Story 1

An armed robbery was committed last night at 450 Stanley Street. No one was hurt in the proccess, but the two robbers took an undisclosed amount of money.

Store owner, Barney Joseph, Jr., 43, was held at gunpoint by one of the robbers. Joseph does keep a pistol under his counter but felt unwise to use it.

Twenty-five years ago, while his father owned the store, there was a similar robbery. Unfortunately Josephs father was shot to death. Joseph commented, “I’d rather part with my money than with my life.”

Story 2

The only visible scene is several rows of charred wooden supports at the Suffolk Downs Race Track in Boston, after a fire burned the building down.

There were no human casualties, but the stable was holding twenty-five horses. Only ten were able to escape. Thirteen thoroughbred and two saddle horses were killed. The cause of the fire is unknown, but Arson is highly suspected.

Jockey, Albert Ramos from Miami, Fl, stood and watched the workers clean up the mess.

“(Those) are my best friends,” he said, pointing to the surviving horses. “I love horses more than I do people.”

Officials are looking into why the fire started in the middle of the barn. Jim Connery, fire chief comment, “The fire near exploded near the center of the barn. Flames were shooting out of the building when we got here. The fire is definitely suspicious.”

Hopefully the officials and arson squad can find out who and why this fire was started.