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Downey resident Shirley Johnson, who also operates Worldwide Airport<br />

Shuttle/Medical Transfers, visited England last month for the royal wedding<br />

<strong>of</strong> Prince William and Kate Middleton. "I was standing on Whitehall<br />

around the corner from Westminster Abbey and saw the bands and the<br />

wedding procession," Johnson tells the Patriot. "I walked up the Mall to<br />

Buckingham Palace the day before the wedding and took this picture, in<br />

front <strong>of</strong> the gates <strong>of</strong> the palace. I attended services in Westminster Abbey<br />

two days after the wedding and walked down the same aisle and was 30 feet<br />

from the altar where they were married and heard the Abbey's famous<br />

choir." Johnson goes on: "London was electric with excitement. Parties<br />

throughout the streets, flags everywhere and all the pubs were open with<br />

the wide-screen TVs going and people camping on the wedding route.<br />

What a non-stop party...and no rain in sight!"<br />

Jeannie Wood, a Downey resident and ambassador with the Downey<br />

Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce, took a copy <strong>of</strong> The Downey Patriot with her on a<br />

vacation last week to Wilber, Neb.<br />

WWII film<br />

at church<br />

DOWNEY – The Downey<br />

Church for Spiritual Enrichment<br />

<strong>will</strong> screen the film, "Beautiful<br />

Dreamer," May 19 at 6 p.m.<br />

The film stars Brooke Langton<br />

and Colin Egglesfield and tells the<br />

story <strong>of</strong> a B-24 pilot shot down<br />

over Europe during World War II.<br />

Winners from Writers’ Workshop West’s spring poetry contest (from left):<br />

Rosalie Sciortino, Lorine Parks and Frank Kearns.<br />

Lorine Parks wins poetry<br />

contest<br />

DOWNEY – A poem by Lorine Parks won first place in Writers'<br />

Workshop West's spring poetry contest.<br />

Parks' poem was titled "through this strip mall's just-washed windows."<br />

Rosalie Sciortino won second place for "Regret" and third place went<br />

to Frank Kearns for "Gravitational Attraction."<br />

The writing group meets the third Tuesday <strong>of</strong> each month at 7:30 p.m.<br />

inside Downey High School's library.<br />

The organization invites beginning and seasoned writers to join the<br />

group, which has been in existence since 1962.<br />

Four contests are held each year, one for fiction, another for a non-fiction<br />

article, and two for poetry. Cash and certificates are awarded.<br />

For more information, call (562) 862-3106.<br />

Crime Report<br />

Thursday, May 5<br />

At 10:30 a.m., an <strong>of</strong>ficer patrolling the Downey Cemetery noticed<br />

approximately 28 headstones knocked over. The vandalism likely<br />

occurred during the previous night. No headstones were taken and no<br />

suspects were seen.<br />

Friday, May 6<br />

At 5:45 p.m., a 20-year-old Downey man was arrested in the 8100<br />

block <strong>of</strong> Devenir after he made criminal threats against his neighbor<br />

during an argument. Nobody was physically injured, but the suspect<br />

is facing felony criminal charges.<br />

Sunday, May 8<br />

At 1:00 a.m., an adult male and female from the City <strong>of</strong> Torrance were<br />

struck in the head by glass as they attempted to flee Vasilios nightclub<br />

(7931 Firestone) when a fight broke out inside. Both received minor<br />

injuries and were treated at a local hospital. Detectives are investigating.<br />

At 2:00 p.m., <strong>of</strong>ficers arrested three adult Downey residents inside an<br />

apartment in the 8000 block <strong>of</strong> 7th Street during a trespass investigation.<br />

Two <strong>of</strong> the occupants were found to be in possession <strong>of</strong> narcotics<br />

and the third occupant was arrested for traffic warrants.<br />

Tuesday, May 10<br />

At 8:40 p.m., an armed robbery occurred in the 11000 block <strong>of</strong><br />

Downey Avenue. As the victim was entering her vehicle a male suspect<br />

pointed a handgun at her and demanded her purse. The victim<br />

complied and the suspect fled eastbound through an alley out <strong>of</strong> sight.<br />

Wednesday, May 11<br />

At 11:45 a.m., a bank robbery occurred at the Banco Popular, located<br />

at 11101 La Reina. A male suspect entered the bank and presented the<br />

teller with a demand note. The teller complied and the suspect fled on<br />

foot. No one was injured during the incident. The Detective Bureau<br />

and the FBI are investigating.<br />

Information provided by Downey Police Department.

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