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Nov. 30, 2012 Vol. 77 Issue 3

Crown Point, IN 46307

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PHOTO BY AMY SCHUCH Security watches Victoria’s Secret’s Pink as Black Friday shoppers search for sales. The mall’s security force has been increased in response to the arrest of a teen who fired a gun.

Police make presence as shoppers buy presents by maggie gelon copy editor

Shoppers can expect to experience a different kind of holiday presence at Westfield Southlake Mall this season. Several security measures, including a zero tolerance policy towards any disruptive behavior, have been implemented in response to concerns regarding the safety of the mall and surrounding area.

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he police and security presence is always in place (at the mall),” Hobart police department public relations officer Lt. Jack Grennes said. Grennes believes the publicity surrounding the Nov. 10 shooting has heightened awareness of safety in the mall, not just during this holiday season but during shopping endeavors year-round. The incident was initiated by four boys, ranging in age from 14 to 16, who engaged in a dispute

over a basketball game at the mall. One of the boys fired a gun into the ceiling. “The shooting was an isolated incident caused by kids using poor judgment,” Grennes said. Sophomore Valerie Jones was shopping in the mall at the time. “We were in (Dick’s Sporting Goods) buying jackets, and a lady came on the intercom, and she was telling everyone to evacuate the mall as soon as possible. Then all these people started running

PHOTO BY AMY SCHUCH The Hobart Police Dept. patrols outside of JC Penney at Westfield mall. They play a part in mall security.

at us, and everyone was trying to push each other to get out of the mall,” said Jones. “It was crazy.” The mall was promptly evacuated and closed down for the night by the police force, which resulted in congested traffic around the mall and the surrounding area. “When we got out into the parking lot, it was impossible to

get out of there because there were so many cars. There was a bunch of police all around, as well as ambulances and fire trucks. It was just kind of scary,” said Jones. Nearby stores and restaurants also reacted accordingly, locking their doors and alerting the customers. “My brother had a birthday

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party near Route 30, and they were shutting everything down. Everything was on lock-down, and no one could leave because they couldn’t find the fourth person (of the group with the shooter),” sophomore Tiffany Gaeta said. “I was just kind of freaked out, See Security on p. 2

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