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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1997

Page

8

Orlando children grateful after SWAT raid rescue

Mal colm Phillips and cousin Tedi Priest showed normal play and smiles at a news conference a day after being rescued from armed hostage taker John Edward Armstrong. SWAT stormed the duplex, Armstrong was killed, Officer Perkins wounded, and both mothers praised police action. psychiatrist says the children will likely cope well. Armstrong had prior robberies and a recent release amid prison crowding relief.

Orlando, Fla Malcolm Phillips Tedi Priest Iris Wickson Adrienne Phillips Orlando Malcolm John Edward Armstrong Phillips Richard Hall Armstrong Hold Scott Perkins Perkins William Kennedy U.S. Supreme Court Winter Park Iris Vickson

Abused Harlem girl found in hidden, neglected home

In Harlem, an anonymous 911 call led police to an 11 year old girl found malnourished and bleeding in a four story abandoned building. Her mother Betty Chappell and her boyfriend Ronald Sheffield 45 were charged with endangering a child. The girl had no school records and was listed in stable condition at St Luke's Hospital.

New York Harlem Betty Chappell Ronald Sheffield St. Luke’s Hospital Children’s Services Ethel Smith Board of Education ACS Nicholas Scoppetta Maggie Lear Walter Barnes

Shoplifter may dodge felony with sale prices

Rutland Vermont police accuse Cheryl Newton of stealing about 101 dollars worth of goods from Price Chopper including doughnuts batteries cigarettes and videotapes. Her public defender argues sale prices should reduce the charge from felony to misdemeanor with a 300 dollar fine and up to six months.

Rutland, Vt Cheryl Newton Rutland Price Chopper Vermont Newton

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