Lead Exercise No. 1
Journalism 175
Based on the information below, write a one-paragraph lead aimed for publication in Tuesday’s Centurion. Use a Newtown dateline. Follow AP style and pay attention to spelling and grammar.
A storefront window was smashed Sunday night.
The building is at 236 State St., Newtown.
Newtown Borough Police Corp. Mark Argiro reported Monday that witnesses who were in the 200 block of State Street said they heard the window break and saw a car drive away from the area. They said there were three men in the car.
Police will review surveillance tapes taken by cameras posted on Beaver Street to see whether the car was caught on tape. If it was, police will try to identify the license plate.
The car was a white Ford Tempo, the witnesses said.
The cost to replace the window and a laptop computer screen that was damaged by falling glass is about three-thousand dollars, insurance adjusters said.
It will take 3 weeks to replace the window.
The building is owned by the Friedman Real Estate Group. It is being leased by the Bucks County Democratic Party for its campaign headquarters.
One worker was in the office at 9:30 when she heard a loud noise. She was not hurt.
The office will remain open, a party official said Monday.
Journalism 175
Based on the information below, write a one-paragraph lead aimed for publication in Tuesday’s Centurion. Use a Newtown dateline. Follow AP style and pay attention to spelling and grammar.
A storefront window was smashed Sunday night.
The building is at 236 State St., Newtown.
Newtown Borough Police Corp. Mark Argiro reported Monday that witnesses who were in the 200 block of State Street said they heard the window break and saw a car drive away from the area. They said there were three men in the car.
Police will review surveillance tapes taken by cameras posted on Beaver Street to see whether the car was caught on tape. If it was, police will try to identify the license plate.
The car was a white Ford Tempo, the witnesses said.
The cost to replace the window and a laptop computer screen that was damaged by falling glass is about three-thousand dollars, insurance adjusters said.
It will take 3 weeks to replace the window.
The building is owned by the Friedman Real Estate Group. It is being leased by the Bucks County Democratic Party for its campaign headquarters.
One worker was in the office at 9:30 when she heard a loud noise. She was not hurt.
The office will remain open, a party official said Monday.
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