decline. It’s true for the industrial countries of the world, but only briefly and vaguely mentions any part of Africa. Poor reporting indeed.
4/16/10: So under weekend Arts, an Al-Qeada themed documentary is a center piece, praised without an explanation of what it is. I wonder if it is because it’d give a face to an enemy we’re told to hate? After all, it summarizes a lot of other movies it never once mentions in the article, what about the one with the picture? Self-censorship at its best.
4/19/10: Swami Ramdev is India leading guru on yoga. He is also attempting to tackle Indian politics. NYT vaguely says it’s a strange beast basically and mentions how Ramdev wants Indians to go back to doing purely Indian things. No wonder they didn’t go into his policies, they’d probably be to un-American for them. Bad reporting strikes again.
4/20/10: Read the obituaries. Talked of a man famous for his cigars around the world who died today called Robainas. Castro had wanted him to combine his family farm with another’s, but he didn’t and Castro allowed it. Showed a softer side to Cuba, It was interesting. Then read a short piece about the volcano and traveling places on the ground to enjoy the view. I agree with that, unless you’re in Maine. Funny story about that…no way else to travel…
And from now on there going to be daily individual posts.
Friday, April 16, 2010
French Connection
Lead
Pierre Jeantot, 36, killed three people Sunday before being shot down by New York Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle after a twenty minute pursuit. Jeantot, a France native, was thought to be aiding a local crime syndicate in a major heroin shipment from France to New York City.
Pierre Jeantot, of Nice, France, was suspected by police to have been hired to kill Doyle. Doyle and his partner, Buddy “Cloudy” Russo, had been investigating “a French drug kingpin” according to the press release at the time the shootings took place.
After killing his first victim in a failed attempt to shoot Doyle, Jeantot fled on the metro which he soon hijacked. To pursue Jeantot, Doyle commandeered a car, driving from 35th St. Station to 15th Station.
During the pursuit, Doyle was rammed in the side by another car, but still kept driving. No report has been issued on the condition of the other driver.
On the train, Jeantot shot two people who tried to restrain him. The conductor also died of a heart attack, most likely caused by Jeantot holding a gun to his face.
At 15th Station the train crashed into another after which Jeantot attempted to escape but was shot down by Doyle. The condition of the other passengers on the crashed trains is unknown at this time. Doyle suffered minor leg injuries.
Narration
The shot of the automatic rifle echoed down the street as 63 year-old, Betty B. Badluck, fell to the ground. Doyle ran to the nearest trees as another shot rang out almost hitting him.
Behind him, the cries of a baby from the carriage could be heard.
“Leave her alone!” Doyle yelled to two bystanders who had walked over to Badluck’s body. “There’s a sniper up there!”
Two more shots rang out.
Doyle readied his gun and ran to the large apartment building from which the sniper was perched. From one of the windows, two children smiled, oblivious to the danger as if they thought it all a game.
If it was a game, then it was Doyle’s move.
Making it inside, Doyle ran up the pale green staircase to the gravel roof only to find the automatic rifle at his feet with several more shells then what Doyle had heard fired.
Doyle ran up a set of metal stairs to the second story of the roof, only to find his suspect, Jeantot, fleeing down to the train station.
Doyle arrived at 35th St. Station moments later, looking desperately around for Jeantot. Beside Doyle were stood regular people, oblivious to the current situation. Doyle reported seeing Jeantot just before he entered the train. Doyle waved his gun to stop the train, but the trainman did not see him.
However, the conductor did.
Horatio C. Hornblower, 30, of White Plains made his way towards Jeantot who eventually turned and shot him as he made his way to the trainman. Down below, Doyle commandeered a car and drove below the train turning aggressively against traffic. At one point a car crashed into Doyle, but he kept driving on.
Up above, veteran cop Roland Evans knew something was wrong when the train didn’t stop at the next stop, cautiously with others; he made his way to the controls. Jeantot came up, after a couple words of exchange, shot Evans.
In the control room, Peter Howe dies of a heart attack as the train continues its way to the 15th Street Station and crashes into another train. Jeantot flees, his gun now lost in the crash, and is confronted by Doyle. As Jeantot flees, Doyle shoots him in the back, ending the prolonged chase once and for all.
Pierre Jeantot, 36, killed three people Sunday before being shot down by New York Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle after a twenty minute pursuit. Jeantot, a France native, was thought to be aiding a local crime syndicate in a major heroin shipment from France to New York City.
Pierre Jeantot, of Nice, France, was suspected by police to have been hired to kill Doyle. Doyle and his partner, Buddy “Cloudy” Russo, had been investigating “a French drug kingpin” according to the press release at the time the shootings took place.
After killing his first victim in a failed attempt to shoot Doyle, Jeantot fled on the metro which he soon hijacked. To pursue Jeantot, Doyle commandeered a car, driving from 35th St. Station to 15th Station.
During the pursuit, Doyle was rammed in the side by another car, but still kept driving. No report has been issued on the condition of the other driver.
On the train, Jeantot shot two people who tried to restrain him. The conductor also died of a heart attack, most likely caused by Jeantot holding a gun to his face.
At 15th Station the train crashed into another after which Jeantot attempted to escape but was shot down by Doyle. The condition of the other passengers on the crashed trains is unknown at this time. Doyle suffered minor leg injuries.
Narration
The shot of the automatic rifle echoed down the street as 63 year-old, Betty B. Badluck, fell to the ground. Doyle ran to the nearest trees as another shot rang out almost hitting him.
Behind him, the cries of a baby from the carriage could be heard.
“Leave her alone!” Doyle yelled to two bystanders who had walked over to Badluck’s body. “There’s a sniper up there!”
Two more shots rang out.
Doyle readied his gun and ran to the large apartment building from which the sniper was perched. From one of the windows, two children smiled, oblivious to the danger as if they thought it all a game.
If it was a game, then it was Doyle’s move.
Making it inside, Doyle ran up the pale green staircase to the gravel roof only to find the automatic rifle at his feet with several more shells then what Doyle had heard fired.
Doyle ran up a set of metal stairs to the second story of the roof, only to find his suspect, Jeantot, fleeing down to the train station.
Doyle arrived at 35th St. Station moments later, looking desperately around for Jeantot. Beside Doyle were stood regular people, oblivious to the current situation. Doyle reported seeing Jeantot just before he entered the train. Doyle waved his gun to stop the train, but the trainman did not see him.
However, the conductor did.
Horatio C. Hornblower, 30, of White Plains made his way towards Jeantot who eventually turned and shot him as he made his way to the trainman. Down below, Doyle commandeered a car and drove below the train turning aggressively against traffic. At one point a car crashed into Doyle, but he kept driving on.
Up above, veteran cop Roland Evans knew something was wrong when the train didn’t stop at the next stop, cautiously with others; he made his way to the controls. Jeantot came up, after a couple words of exchange, shot Evans.
In the control room, Peter Howe dies of a heart attack as the train continues its way to the 15th Street Station and crashes into another train. Jeantot flees, his gun now lost in the crash, and is confronted by Doyle. As Jeantot flees, Doyle shoots him in the back, ending the prolonged chase once and for all.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Old NY Time Posts using Elements
Thought I posted these at least a week ago, checked today and found out I didn't. As for last week's, that'll be up by the end of the day too. Spring cleaning...
NYTimes Log
3/24/10: In In the Process, Pushing Back At Inequality, I feel the writer, David Leonhardt, breaks a few of the rules from the Elements of Journalism. The rule he appears to break is 3: That the essence of journalism is verification. A lot of paragraphs on the inside part (A19) struck me as simply opinionated. While I believe what he is saying is true, and I realize you must compact things for an article, I wish he’d he’d reference the charts the newspaper is already using. It also makes me wonder if being part of a political party, even if just registered, could break rule 4 about maintaining independence from those a reporter covers?
3/26/10: In Legal-Marijuanna Advocates Focus on New Kind of Green, reporter Jesse McKinley does a good job representing things I think David Leonhardt had trouble with. She’s very balanced, showing both sides of the issue, using facts, quotes, and a straight forward writing manner that is not bias and is informal. She also appears to have no connection to the drug and with a strong voice makes it interesting.
3/30/10: While Mary Walsh works hard on being informal in her article State Debt Woes Grow Too Big To Camouflage, I can’t help to find the people she quotes a little odd. While the Harvard Professor on Economics has a lot of experience, I think that was the wrong person to quote. A better source for verification would have been a state senator who works on the finances of California, or better yet, just not paraphrase all the other people she mentioned. Also, shorter paragraphs would have been a lot better and a voice would have made this interesting. Walsh does not seem to have one.
3/31/10: I find Dennis Overbye’s article European Collider Begins Its Subatomic Exploration very informal, though it shows no real opposing sides. For example, it does not list any quotes to what the people who work on the Tevatron thing of the Collider or the congressman who canceled the Superconducting Supercollider project. Also, why is this listed at occurring in Pasadena, California when we’re talking about a place near Geneva and definitely in Europe?
4/1/10: I find Alex Williams’ The Walter Winchells of Cyberspace, an interesting take on the fine line between gossip blogs and actual journalism. While being accurate in descriptions and verification, Willam’s article also demonstrates the tenth rule of the rights and responsibilities citizen’s have to the news.
NYTimes Log
3/24/10: In In the Process, Pushing Back At Inequality, I feel the writer, David Leonhardt, breaks a few of the rules from the Elements of Journalism. The rule he appears to break is 3: That the essence of journalism is verification. A lot of paragraphs on the inside part (A19) struck me as simply opinionated. While I believe what he is saying is true, and I realize you must compact things for an article, I wish he’d he’d reference the charts the newspaper is already using. It also makes me wonder if being part of a political party, even if just registered, could break rule 4 about maintaining independence from those a reporter covers?
3/26/10: In Legal-Marijuanna Advocates Focus on New Kind of Green, reporter Jesse McKinley does a good job representing things I think David Leonhardt had trouble with. She’s very balanced, showing both sides of the issue, using facts, quotes, and a straight forward writing manner that is not bias and is informal. She also appears to have no connection to the drug and with a strong voice makes it interesting.
3/30/10: While Mary Walsh works hard on being informal in her article State Debt Woes Grow Too Big To Camouflage, I can’t help to find the people she quotes a little odd. While the Harvard Professor on Economics has a lot of experience, I think that was the wrong person to quote. A better source for verification would have been a state senator who works on the finances of California, or better yet, just not paraphrase all the other people she mentioned. Also, shorter paragraphs would have been a lot better and a voice would have made this interesting. Walsh does not seem to have one.
3/31/10: I find Dennis Overbye’s article European Collider Begins Its Subatomic Exploration very informal, though it shows no real opposing sides. For example, it does not list any quotes to what the people who work on the Tevatron thing of the Collider or the congressman who canceled the Superconducting Supercollider project. Also, why is this listed at occurring in Pasadena, California when we’re talking about a place near Geneva and definitely in Europe?
4/1/10: I find Alex Williams’ The Walter Winchells of Cyberspace, an interesting take on the fine line between gossip blogs and actual journalism. While being accurate in descriptions and verification, Willam’s article also demonstrates the tenth rule of the rights and responsibilities citizen’s have to the news.
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