Crossing guard beaten by two people in vehicle who then steal her stop sign and whistle

[n2doc]

November 30, 2010 | 7:01 am
A man and woman are in custody for allegedly beating a 59-year female crossing guard and stealing her stop sign and whistle in front of nearly two dozen school children and adults Monday afternoon in the Florence-Firestone area.

Sheriff's investigators said the two suspects drove up to the intersection in a black Ford Expedition at about 2 p.m. and began to turn east on Firestone Boulevard from northbound Hooper Avenue. The crossing guard raised her stop sign higher in the air and told the suspects, "You have to stop, the children come first."

Witnesses told detectives Jose Hernandez, 27, yelled at the crossing guard that he was not stopping. As he continued to yell at the crossing guard, Vanessa Del Pilar Martinez, 20, got out of the passenger side of the car and approached the crossing guard, investigators said. As the crossing guard tried to walk away, Martinez began hitting the crossing guard with her fists, knocking her to the ground, according to investigators.

Hernandez then got out of his car, approached the victim, and forcibly took her stop sign while his female cohort forcibly removed a lanyard holding the victim’s whistle and work identification from around her neck, authorities said. "This is very surprising," said Lt. Mike Thatcher of the Sheriff's Department's Century Station.

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[Dreamer Tatum]

1. Clearly two teabaggers. nt

[Javaman]

2. Obviously, two societally challenged people.

Who believe that the norms of society apply to other people.

I hope they enjoy their time in jail.