This assignment is
due on Monday, Sept. 9.
Use the following news release to write a short story for
your blog. Follow the same guidelines you followed for the Online Writing
Exercise:
- Write a headline of seven words or less.
- The first paragraph should contain only one sentence.
- Subsequent paragraphs should contain one or two sentences
– no more.
- Insert a space between paragraphs.
- Use print writing style.
Also – assume you are writing the story on Dec. 7
(the day the news release was issued).
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STATE OF VERMONT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
VERMONT STATE POLICE
PRESS RELEASE
Robbery at Hometown Sunoco in Swanton
Detective Edward Meslin, St. Albans Barracks, 802-524-5993
Swanton, VT – 12/7/13
– On December 7 at 1:15 AM a lone male subject entered Hometown Sunoco located
at 166 First Street in Swanton and robbed the cashier at gunpoint. The
assailant, described as a white male approximately 5’8”- 6’00” escaped on foot
with an undisclosed amount of cash and items. No one was injured in the
incident. The Vermont State Police continue to search for the suspect and
follow-up on all investigative leads.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Vermont
State Police in Saint Albans at 802-524-5993 or Franklin County Sheriff’s
Office at 802-524-2121. No other information is available at this time, as the
case is still under investigation. An update will be issued when more
information becomes available.
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