Class Activity (02/03/2006)
Write stories with 3 short pars regarding developments in an unfolding story.
Initial Story
Ultimo is under siege tonight after a man believed to be a prison-escapee barricaded himself in a Henry Ave flat.
Police and state protection groups cannot confirm any details about the man, other than he was helping them with an ongoing investigation and want him to surrender.
So far the siege has lasted 9 hours.
2 HOURS LATER…
Ultimo is under siege tonight after a prison-escapee barricaded himself in a Henry Ave flat.
Local and state police are trying to end the stand-off peacefully, which so far has lasted 11 hours.
The man is believed to be Longbay inmate Michael Rodney White, 28, who was helping police with an ongoing investigation before escaping from prison last November.
2 HOURS LATER…
Ultimo is under siege today after a man barricaded himself in a Henry Ave flat.
Corrective services have confirmed Longbay inmate Michael Rodney White, 28, who escaped from prison in November, is holding local and state police at bay threatening to shoot them.
Supt. Paul Carrey cannot confirm whether he is actually armed, but he says they are doing everything they can to end the stand-off peacefully. So far White has not made any demands. All neighbouring houses have been evacuated and surrounding roads have been blocked.
2 HOURS LATER...
The NSW Opposition Justice spokesman has weighed in to debate arising from the ongoing stand-off involving a prison-escapee in Ultimo.
Andrew Humferson says valuable police resources cannot be wasted on criminals who should be in jail, and reminded the press 7 inmates have escaped from NSW prisons.
He has called for justice minister Tony Kelly to be sacked.
2 HOURS LATER…
NSW Justice Minister Tony Kelly has defended the state government’s record on prison escapes after opposition spokesman Andrew Humferson called for him to be sacked.
Minister Kelly said prison-escapee rates have dropped dramatically since the ALP came into power in 1995.
In 1994, out of 6000 prisoners there were 51 escapees, whereas in 2005, there were 31 escapees from 9000 inmates.
2 HOURS LATER…
Prison escapee Michael Rodney White, the man who held police at bay outside a block of flats in Ultimo, has been taken into custody.
The siege ended when tactical operations police raided the room to find White had thrown away his weapon, which was a replica.
White was taken to hospital before being questioned by police in Surrey Hills, where he is tipped to be charged for possession of a weapon and a spate of robberies.
THE NEXT DAY…
Apprehended prison escapee Michael Rodney White will appear in the Central Local Court today charged with multiple offences following his 28 hour stand-off with police which ended yesterday.
White, 30, is charged with escaping custody, using a weapon to avoid apprehension and 10 counts of armed robbery.
White was taken down in an Ultimo flat after he threw a toy pistol he used to threaten police with out a window.
Initial Story
Ultimo is under siege tonight after a man believed to be a prison-escapee barricaded himself in a Henry Ave flat.
Police and state protection groups cannot confirm any details about the man, other than he was helping them with an ongoing investigation and want him to surrender.
So far the siege has lasted 9 hours.
2 HOURS LATER…
Ultimo is under siege tonight after a prison-escapee barricaded himself in a Henry Ave flat.
Local and state police are trying to end the stand-off peacefully, which so far has lasted 11 hours.
The man is believed to be Longbay inmate Michael Rodney White, 28, who was helping police with an ongoing investigation before escaping from prison last November.
2 HOURS LATER…
Ultimo is under siege today after a man barricaded himself in a Henry Ave flat.
Corrective services have confirmed Longbay inmate Michael Rodney White, 28, who escaped from prison in November, is holding local and state police at bay threatening to shoot them.
Supt. Paul Carrey cannot confirm whether he is actually armed, but he says they are doing everything they can to end the stand-off peacefully. So far White has not made any demands. All neighbouring houses have been evacuated and surrounding roads have been blocked.
2 HOURS LATER...
The NSW Opposition Justice spokesman has weighed in to debate arising from the ongoing stand-off involving a prison-escapee in Ultimo.
Andrew Humferson says valuable police resources cannot be wasted on criminals who should be in jail, and reminded the press 7 inmates have escaped from NSW prisons.
He has called for justice minister Tony Kelly to be sacked.
2 HOURS LATER…
NSW Justice Minister Tony Kelly has defended the state government’s record on prison escapes after opposition spokesman Andrew Humferson called for him to be sacked.
Minister Kelly said prison-escapee rates have dropped dramatically since the ALP came into power in 1995.
In 1994, out of 6000 prisoners there were 51 escapees, whereas in 2005, there were 31 escapees from 9000 inmates.
2 HOURS LATER…
Prison escapee Michael Rodney White, the man who held police at bay outside a block of flats in Ultimo, has been taken into custody.
The siege ended when tactical operations police raided the room to find White had thrown away his weapon, which was a replica.
White was taken to hospital before being questioned by police in Surrey Hills, where he is tipped to be charged for possession of a weapon and a spate of robberies.
THE NEXT DAY…
Apprehended prison escapee Michael Rodney White will appear in the Central Local Court today charged with multiple offences following his 28 hour stand-off with police which ended yesterday.
White, 30, is charged with escaping custody, using a weapon to avoid apprehension and 10 counts of armed robbery.
White was taken down in an Ultimo flat after he threw a toy pistol he used to threaten police with out a window.
posted by Manny Tsigas at 6:43 PM
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