More lead exercises…
1. Gun
It’s said that lightening doesn’t strike twice in the same place. But apparently…robberies do.
Last night, BJ’s Drug was robbed for the second time in nearly 25 years. The owner of the store, Barney Joseph, Jr., 43, keeps a gun under the counter but he decided not to use it. Joseph told police that the robbery was over in less than a minute, and he thought it would be unwise to reach for the gun.
The robbery 25 years ago, was much more tramatic for the Joseph family. Joseph’s father, Barney Joseph, Sr., was in the store at the time of the robbery. The gunmen shot him when he reached for his gun.
“Dad resisted, I guess. Anyway, they found him shot to death, his own gun in his hand, and a bulet in the store’s ceiling. I’d rather part with my money than my life,” the younger Joseph said.
Two masked men entered the store at around 8:30 p.m. One man held a gun on the owner while the other removed cash from the register. Any information should be reported to the local police department.
2. Suffolk Downs
Fifteen horses are dead after a suspicious fire at Suffolk Downs Race Track this morning.
The stable that burned housed 25 horses in all. Ten escaped. Two of the horses stampeded through the barnyard with their backs on fire. Albert Ramos of Miami, FL, watched workers as they cleaned up the area.
“That’s my best friends,” he said, pointing to the surviving horses. “I love horses more than I do people. I feel like I want to cry.”
Arson is suspected as the cause of the fire.
“The fire exploded near the center of the barn,” said Jim Connery, fire cheif. “Flames were shooting out of the building when we got here. The fire is definitely suspicious.”
An arson squad has been called to the scene.