EL SEGUNDO HERALD May 7, 2015 Page 3 Police Reports Monday, April 27 One male adult was arrested at 1334 hours from the 1100 block of East Acacia Avenue for a Department of Corrections parole hold. A vandalism report was taken at 1430 hours from the 300 block of Main Street. Unknown suspect(s) used an unknown device to propel a BB through a front window of a business. Misdemeanor hit and run occurred at 1800 hours from the 600 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, vehicle versus parked vehicle. Tuesday, April 28 A burglary report was taken at 0830 hours from the 500 block of West Maple Avenue. Unknown suspect(s) smashed a vehicle window and stole a laptop computer, recharging cord and computer cover. Pandering report was taken at 1019 hours from the 1800 block of East Sycamore Avenue. Petty theft report was taken at 1606 hours from the 2100 block of East El Segundo Boulevard. A cell phone was taken. Lost property report was taken at 1859 hours from the 300 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard, an identification card was lost. Annoying phone calls report was taken at 1936 hours from the 600 block of Sheldon Street. Known suspect sent an unwanted text message to the victim. Misdemeanor hit and run report was taken at 2206 hours from the 400 block of East Grand Avenue, vehicle versus vehicle. Wednesday, April 29 A found property report was taken at 0925 hours from the 300 block of West El Segundo Boulevard. Found was a bag of marijuana. One male adult was arrested at 1132 hours from Virginia Street and West Imperial Avenue for one outstanding Orange County felony warrant. Vandalism report was taken 1230 hours from the 300 block of Main Street. Unknown suspect(s) used a BB gun to break a window. Annoying phone calls report was taken at 1344 hours from the 900 block of Loma Vista Street. An identity theft report was taken at 1401 hours from the 400 block of Oregon Street. Unknown suspect(s) used to the victim’s social security number to file taxes One female adult was arrested at 1607 hours from the 400 block of Main Street for plain drunk in public. Shoplifting report was taken at 1644 hours from the 500 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard. Unknown suspect(s) stole alcohol and baby formula. Sex crime with injury report was taken at 2057 hours from the 1800 block of East Sycamore Avenue. Known suspect forced the victim to perform oral sex after cutting her with a knife. Thursday, April 30, 2015 Petty theft report was taken at 0145 hours from the 500 block of North Sepulveda See Police Reports, page 8 School Spotlight Thank You, Chuck By Cece Stewart, Sophomore at ESHS This past Thursday night, the El Segundo High School varsity baseball team was getting ready for their game against Hawthorne. What seemed like a normal game just like any other week, but it was not what it seemed. Because at this game, our community had come together to surprise and honor a wonderful member, Chuck. Chuck Schaffer has helped out at ESHS sports games for years, and he is kind to everyone. And for that reason everyone loves Chuck! Chuck was told he was going to be interviewed on behalf of the community cable El Segundo TV on leaders and volunteers. Led by Lars Nootbaar and Cassidy Shevlin and the entire ASB, the plan was, that any time Chuck stepped foot on the field, the student section would go crazy, screaming and yelling and cheering for Chuck. The cheering began when Hunter Lewis slammed a home run at the beginning of the second inning, and Chuck went to retrieve the bat. The whole student section went absolutely crazy. They continued to do this every time Chuck went to get the bat. Immediately after the El Segundo win (nice job), everyone took their places along the diamond: ESHS athletes, ASB, band, cheerleaders, and choir members all participated in the big surprise. On first base to second base, the basketball team stood. On second base to third base, the football steam stood. On third base to home, ASB members stood. Then, Chuck was called to home plate. He was confused and excited as the CEO of Dude, Be Nice revealed what was going on. He told him that everyone in the community wanted to thank him for all that he does. Chuck proceeded to walk around the diamond, and at each plate, the participants made a little speech saying what Chuck has done for them and how much it has helped. Then, they gave him a signed ball for each sport. When Chuck happily approached home base, he was given his own letterman’s jacket. After this, everyone headed up the hill to celebrate Chuck with food catered by Britt’s BBQ because of Chuck’s love of meat. Than you to Chuck, you really are a nice dude and a valued and loved member of this community. And thank you to everyone in our community who participated in honoring Chuck! • Burkley & Brandlin LLP A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W Living Trusts/Wills, Probate, Employment Law, Personal Injury Trust and Estates Litigation, Business Litigation, Civil Litiga tion 310-540-6000 Lifetime El Segundo Residents *AV Rated (Highest) Martindale - Hubbell / **Certified Specialist Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law, State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization Brian R. Brandlin • Bruce R. Brandlin • Christopher P. Brandlin A Class Project Dear Ms. Maerker, My name is Trevor Loe. My friend Marceles Henry and I are eighth graders at El Segundo Middle School. We are working on a community project for school. The goal of our project is to bring public awareness to the problem of plastic trash on the local beaches and how it is affecting our local wildlife. We chose this project because we have an interest in the environment. We have both seen the effects of the trash that has washed onto our beaches from the storm drains, etc. I surf at El Porto every week with my Dad and I learned from local surfers that this trash is an issue up and down our coastline. We have been researching the topic for several weeks and have learned about the top items that wash up on shore. Most of them are plastic and end up in the ocean because they were not disposed of properly. They get eaten by the birds, etc which causes harm. We have learned that the best solution is to first reduce our consumption of plastic and then to properly dispose of the plastic we DO use (recycle). If more people did these two things, we could reduce the problem. We feel that the best way to bring awareness would be to first educate and then offer up some simple steps that we can do as consumers to help reduce the trash. Most importantly, we feel that although the problem is big, our small steps can make a difference. If more people know about what is happening, it may make them more responsible in their use of plastic and its disposal. Sincerely, Trevor Loe and Marceles Henry Plastic is Forever Plastic does not go away when you toss it into the trash. You may not see it anymore, but it is not “gone”. Plastic is not biodegradable. Once made, it basically lasts forever. When that same piece of trash is thrown on the ground or tossed out a window, it doesn’t just sit there. It ends up in a storm drain and is eventually washed out to our local water and our beaches, like El Porto. According to Ocean Conservancy, the most common ocean trash items are things we use every day – from food wrappers to beverage containers to plastic bags. Since plastic is everywhere and people are so careless with it, we have a very disturbing problem at our local beaches. You have probably seen it. It liters our beaches and our local wildlife encounters that trash. Many of them die because of it. Plastic never goes away. It just breaks down into smaller pieces. When this happens, it looks like food to the birds, fish, seals and other animals and they eat it. If the plastic itself does not kill them, they can still end up getting malnourished and sick. But it is not only those small pieces of plastic that is a danger to our wildlife. Plastic string, plastic netting and even the plastic rings that hold soda cans together are dangerous. Marine life and birds get tangled up in these things all the time. As we researched this local problem within our own community here in El Segundo, we learned that plastic trash is not just an issue here. It is an issue up and down the California coast and it is a global problem. If a piece of plastic trash floats away from El Porto out into the bigger ocean, it becomes part of that global problem too. According to the Surfrider Foundation, there is an area of the Pacific Ocean where all the currents merge together. In the center of that area is a clump of trash containing about 100 million tons of plastic. It is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and it is two times the size of the continental United States. TWO times the size! And it is growing bigger due to people using plastic and then not throwing it away properly. Right now, scientists don’t quite know what to do about all that trash. As citizens living in this coastal community, we may not be able to fix the giant clump of trash that is already there in the ocean. But we can stop contributing to it. If we make a conscious effort to reduce the plastic floating in our waters and cluttering up our beaches, we can stop contributing to the global problem and we can save the wildlife on our own beaches in the process. Here are ten simple things we can do to reduce the problem of plastic trash on our own beaches: 1. Use reusable water bottles. 2. Do not use plastic straws (even in restaurants). 3. Don’t use Styrofoam. 4. Bring reusable bags to the grocery store. 5. Use reusable lunch bags and reusable containers. 6. Go digital and stop buying CDs and DVDs 7. Buy your drinks in glass bottles. 8. Chew less gum, it is made of synthetic rubber (aka plastic). 9. If you do use plastic, recycle it – don’t just throw it away. 10. Get involved: volunteer at a beach clean up. If we all do our part to first reduce the amount of plastic we use, and then recycle what we do use, we can make a difference. We created plastic. Let’s create the solution too. The wildlife at our beach is counting on us. • Chuck Shaffer. Photo by Kumi Nootbaar.
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