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AUTHOR:

 Tony Johnson

TITLE : City of Kingston Souvenir, 1802-2006 printing

Politician and historian Anthony Johnson in 1993 produced his firstof three books that focus on the city of Kingston (Portrait of a City). His second of like character appeared in 2002 (City of Kingston Souvenir). His third was produced in 2006 (City of Kingston Souvenir, 1802-2006: Facing the Twenty-FirstCentury).

Dispatch printing To Cut 112

Print unit of Columbus newspaper will eliminate hopper feeders,mailers and machinists by November.

-- Graphic Arts Online, 8/16/2008 1:49:00 PM

Dispatch printing Co. has filed with Ohio for work-force reductionsthat will result in elimination of 112 positions--mostly in themailing room. The company is the parent of the Columbus Dispatchand other Ohion newspapers and media, as well as its commercialprint operation. In its filing, the company said  job cuts willbegin Nov. 3, subject to results of an arbitration hearing with theTeamsters Union scheduled for August 27. The positions, including38 hopper feeders, 54 journeyperson mailers, 18 machinists and twomanagers, would be eliminated over a two week period.

If a celebrity isn't publicized, does he really exist? Two newmovies force the question.

"Tropic Thunder" opened Wednesday, and although Ben Stiller, RobertDowney Jr., and Jack Black are the names listed above the title,the performance everyone is talking about - the only performancethat earned applause after a recent screening - was Tom Cruise'sextended cameo as the monstrously porcine studio executive LesGrossman. printing

"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" opens today, and while the faces on thescreen are those of the very bankable Scarlett Johansson,Penélope Cruz, and Javier Bardem, many people will beastounded by the fact that it's Woody Allen's most engaging moviein years, better even than his overrated "Match Point." (Granted,my colleague Wesley Morris is less enthusiastic. Everybody's acritic.)

Here's the catch: Judging by the publicity for both films, you'dhave no idea that Cruise is in "Thunder" or that Allen wrote anddirected "Vicky." The former's name and face appear nowhere in thetrailers, poster, or on the promotional website for the $100million comedy-action blockbuster, and while Allen does get acredit for making his movie, it's in teeny-tiny letters at thebottom of the "Vicky" poster and at the end of the trailer. (He'smore of a presence on the film's website, but only after you getpast the homepage.)

Allan Stevo

, an independent candidate for the 10th District U.S. House seat inIllinois, filed legal papers in federal court this week, seeking toprevent the state from printing ballots for the November electionwhile his lawsuit seeking ballot access proceeds, the

Highland Park News

 reports. Illinois State Board of Elections found late last monththat Stevo “submitted less than 7,000 signatures on hisnominating petitions, while independent candidates for the 10thDistrict are required to submit at least 10,285 signatures.”Stevo filed suit in U.S. District Court challenging the decision.

Real Estate Investment Trust printing Not everyone has the financial ability to own and rent out multiplehouses for extra income. And even fewer people want to deal withlate night calls from tenants crying about their broken oil burner.Well, thanks to real estate investment trusts, or REITs, you don'thave to deal with the stresses of being a landlord to make moneyoff of the real estate market.

A REIT is any entity that pools money from a group of investors tobuy different kinds of real estate or real-estate-related assets,such as buildings or mortgages on buildings. It uses the incomefrom rent and loan interest to pay out a steady monthly dividend toits investors.

There are three types of REITs. The most common one is an equityREIT, which simply buys buildings and generates revenue from therent it charges. Mortgage REITs loan out money to owners of realestate for mortgages or buy existing mortgages to collect interest,which is then paid out to the REIT's investors. Finally, there arehybrid REITs, which are a combination of mortgage and equity REITs.

REITs can be public or private. Public REITs are bought and soldjust like stocks and are listed on exchanges, while private REITscan only be bought through direct-participation programs. Withprivate REITs, the investors are actually part owners of the realestate rather than just shareholders of the REIT corporation. Theycan't sell shares and they typically have to keep their money tiedup for eight to 12 years. However, there's the benefit of lessvolatility since the market can influence public REITs.

One potential drawback to REITs is how they are taxed. Whilequalifying equity dividends are normally subject to only a maximumof 15%, the dividends from REITs are taxed as regular income, whichcould be much higher -- depending on how much money you make.

The proud town that is printing its own money The value of sterling may be plummeting as fears grow over thedepth of a possible recession. But in the scenic East Sussex townof Lewes - famous for its bonfire night parties and bewilderingnumber of pubs - a handy alternative is about to become available.

Next month, in the latest sign that localism is a coming force inBritish everyday life, Lewes will launch its own currency. In doingso, it joins a growing list of communities around the worldattempting to protect regional economies and preserve thedistinctive 'feel' of towns and villages.

The Lewes pound will initially be accepted in around 30 locallyowned shops and a first run of 10,000-plus notes is expected. It isthe largest-scale launch of a local currency in the UK since Leweshad its own pound in the 19th century and, in a coup for theorganisers, the town's branch of Barclays bank has agreed to acceptit.

Those pushing the Lewes pound, which by law cannot display theQueen's head but is legal tender, stress their humble ambitions forthe new currency. 'There will always be a need for a nationalcurrency, but it's a question of trying to go back to what can bedone locally,' said Oliver Dudok van Heel, one of the scheme'sarchitects. 'This is not us versus the rest of the world,' addedBeth Ambrose, a sustainability expert, who denied that the Lewespound was a declaration of independence. 'All we want to do isstrengthen what's good in our community.'

According to one analysis, 80 per cent of the money that goes intoa supermarket till leaves the local economy immediately. By backinglocal stores such trends can be reversed, say the scheme'ssupporters. 'We had a beautiful, independent toy shop here once,'van Heel said. 'It's now an estate agent.'

Lewes is not alone in its aspirations. In Totnes, Devon, acomplementary currency has been running for more than a year.Similar schemes have been launched abroad and it is estimated thereare about 9,000 around the world. Across the Atlantic in Berkshire,Massachusetts, some $800,000 worth of local 'Berkshares' areboosting a thriving alternative economy. Switzerland has introduceda localised credit card scheme, while Holland and Germany have hada surge of interest in complementary currencies.

Those backing the new schemes say they are 'big tent' projectswhich try to involve the whole community. Experts agree that theythrive in places where people have become disillusioned withcentral government, suggesting they reflect more than merelyeconomic concerns.

Publisher accused of 'grave robbing' for printing last two novels ...s felt their poor content would sully the reputation of one of thegreatest writers that Scotland has ever produced.

And the decision of Edinburgh University Press to publish bothworks  corrected, and in a combined volume  led last night toa claim of "literary grave robbing".

Scott penned his final novels in 1831 and 1832 after sufferingthree strokes which had taken a considerable toll on his formidablelinguistic abilities. The marked deterioration of his health ishighlighted in the manuscripts which are riddled with errors andspelling mistakes.

The late John Buchan read both works while researching a biographyof Scott in 1932 and remarked: "It may be hoped that no literaryresurrectionist will ever be guilty of the crime of giving them tothe world."

A century earlier, Scott's publisher Robert Cadell and the author'sson-in-law JG Lockhart had concluded that his final works were sofundamentally flawed, they should never see the light of day.

Paul Scott, who published a book based on Scott's journals, wassurprised to learn their wishes had been overturned.

He felt it would be unfair to judge the writer of classics such asIvanhoe and The Heart Of Midlothian on work that was penned whilehe was considerably incapacitated.

The author said: "Scott's health deteriorated quite markedly andyou can see that from his journal. It starts off as a veryintelligent, very well written and interesting piece of work, butas it gets towards the end of his life, it begins to fall apart.

Reader Advocate: We're not in the business of printing rumors was bought and paid for also.

Finally, Edwards could deny the rumors no longer and admitted theaffair, although he denied the baby was his.

You can see how messy this has become. In addition to the admittedaffair,

The Enquirer

 has reported that Edwards' former aide and pal Andrew Young hasclaimed the mistress' baby is his. Also there are allegations thatsome prominent Democratic moneybags have supported the mistress andYoung to keep the ruse alive.

Whew! I'm fatigued just relating all that.

The mainstream media jumped onboard when Edwards admitted theaffair (although he insists his wife's cancer was in remissionwhile he was romancing the blonde).

The Salt Lake Tribune

 printed a Cal Thomas column this week in which the conservativecolumnist said the Edwards mess was like " 'Momma Mia' without themusic."

Thomas insists that Democrats get a pass in the sexual dalliancedepartment while Republicans - such as Larry Craig, Mark Foley,etc., are held to a higher standard.

 combo tv box Maybe I don't have the eyesight of Superman, but I think Netflixstreams are better than ok. I have a cable modem, and I send theNetflix stream to a 720p panasonic plasma via a DVI to HDMI cable.When watching native HD content like 'The Office', I have a hardtime seeing any loss between Netflix and the over the air HDsignal. It definitely is as good or better than watching theupscaled dvds. I think that is pretty impressive for a streamingwith practically no buffering.

    I have to agree with previous comment that the selection is not thebest for movies. But it is good for catching up on previous seasonsof popular TV shows.

    Anyone that is already a Neflix subscriber with a newer TV owes itto themselves to get on Monoprice and buy a DVI to HDMI cable. Theselection may not be great, but if you are already paying for ityou might as well watch it to its full potential.

combo tv box This September a new Blu-ray player will hit the market from LGthat makes cunning use of the Ethernet port. The BD300 will becapable of streaming Netflix movies. Blu-ray Profile 2.0 certainlyhas its advantages.

    If you’re one of those choosey chaps for whom playing backBlu-ray discs and up-converting standard definition DVDs to 1080psimply isn’t enough... LG has your number. It’s the modelnumber BD300 to be precise. LG is the Korean electronics firmthat’s been planning set-top-box streamers for use with Netflix,the sort that might compete with Apple TV. But few would haveexpected to see the Netflix streamer combined with a Blu-rayplayer.

    Netflix subscribers will be able to take advantage of its 12,000title library of streaming video entertainment without the need foran extra box. At an anticipated price point below $500, LG’s newBlu-ray player will be an affordable way to get the format’scomplete profile into your home theater. The BD300 will include BDLive, BonusView features and LG’s own SimpLink technology thatcombines on-screen menus of other LG products.

    Netflix is looking like a company on the move. It’s alreadypromoting its streaming movie titles through both Xbox Live and Roku. We’ve been looking for an LG set-top-box announcement, butcombining it with a Blu-ray player makes sense. The LG press release is of course a bit light on details for the Blu-ray player. Forinstance it doesn’t mention audio-video codecs with which theplayer will be compatible. We’ll look for more details asSeptember arrives.

combo tv box PORTLAND, Ore. - In February, the government will require everytelevision station to flip from an analog to a digital signal.

    Last week, KATU-TV turned off its analog signal for 10 seconds tohelp you test your TV system to see if you are ready.

    Since then, we've received a lot of e-mails from our viewers whostill have questions, so we've put together some answers here foryou.

    Make Sure Your Antenna Is Correctly Tuned In

    One person told us she hooked up the converter box and got all ofthe digital channels except for channel 2's digital signal.

    According to Alan Batdorf, Chief Engineer at KATU-TV, the problemcould have been her antenna.  You have to adjust it to find thesweet spot and unlike an analog signal, you won't see static thatclears as you get closer to the right spot.  The picture is eitherthere or not there, so you have to be precise.

    "This is going to sound crazy but if you take your antenna androtate it five degrees one way or the other and then try it again,99 percent of the time that solves their problem," Batdorfexplained.

    And you may have to adjust it again if it rains or if somethingbumps your antenna.  And then try manually entering the channel onthe tuner.  Sometimes the arrow up/down buttons will skip channelsthat were previously not coming in.

    If that's not the problem, you may be looking at the wrong channel.

    "Somebody says 'hey, I have a digital TV set and I lost yoursignal.'  Well, we found out they were watching channel 2 and not2-1.  2-1 is our digital signal," said Batdorf.

combo tv box A Fool's Utopia 08.07.08: Fall TV Preview Part III: ABC

    This week in one man's utopia we look at the fall schedule of ABC.Also up for discussion are my views on The Dark Knight, Disney'suse of the Muppets, McDonald's $1 million dollar giveaway,bemoaning the mainstreaming of Anna Farris and three reasonseveryone should watch Weird Science. Even Anna Farris.

    Now we are on to ABC. Last year, ABC got a pre-emptive strike (muchlike NBC last week) because of the inane setup of their website.This year, they have up the ante for ridiculous asshatedness.Because of the utter retardedness of the network, I can't even workin my beloved baseball analogies. Why? Because the idiots only have2 new shows set up for the fall. I guess ABC is so happy with totalmediocrity that they need to stay exactly the same. Welcome toirrelevance, ABC  you know it well. You want new shows? Talk tome.

    I must leave you now.

    Next week, we look at FOX and what they have in store for us in theupcoming months. That's always interesting. Oh, and I would sototally get x-ray vision. I live in a college town for crying outloud!

For everything that was Sin the air at Macworld Expo, therewere pre-show rumors that didn’t pan out, products that didn’treceive enough attention, and announcements ripe forsecond-guessing. Here’s a recap of what didn’t show its face atExpo, what happened instead, and whether any of it will make adifference in the long run. combo tv box

Not In the Air: Jay-Z? Hoax! Despite the pre-Macworld rumors that rapper Jay-Z would be tapped to spearhead an Apple musiclabel, nothing of the sort happened. Randy Newman was the onlymusician to perform live at the keynote, and he’s pretty much theopposite of Jay-Z. One reason for Jay-Z’s absence may have been alast-minute beef with Steve Jobs over Jay-Z’s cameo appearance inBill Gates’s CES farewell video. But that reason’s completely made up?just like the wholeSJay-Z left Def Jam for Apple rumor.In the Air Instead: NAS

July 31 (Bloomberg) -- If cable TV is unfulfilling or the videostore too inconvenient, the answer might be a video-on- demandset-top box, a device that plays movies straight to your televisionat the push of button. Several new and improved devices havefinally arrived.

    Bottom Line

    The device that should work best for you will depend on your movieand TV viewing habits. If you're already a Netflix subscriber, theRoku device will be nice add-on. You might consider waiting untilNetflix adds HD content or expands its on- demand selection.

    If you occasionally watch flicks and want perks like streamingiTunes music, then the Apple TV is for you. The Vudu box andwireless kit combo feels like an interim solution and costs morethan the competition. Vudu's per-movie price, starting at 99 cents,is lower than Apple's.

    (combo tv box Grace Aquino is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are herown.)

    To contact the writer of this column: Grace Aquino at aquinograce@gmail.com

All four boxes work by connecting rabbit ears or another externalantenna to the back of the box and then connecting the box to yourtelevision with either RCA cables (yellow, red, white) or a coaxialcable (combo tv box). Each comes with a remote.

    Although the switch won't happen until Feb. 17, 2009, hooking up aconverter box to your analog TV now may give you betterover-the-air reception, more channel choices and some other neatfeatures, like an on-screen program guide. And the boxes may be inlimited supply the closer we get.

    I tested the boxes with a 10-year-old Panasonic TV/VCR combo andwith both an inexpensive RadioShack VHF/UHF indoor TV antenna and amore expensive RCA flat multi-directional antenna. There wasn't aton of difference in the reception I got on the boxes, and usingthe RCA cables generally provided a slightly clearer picture thanusing a coaxial cable.

    Placing the equipment near the window, each box tuned between 30and 36 digital channels, including the networks, several channelsfrom local PBS affiliate WMFE, Spanish channels, educationalchannels and religious channels. The one exception was the twochannels from local

Contents:

    1  Jethro Tull Today: A peek at their backstage rider

    2  Lindsey Yung’s Hot Turtle Love

    3  When Scott Wilson Was Glam

    4 - Iggy Pop Bassist Goes 3-D

    5  The Tell-Tale Hearts: Gone For Good, Or ???

    6  Remember Puddletown Tom?

    7 - The Monroes: The Inside Story Of A Local One Hit Wonder

    8 - The Brain Police: San Diego’s Psychedelic ?0s Cops

    9 - San Diego's First Rock Stars: Rosie and the Originals

    10 - John Lennon Loves Rosie, guest blog by Bart Mendoza

    11 - That ?0s Club: Straighta Head Sound

    12 - Do-It-Yourself-TV: A History Of Local Public Access MusicShows

    JETHRO TULL TODAY

     When Jethro Tull play Harrah’s Rincon Casino tonight, caterersmust provide vegetarians in the band and crew with meatless pasta(combo tv box) and moussaka; SFast food is not asuitable alternative.

    Dressing room requirements include 17 bottles of Beck’s beer(Snot Dark or Lite), a bottle each of California Chardonnay andSauvignon Blanc, plus and bottle and a HALF of Cabernet Sauvignonred wine (SJacob’s Creek or similar).

A laptop worth 500 was taken from a Renault car in Apex Close,Burnley, after thieves smashed a window.

    Thieves stole 115 in cash after breaking into a house in HurtleyStreet, Burnley.

    A sat-nav and Sony Ericsson mobile phone worth 180 were stolenfrom a Fiat car in Coniston Street, Burnley.

    A disabled badge was taken from a Peugeot 106 car in ChichesterClose, Burnley, after thieves forced the door lock

    Thieves smashed a window and took a car stereo worth 50 from aPeugeot 106 car in Coal Clough Lane.

Pressure on applicant for MP candidate Iryna Veshtart isnt calmingdown, but increasing.

    Iryna Veshtart registered her initiative group in Smarhon districtcommission 59 on Monday, 21 July. She felt she became a victim ofintimidation. At first, her door to the apartment was painted, then door lock was damaged and window broken with a stone.

    A new wave of pressure started on 25 July with two incidents.Veshtarts cell phone was attacked by calls from men, who found herphone number at an internet page in intimate section.

    On 25 July, small door locks with text in Russian were spread roundthe city allegedly on behalf of I. Veshtart. They said she wasgoing to run for MP and asked to help her with 5,000 Belarusianrubles. The door locks also contained her contacts  address andphone number, Vyasna human rights center reports.

A man was confronted by a witness when he attempted to take a truckfrom a Commercial Avenue business July 26. The man at first claimedto be an employee of the business, then he ran away and got into avehicle. He left behind burglary tools and 11 empty oil containers.

    East Meadow

    A rifle and a shotgun were stolen from a Bailey Avenue housebetween July 24 and 26.

    Levittown

    Graffiti was made with paint July 21 on a rear wall of the AbbeyLane School on Gardiners Avenue.

    A Levittown woman, 43, was arrested July 22 at the intersection ofWantagh Avenue and Sprucewood Drive and charged with drunkendriving.

    A Levittown man, 49, was arrested July 24 on Ripple Lane andcharged with drunken driving.

    Long Beach

    A local man, 20, was arrested July 22 on Long Beach Boulevard andcharged with theft of a bicycle and giving a false name to police.

    A local resident, 28, was arrested July 24 on East Market Streetand charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle anddriving with a suspended registration.

    A Long Beach man, 19, was arrested July 25 on

California

 Street. He was charged with assault for punching another person inthe face.

    A homeless man, 46, was arrested July 25 on East Hudson Street. Hewas charged with theft of a bicycle from another person.

    Lynbrook

    A Berry Street resident reported the July 24 theft of a packageleft at the front door by a postal worker.

    A Woodmere man, 19, was arrested July 24 on Broadway and chargedwith possession of fireworks and criminal possession of a weapon -a switchblade.

    A homeless man, 21, was arrested July 26 and charged withpossession of a forged prescription at Health Mart Pharmacy,Merrick Road.

    New Hyde Park

    A 1994 Jeep was taken from Premier Boulevard July 21.

    A Dairy Barn on Hillside Avenue was robbed July 25. Two assailantsconverged on the victim while he was putting cash into anelectronic safe. The assailants demanded that the victim openanother safe, but when the victim had trouble with the safe'scombination one of the assailants hit him on the head. They tookthe victim's iPod and fled.

    A 2008 BMW was stolen from Marcus Avenue July 26.

    Rockville Centre

    The front door lock cylinder was removed from the Carvel, NorthLong Beach Road, July 21 in an attempted burglary. Police respondedto the alarm and no loss was reported.

    Wantagh

A DEAR GREG: Your deadbolt problem is fairly common. There are manyreasons why door locks begin to stick. Some can be traced to poorworkmanship when they were installed, and Mother Nature can place ahex on these pieces of hardware if she gets cranky.

    If you have ever installed a regular door lock, a deadbolt or asimple door handle, you have discovered that the latch or boltmechanism moves in and out with a fairly close tolerance. In otherwords, it doesn't wobble much as it moves. Add to this the smallopening in the metal keeper plate that is attached to the doorjamb,and you can see that it is critical that the keeper and the latchmate almost perfectly.

    It gets even trickier. The mortises that are created in the edge ofthe door and the one in the doorjamb must be cut square and withprecision. Sometimes there are moving parts on the deadbolts andlocks that can rub the wood if the mortise was not cut large enoughor was cut at an angle other than square. An error as small as 1/16inch can cause a deadbolt or door lock to bind.

    Because you say the locks used to work well, I will assume thatthey were installed correctly. You need to investigate the cause ofthe problems. First, I would determine if the door is warped ordoesn't hang square in the frame. Either of these will cause a door lock to malfunction.

    To see if the lock latch has dropped or risen in relation to thekeeper plate in the jamb, I usually extend the latch and slowlyallow the door to close so the latch is in contact with the outeredge of the metal keeper plate. Use a pencil to mark on the edge ofthe keeper plate the top and bottom points of the latch. Open thedoor, and see whether these line up with the top and bottomopenings of the keeper. If not, you can move the keeper plate oruse a rotary-grinding tool to enlarge the keeper. These tools workwell and often solve the problem in a minute or less.

    But before you turn on the grinder, you can check one or two otherthings. See if the screws in the door hinges are completely tight.The top hinge is the most important one, as gravity pulls at thishinge constantly. Frequently you will discover that the hingescrews are not tight by just a half turn. Just tightening thescrews may solve the problem.

    While you are checking the hinge screws, tighten all the screwsthat connect the door locks and deadbolts to the door. Do the samewith the keeper plate in the doorjamb. Remember, the tolerances inthe door locks are tight, and if one or more things are loose, allof them combined can lead to the locks not working.

Gretna man claims daughter, son-in-law stole $1.5 million

    By ANDREW BOWLER/Star-Tribune Staff Writer

    Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:24 PM EDT

    A Gretna man will have to wait a little longer to learn the outcomeof a lawsuit filed against his daughter and son-in-law.

    Moncie Lee Doss, 83, sued Emma D. Doss and Bobby B. Doss andaccused them of holding him against his will and deceiving him togain control of his assets.

    Doss is seeking $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $350,000in punitive damages.

    The case was continued Tuesday in Pittsylvania County Circuit Courtto determine if Tammy Wright, a witness summoned by the defendants,can testify about the Doss's tobacco settlement.

    Judge William N. Alexander II referred the matter to the federalcourt system and will set a new hearing date after a decision isreached on the witness.

    Doss, who cannot read or write and sees and hears poorly, testifiedhis daughter's plot started by turning him against his otherchildren.

    The father then moved in with Emma and Bobby Doss, whom theplaintiff said sold his farm, home and livestock for $670,000.

    Doss made his daughter, Emma, power of attorney, according toattorney Rachel Sanford.

    "Everything Mr. Doss signed from that point was consistent with hisbelief that his daughter was going to take care of him and hismoney," Sanford said.

    The father said the couple also received at least two of his 10tobacco buyout payments worth $317,000 and cashed out $75,000 incertificates of deposits.

    "They did me wrong," he said.

    Sanford indicated the couple used the money to buy seven cars andpay for construction on two homes.

    The attorney also said Doss was forced against his will to stay inthe home.

    "He is kept in the house and told he will be killed if he leaves orstands in front of a window," she said.

    Sanford accused Bobby Doss, who admitted to being convicted ofmoney laundering in the past, of putting narcotics in hisfather-in-law's drinks.

    Doss testified his friends were not allowed to visit him and he wasnot allowed to visit friends in the nursing home.

    "They weren't treating me good," he said of the defendants. "Theyhad me in the house and wouldn't let me go anywhere."

    Sanford said Doss finally escaped by jimmying a door lock andfleeing from the home.

    He was later picked up on Route 40 by Deputy Timothy Rakes of thePittsylvania County Sheriff's Office.

    The father told the court he had to punch new holes in his belt dueto the amount of weight he lost while being held captive.

    "The wrong (is) indisputable," stressed Sanford. "The impact on Mr.Doss is horrific."

    The couple's attorneys, Greg Phillips and Seth Weston of Roanoke,disputed the allegations.

    "He had a vehicle and drove himself and his friends around on theBlue Ridge Parkway whenever he wanted," Weston said.

    Weston also said Doss took a trip to South Boston alone and wentoutside when he wanted.

    The father also made the monetary decisions on his own and signedhis own checks and documents, the attorney said.

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LITTLE HAITI

    A burglar broke into a house in the 6900 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue after forcing open a window between 9:30 p.m. July 4 and 6 p.m.July 5.

    An intruder removed the front door lock of a home in the 800 block of Northwest 70th Street between 8:30 p.m. July 6 and midnight July 7.

    A burglar broke into a home in the 7800 block of Northwest Fifth Avenue between July 7 and July 17.

    Thieves ransacked a container at a construction site at 244 NW 72nd Ter. between 1 p.m. July 7 and 3 a.m. July 8.

    • OVERTOWN

    A thief stole a safe from a house in the 900 block of Northwest Seventh Avenue on July 8.

    • WYNWOOD

    A thief cut a chain lock to a lot at 2151 NW Seventh Ave. between 3 and 6 a.m. July 7.

    • NORTH MIAMI

    A group of men stole three pallets of bundled cardboard valued at $2,000 from the reararea of the Home Depot, 12055 Biscayne Blvd., at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

    A burglar stole an Xbox, two computers, sneakers, a Wii game system, jewelry andcheckbooks together valued at $5,000 after breaking into aresidence in the 1500 block of Northeast 131st Road between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

    Burglars entered through the kitchen window of a home in the 1300 block of Northwest 129th Street and made off with two plasma televisions, a recording camera, adigital camera together valued at $8,800 and $1,200 cash between 3and 9:30 p.m. Aug. 1.

    A burglar stole two guns, a can of ammunition and a checkbook after forcing open awindow at an apartment in the 12200 block of Northeast Eighth Avenue between 9:30 p.m. Aug. 1 and 3 a.m. Aug. 2.

    A group of gunmen robbed another man in the parking lot at the Kings Apartments, 13300 NE Sixth Ave., at 2:45 a.m. Aug. 2. The victim said he was getting out of hiscar when four men approached, two of them pointing guns and orderedhim to the ground. The robbers took the victim's wallet, house andcar keys and cellphone before getting in a car and speeding away.The items were valued at $140.

    A thief stole a 2008 Honda CBR motorcycle valued at $8,000 outside a residencein the 1100 block of Northwest 127th Street at 5:30 a.m. Aug. 2.

MEDLEY

    A thief smashed a window of a car and made off with a plasma television,PlayStation game system worth $1500 at B/E Aerospace, 9111 NW 105th Cir., between 8 and 9 p.m. July 28.

    • DORAL

    A burglar stole five checks and $20 after prying open a door at EIB Brokers, 2550 NW 72nd Ave., between 3 p.m. July 31 and 6 a.m. Aug. 1. The checks were valuedat $3,200. Damage was estimated at $50.

    • MIAMI SPRINGS

    A burglar jammed a tool into the door lock of a car outside the Comfort Inn, 5301 NW 36th St., and made off with a laptop computer, a computer monitor, sneakersand a duffle bag between 5 a.m. July 29 and 10:45 a.m. Aug. 1. Thestolen items were valued at $1,670.

    • DOLPHIN MALL AREA

    A thief stole a wallet, $100 and identification from a shopper at the DolphinMall, 11401 NW 12th St., at 9 p.m. July 28. The stolen items were valued at $85.

    Police arrested a 30-year-old Miami after they said he tried to steal a guncleaning kit from the Bass Pro Shop, 11551 NW 12th St., between 5:45 and 6 p.m. Aug. 1. The gun cleaning kit was valuedat $30.