Page 10 April 16, 2015 TORRANCE TRIBUNE TerriAnn from page 8 law enforcement because the penalties have changed and the revolving door has become even more revolving than it was and some of the progress that was made over about 30 years toward things like residential burglary prosecutions and mandatory sentencing has all been torn asunder.” From my own experience I can say our police department’s response time is great. I walked in on a burglary in my home years ago, called 911 and the police responded quickly. Before the police arrived, they told me to leave my home and I ran out of the house. Unbeknownst to me, the burglars left, and only left fingerprints behind. I was shaken to say the least but the intruders didn’t see or hurt me. We have a wonderful community that supports our local police department wholeheartedly, the Police Awards and Appreciation Luncheon being part of that respect of law enforcement, and that fact plays a major role in the common goal of keeping our city safe. Suzanne told me, “How I’ve kept in love with what I do is there is no routine whatsoever. My work is predicated on what the criminal element is doing. And what is a priority today may be temporarily put on the back burner because something has come up and that oftentimes happens, where I have to juggle. But for me it isn’t so much an inconvenience as it is a challenge and it keeps it interesting. I pride myself ability to do that and still provide timely, accurate information.” One of Suzanne’s customer bases, the detectives, come to her when they have gotten as far as they can get with the workability of a case and ask for information to go out to other agencies, or the public, so they can further advance their investigation. They go to Suzanne to create bulletins that in turn go to the patrol officers and other agencies. Community Affairs is responsible for putting bulletins out to the public. Suzanne’s audience is law enforcement only, but once she has been given the go-ahead to put together the publication and disseminate it, she creates it. Compiling information and packaging it in a bulletin format and then disseminating it is a key component in solving not all, but a lot of crimes. Suzanne is a civilian, not a sworn officer, and she showed me how she provides information gathered from many sources to relay to our TPD officers and then their expertise clicks in and ‘the bad guys’ are caught. How fortunate are we to have award winning Suzanne Kramer as our Crime Analyst! NCIS Torrance? • Film Review from page 5 North Girls from page 6 Another interesting angle is observing Simons’ personal creative process, his unique idea of marrying fashion and art. As a selfproclaimed fan of the work of American painter Sterling Ruby, Simons challenges the ateliers and himself by recreating Ruby’s artwork on cloth. However, he is set on the imprimé chaîne method in which the thread is printed on before it is woven into cloth. His more ingenious idea, however, is his vision for a floral runway: each room of the rented Parisian house where the fashion show takes place is covered in different colored flowers. This scene takes your breath away: millions of flowers invigorate the senses just by looking at them. It’s beautiful and overwhelming, as Anna Wintour, Jennifer Lawrence, Marion Cotillard, and other celebrity guests can’t stop complimenting Simons’ vision. For all of the glitz and glamour overshadowing most fashion-centric documentaries, Dior and I does an excellent job of staying grounded, even if the ground is covered in couture. Though, as a Vogue-reading, New York Times Fashion & Style-section enthusiast, I was expecting the film to hit a littler harder, as ultimately, this documentary should be categorized as a “day in the life” type film. Just like the pastels in the patterns of the beautifully constructed garments, Dior and I felt like a broad stroke of muted self-appreciation. There is absolutely no tension felt as six weeks turn to five, and so on, as Raf doesn’t appear to let his nerves show. Not that this makes for a boring watch by any means, but it’s definitely not a Project Runway type of suspense that I myself find ridiculously enticing. Dior and I opens at the Nuart Theatre this Friday. • of the mix from time to time. A seven-game winning streak, though, that included a 9-2 win over Bishop Montgomery, a 17-0 win over Lawndale, and a 12-2 victory over Palos Verdes has certainly done its part to put head coach Kacie Yoshida and the Lady Spartans back on the map. Despite the team’s early success, South is heading into league play on the heels of back-to-back losses to Santa Monica. Hopefully for Yoshida and her Spartans, the team can re-group and pull together before their first real test of the season this Thursday when the Lady Spartans open up league play against the No. 2 ranked Tartars. West High A team that seems to be left out of the mix altogether when it comes to softball recently is the West High Warriors. A third place finish in the Bay League standings last season saw the Lady Warriors ousted from the playoffs after just the first round of play. If you ask head coach Jason Belcher, though, he will tell you that this year is a brand new year with brand new possibilities. This offseason, the Warriors found themselves on the move as they joined the rest of their cross-town rivals in the extremely competitive Pioneer League. Though the Warriors have already been through a rough five-game losing streak towards the beginning of the season, Belcher and the rest of the Warrior faithful hope that a change of scenery will do the team some good. There is only one way to find out. The Lady Warriors begin league play this Thursday as they take to the road and challenge the Leuzinger Olympians. Look for West to do its best to make a firm impression on their brand new league this season. • C e r t i f i e d a n d L i c e n s e d P r o f e s s i o n a l s handyman BILL’S HOME & APARTMENT MAINTENANCE CONTRACTOR QUALITY at Handyman Prices. We cover everything from A-Z. 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