April 24, 2015
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Spring break robbery lands four local teens in jail JAY BEDECARRÉ Concord Pioneer
Four students from Clayton Valley Charter High School, including all-state football player Miles Harrison, were to be arraigned this week for an armed robbery in Concord that took place during the school’s spring break.
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All four suspects are 17years-old and will be tried as adults, according to Contra Costa prosecutor Mary Knox. Arrested in Concord minutes after the robbery were Harrison, Drew Crabbe, Lucas Ostolaza and James Dempsey. Dempsey is a junior who transferred to CVCHS this school year from Mt. Diablo High and was on the varsity basketball team. The other three are seniors who have been at the school for four years and were part of the State championship finalist football team coached by Tim Murphy, who said he was “absolutely blown away” by the incident. Concord Police report that Dempsey made contact by text with an 18-year-old drug dealer to buy marijuana. At about 2 p.m. on April 9 the four teens went to a home in the 1000
block of Rolling Hills Way in Crystyl Ranch where the drug dealer — reportedly a Northgate senior — was visiting friends. They bought pot and departed, Knox stated. Crabbe, who allegedly had a gun that turned out to be unloaded, and another defendant, then returned to the backyard of the house and robbed the dealer and his friends of the remaining drugs and their phones. Concord police responded to a robbery call and spotted a car with four youth in it. An officer pulled over the car and found the four defendants along with the stolen phones, gun, hoodies, marijuana and a ski mask. All four defendants were charged with two counts of robbery while Crabbe has also been charged with the use of a firearm during a robbery. Had
the robbery taken place inside the house rather than in the backyard the charges would have included a more serious home-invasion count. None of the teens have a criminal record and were being held in juvenile hall. Bail was set at $150,000 for three of the youth who could face up to eight years in prison while Crabbe, who has a $300,000 bail amount, could face up to 17 years in prison if convicted. His attorney, Thomas McKenna, says, “I’m very disappointed this was filed in adult court. The gun used was not loaded.” All four of the CVCHS athletes had earned all-Diablo Valley Athletic League honors either this year or last. Harrison was the record-setting running back star of an Eagles team that won the DVAL, North Coast Section and Northern California
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Have you ever tried edible squash blossoms? You’ll often see them attached to tiny underdeveloped squash. Bright yellow and white with papery petals and from a wide variety of summer or winter squash, they can be eaten raw or incorporated into several dishes. Stuffed, tossed in salads, and used for garnish, they’re arriving early this season because of the drought and the heat, but are still very tasty. Mostly seen at specialty stores and farmers’ markets, they are extremely perishable and once purchased, should be
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Bowl game titles before falling just short of a state championship last December in Southern California. Crabbe and Ostolaza were defensive allleague honorees. North Coast Section com-
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