Police Nab Students Students Selling Stolen Books
Jennifer MacDonald
Staff Writer
Two brothers were arrested by
campus police on suspicion
attempting to re-sell a book stolen
from the campus bookstore to the
Pasadena Book Mart across the
street from the college on Feb. 4.
Seventeen-year-old James Noyes
was charged with receiving stolen
property and attempting to sell
stolen property. His brother, 19-
year-old William Noyes, was
charged with felony burglary and
contributing to the delinquency of a
minor.
Book Mart manager Ignacio
Medrano said he became suspicious
when James Noyes wanted to return
a personal finance book. Medrano
contacted campus police who ques¬
tioned the suspect.
According to the police report,
James Noyes appeared nervous
when questioned by officers. He
told police that his father had
bought him the book he was
attempting to re-sell, according to
interrogating officer Russell Ruetz.
Lacking proof of his claims, officer
Ruetz continued questioning the
suspect, at which point he acknowl¬
edged his brother, who was sitting
on a nearby bench, according to the
police report. Both young men
were detained after Noyes told
police that his brother stole the
book he was trying to sell and- the
brothers said they were going to use
the money to buy lunch, according
to the police report.
“We have a working relationship
with [the Book Mart],” said Sgt.
Steven Lester. “Any time they feel
someone is selling a stolen book
back, they call us.”
Lester contacted the bookstore
director Douglas Ferris who
reviewed security camera footage
from the day and time of the inci¬
dent and positively identified the
suspect.
Book thefts happen on campus
quite a bit, Lester said. Often there
are victims who contact campus
police when books are stolen. A
recovered book correctly identified
by the victim is returned and the
thief is charged according to the
value of the book. Communication
between the Book Mart and the
campus bookstore exists to prevent
this kind of crime, Medrano said.
Inventory of the campus book¬
store taken by Ferris revealed two
copies of the book James Noyes
tried to re-sell were missing and no
copies had been sold.
William Noyes is currently free
on $50,000 bail. Because his broth¬
er is a minor, James was released to
his mother, according to the police
report. At the time of the incident,
the brothers were not enrolled in
classes are former students, Lester
said.
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Vol. 91, Issue 2
Accuser May Be
Charged Instead of
Lieutenant Young
■ Pasadena Police
Department investiga¬
tion finds that a secret
tape recording was
made by the accuser,
not the accused.
Linda Rapka
Editor-in-Chief
The preliminary investigation
report on acting police chief Lt.
Brad Young is completed and is
currently under review.
Last October the board of
trustees decided to conduct its own
investigation of complaints against
Young after several campus officers
accused him of secretly tape¬
recording them in the police locker
room, even after a Pasadena Police
Department investigation found the
claims against Young to be false.
In September 2004, campus offi¬
cers Leroy Henderson and John
Hynes delivered complaints to both
the Pasadena Police Department
and the college. Both the college
and the Pasadena Police conducted
separate investigations based on
these complaints.
After a weeks-long investigation
by the Pasadena Police Department
last October, the Pasadena district
attorney’s office cited “lack of suffi¬
cient evidence” to file any charges
against Young, who was accused by
several officers of secretly tape¬
recording conversations in their
locker room. The report indicates
that the officers’ claims against
Young were false and cleared him
of any wrongdoing.
Young has denied all allegations
made against him since they were
first made.
An interesting twist found that
former campus officer John Hynes,
who leveled the complaints against
Young, admitted that he secretly
recorded a private conversation
between himself and Lt. Young
using a micro-cassette recorder on
his belt, according to the report
filed with the Pasadena Police
Department by Detective Rich
Cassidy. Hynes presented Cassidy
with the audio recording, which
Cassidy confiscated as evidence,
according to the report.
Hynes told Cassidy he secretly
tape-recorded a conversatoin
Investigation j
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The Life and Tragic Death
of Hunter S. Thompson
Jennifer S. Grisham
Staff Writer
Pasadena has a rich and vibrant
cultural scene filled with muse¬
ums, art schools and musical insti¬
tutions. If you have never experi¬
enced the arts in Pasadena, here is
your chance to check it all out for
free.
Pasadena is holding its 13th
semi-annual Art Night on Friday,
March 4 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Art Night includes 12 of
Pasadena's cultural institutions
opening their doors for free to offer
the public a sampling of the great
variety of history, art and music the
city has to offer.
The event is a partnership
among the participating institutions
and the Cultural Affairs Division of
the city of Pasadena. It is sponsored
by the Pasadena Arts Commission.
William Hallstrom/ Courier
Pasadena City College is partici¬
pating in Art Night with the visual
arts and media studies division put¬
ting on a performance called
“Remembrance Armada,” which is -
designed to bring attention to the
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Night
plight of the community's homeless
people. This performance, which
will take place at the campus
mirror pools, involves an armada
of small boats and video projec¬
tions. It will be accompanied by
live music performed by the stu¬
dents and faculty of the perform¬
ing and communication arts divi¬
sion.
The works of PCC's 2005
artist in residence, Alison Saar,
will also be showcased during
Art Night. Saar's work uses tin,
bronze, wood, paint and ceram¬
ics to explore ethnic and social
themes.'Visitors will also be able
to view the statues in the college's
sculpture garden.
Other participating venues for
Art Night include Armory Center
for the Arts, Armory Northwest,
Student Gallery of Art Center
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William Hallstrom/ Courier
Samina Henry dribbles down court during last Friday’s game against winning Mt. SAC,
who finally beat the previously undefeated women Lancers on Feb. 18.
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Courier Apologizes
to Former Trustee
Cristina Pena
Profile Editor
The Courier would like to apol¬
ogize to Chad Hunter, last semes¬
ters student trustee, for erroneously
reporting in the winter edition of
the paper that he was forced to
resign from his office. In addition,
the caption under his photograph
indicated he resigned because of
poor grades. That was also an
error. Hunter’s GPA is well above
the average needed to hold office.
In fact, Hunter chose to volun¬
tarily relinquish the position in
order to accept employment that
gives a jump-start to his career.
The need for Hunter to step
down from office came last semes¬
ter, when he started a new part-
time job as a staff development
director at the Rose Bowl Aquatic
Center.
During that time, Hunter only
needed to take a few selective class¬
es spread out between the fall and
spring terms before transferring.
After seeking advice from Stephen
Johnson, assistant dean of student
affairs and Rebecca Cobb, student
affair adviser, they agreed that
dropping an extra science course in
place of the new director position
would be a wise decision, Hunter
said. Unfortunately this placed
him two units below the minimum
requirement for the student trustee
position.
Soon after officially dropping
the class on Nov. 12, Hunter
informed the board of trustees of
his intention to resign. His original
plan was to seek re-election in the
spring special elections because he
would be taking enough units at
that time, but yet another opportu¬
nity arose that changed his plans.
On Jan. 19 Hunter accepted the
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Kenny Kimura/ Courier
Hunter stepped down from
his trustee post voluntarily.
His GPA was well above the
requirement to hold office.
All Abuzz about the Grammar Bee
Cristina Pena
Profile Editor
PCC students, get ready for a
wacky grammar bee challenge, set
for Tuesday, March 15 in the Quad
from noon to 1 p.m. Cindy
Sanchez, Associated Students vice
president for academic affairs urges
those interested to sign up. Space is
limited and acceptance is first come,
first served. A total of only nine
competition spaces are available, so
act fast.
Pick up an application at either
the student affairs office, CC208 or
in the English Division. The appli¬
cation deadline is Tuesday, March 8
by noon.
These nine students will com¬
pete in three challenging rounds.
The first round will quickly elimi¬
nate six students. Those lucky
enough to make it to the second
round will be rewarded with PCC
bookstore vouchers. The first prize
is $400, second place earns $300
and third place will receive $200.
And that’s not the only sweet
thing that will be tossed out at the
grammar bee. For those unlucky
knuckleheads who answer incor¬
rectly, they will receive a classic old
fashion three-stooges pie in the face.
Questions are currently being
developed and collected by English
professor Dr. Robert Oventile and
are ranked in difficulty by a point
system. Sanchez hopes to use a pro¬
jector under the R building to dis¬
play the sentence questions for the
audience to see. The Associated
Students government will also be
donating yummy treats for the com¬
petitors and audience.
Start reviewing your punctua¬
tions, vocabulary and sentence
structure and drop off your applica¬
tion or in Oventile’s mailbox in
C245. You can contact Sanchez at
(626) 585-7982. Good luck.
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