When Sherry Swain was teaching writing to first-graders, she sometimes took a lesson from E.B. White’s classic, “Charlotte’s Web.”
She would read the first sentence “‘Where's Papa going with that ax?’ said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast.” and tell her students, “You know, that wasn’t E.B. White’s first draft. His first attempt started, ‘Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived on a farm.’”
12 suspects known as The Family indicted on organized crime charges in Colorado
The suspects are indicted on a total of 92 counts, according to the Denver District Attorney s Office. Author: Jennifer Campbell-Hicks Updated: 5:11 PM MST December 28, 2020
DENVER The Denver District Attorney s Office on Monday announced the indictments of 12 suspects it said are part of an organized crime group known as The Family.
The suspects, who were indicted on suspicion of operating as members of an enterprise, face a total of 92 counts in a series of crimes to support their methamphetamine addictions, according to a DA s Office press release.
They re accused in the identity thefts of more than 240 victims and in stealing and selling a multitude of items, including weapons, bicycles, sports memorabilia, jewelry, electronics, money and $500,000 in vehicles, the release says.