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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
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to Celeron Apartments afte being told by an officer t leave and not return. While h was being taken into custody Platkiewicz resisted arrest b breaking the officer’s hold o him. His bond was set fo $1,000 and his court date i Sept. 13.
DAILY BRIEFING » EDI RAPO
Man faces sentencing for UConn death
VERNON (AP) — A man who threw a fatal punch during the University of Connecticut’s Spring Weekend festivities last year is facing sentencing. Edi Rapo of East Hartford is scheduled to be sentenced to up to five and a half years in prison Friday in Rockville Superior Court for the death of UConn student Jafar (Jah-FAHR’) Karzoun (car-ZOON’) of Milford. Rapo pleaded no contest to manslaughter in July. Authorities say Rapo, who was not a UConn student, punched the 20-year-old Karzoun in the face in April 2010 outside a restaurant. Karzoun fell, hit his head and later died. Rapo told police he didn’t intend to seriously hurt Karzoun. The death led to changes in this year’s Spring Weekend. Officials urged students to leave campus and barred visitors from residence halls.
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Coast Guard rescues injured woman off coast
NEW LONDON (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has rescued a woman who fell overboard off New London and apparently separated her shoulder. The Coast Guard says the woman was wearing a life jacket when she fell into the water while the boat was at anchor at about 1 p.m. on Monday. But the Coast Guard says she couldn’t pull herself back onto the boat because she was injured. The agency says one of their rescue boat crews was able to pull the woman from the water about 15 minutes after they were called. She was treated by medical workers, who met her at the New London State Pier when she came to shore. The Coast Guard didn’t release the woman’s name.
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Obama says GOP must back US first, create jobs
DETROIT (AP) — President Barack Obama used a boisterous Labor Day rally to put congressional Republicans on the spot, challenging them to place the country’s interests above all else and vote to create jobs and put the economy back on a path toward growth. “Show us what you’ve got,” he said. In a partial preview of the jobs speech he’s delivering to Congress Thursday night, Obama said roads and bridges nationwide need rebuilding and more than 1 million unemployed construction workers are itching to “get dirty” making the repairs. He portrayed Congress as an obstacle to getting that work done. I’m going to propose ways to put America back to work that both parties can agree to, because I still believe both parties can work together to solve our problems,” Obama said at an annual Labor Day rally sponsored by the Detroit-area AFL-CIO. “Given the urgency of this moment, given the hardship that many people are facing, folks have got to get together. But we’re not going to wait for them.”
Police: Teen loses legs as she tries to hop train LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A 17-year-old Colorado State University student lost both her legs when she tried to hop aboard a freight train and slipped underneath the moving train on Monday, police said. One of three males with the student was briefly dragged by the train but suffered only minor injuries. The accident occurred in the northern Colorado town of Longmont shortly after 1 p.m. when the group tried to board the northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, police said. The student was taken to Longmont United Hospital by ambulance and then flown to Denver Health Medical Center. Denver Health officials said they couldn’t release any information about her, but Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said he believed she was conscious and able to talk.
Explosive missing from Phoenix airport recovered
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say explosives used for routine police training that went missing from the city’s international airport several days ago have been found on a roadside. A container with the explosives was taken by someone Friday from a terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport during a police training exercise. Police Sgt. Tommy Thompson says Monday that a motorist who was driving along a south Phoenix street saw the container and recognized it from news reports. Police say he picked it up, saw the explosives inside and called police. A police bomb squad determined the items hadn’t been tampered with and safely removed the container.
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The items below list charges filed, not convictions. All persons appearing below are entitled to the due process of law and presumed innocent until proven guilty. Individual police blotters will be taken off the Web site three semesters after they have been posted.
Sept. 2 Samuel J. Waring, 18, of Ridgefield, was arrested at 2 a.m. on Hillside Road and charged with interfering with an officer. Police observed Waring attempting to damage a crosswalk sign on North Hillside Road. When approached, Waring ran away. After a brief foot pursuit, the police apprehended Waring. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 13. John V. Lasko, 20, of North Branford, was arrested at 3:53 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with operation of a vehicle while under the influence. Police stopped Lasko’s car after observing erratic driving. Officers suspected he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Lasko failed a series of field sobriety tests. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 12. Joelene Foley, 21, of Waterford, was arrested at 9:20 a.m. on Hillside Road and charged with larceny in the sixth degree. The Loss Prevention Office at the Co-op reported to police that it was detaining a student who was suspected of stealing $38.97 worth of items from the store. Police arrived,
and after a brief investigation arrested Foley. Her bond was set for $500 and her court date is Sept. 13. Andriel K. Doolittle, 21, of Clinton, was arrested at 3:01 p.m. on Hillside Road and charged with criminal mischief in the second degree. Doolittle was writing in wet cement outside of Gampel Pavilion. Her bond was set for $500 and her court date is Sept. 13.
Sept. 3 Ryan S. Naser, 20, of Wallingford, was arrested at 1:19 a.m. on North Hillside Road and charged with possession of less than 0.5 ounces of marijuana, assault in the third degree, breach of peace in the second degree and threatening. Police responded to the report of an assault of two people by Naser. A search of Nasar subsequent to arrest found him to be in possession of 1.3 grams of marijuana. His bond was set for $5,000 and his court date is Sept. 13. Daniel J. Kenny, 18, of Colchester, was arrested at 1:49 a.m. on North Eagleville Road and charged with breach of peace in the second degree. The UConn Police Department received a complaint that Kenny was screaming obscenities at Resident Assistants in Batterson Hall. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 13. Alison B. Feehan, 19, of South Windsor, was arrested at 2:43 a.m. at Tower Court and charged with assault in the third degree and breach of peace
in the second degree. Officers were investigating an incident inside Busby Suites when they saw Feehan screaming at another female. Feehan struck the other in the face and pushed her against a wall. Her bond was set for $1,500 and her court date is Sept. 13. Jesse M. Jaber, 20, of Willington, was arrested at 1:48 p.m. at Rentschler Field and charged with breach of peace in the second degree, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment in the second degree. During the football game, Jaber ran from the stands onto the field. As Jaber ran through the stands, he attempted to elude officers. One person reported being injured as a result of police trying to apprehend Jaber. His bond was set for $2,000 and his court date is Sept. 12. Benjamin T. Harcovitz, 20, of Medway, Mass., was arrested at 11:14 a.m. at the UConn Police Department and charged with criminal mischief in the third degree. Police responded to a vandalism of an access card reader at Batterson Hall. After a brief investigation, it was discovered that Harcovitz was the person responsible for the damages. His bond was set for $500 and his court date is Sept. 13. Richard T. Platkiewicz, 22, of Unionville, was arrested at 11:35 p.m. on Celeron Square Drive and charged with criminal trespassing in the first degree and interfering with an officer. Platkiewicz was arrested after returning
Hector O. Samaniego, 19, o East Hartford, was arrested a 2:55 a.m. on Stafford Road an charged with failure to obe a stop sign, failure to driv right, reckless driving and mak ing unsafe turns. Police saw Samaniego’s car speeding o North Eagleville Road. Whil being followed by polic Samaniego ran a stop sign crossed over a double yellow line and made an unsafe turn of the roadway. His bond was se for $3,000 and his court date i Sept. 19.
Zachary E. Martin, 22, o Thompson, was arrested a 4:05 a.m. on Huntinglodg Road and charged with fail ure to drive right and opera tion of a vehicle while unde the influence. Police stoppe Martin’s vehicle after watch ing it cross a double yel low line several times. Afte a brief investigation, polic suspected Martin of operatin under the influence of alcoho of drugs. Martin subsequentl failed a series of field sobri ety tests. His bond was se at $500 and his court date i Sept. 19.
Sept. 5
Stephane Diop, 22, of Storrs was arrested at 1:01 a.m. o King Hill Road and charge with interfering with an offi cer. Officers were attempt ing to disperse a large crow on King Hill Road. Severa people began yelling at eac other, and Diop began yellin at these people and walke toward them. Officers trie to stop Diop and he resisted Diop continued to resist whe being placed under arrest. Hi bond was set for $500 and hi court date is Sept. 13.
Tracy restructures USG committees By Liz Crowley Senior Staff Writer USG’s president and vice president did not take a vacation from their duties this summer. Instead, since their instatement last fall, they have been working to follow through on their campaign promises. One move President Sam Tracy and Vice President Lindsay Chiappa made was to break up USG’s Student Affairs Committee into five subcommittees. The larger committee is now made up of the multicultural and diversity, residential affairs, commuter and transportation, health and wellness and sustainability subcommittees. “[Student Affairs] was too large ... a lot of people would come, watch and leave without participating,” Tracy said. “We are trying to make them more specialized so people are focusing on one issue.” Chiappa said she and Tracy learned from their experience serving on the committee that it wasn’t as effective as it could have been. This semester, the chairmen from each subcommittee will meet once
a week to discuss the committee as a whole, she said. The promotion and recruitment committee was also broken up, giving the responsibility of promotion to the executive board and creating a recruitment and retention committee. Maeve Shea will serve as the head of retention and recruitment and has started a mentoring program for new members. Chiappa said she remembers being lost when she first joined and hopes a mentoring program will better explain to new members how the organization works. “When you join, everyone assumes you know what you’re doing, but that’s not true,” Chiappa said. “When I joined USG I had no idea what I was doing.” Chiappa also spent the summer attending a training program for WHUS, UConn’s radio station, on Campus. She and Tracy will have their own radio show this semester called “The Powers that Be,” which is tentatively scheduled for Thursdays from 6 to 7 p.m. Both leaders said one of their main goals is to be transparent to university students. They said they want the com-
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USG President Sam Tracy speaking at the Fall 2011 Convocation. Tracy, a 5th-semester political science major, is making an effort to improve communications between USG and the student body.
munity to know what they are doing. Chiappa said she wants students’ input because USG represents them. “I feel that so many people at UConn aren’t as familiar with the student government
as they should be,” Tracy said. “The main thing is students pay $40 a semester to USG, so people should be more concerned with what we
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