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Week in Review: A Sad Ending for Mitrice Richardson
The biggest story of the week was the discovery of remains belonging to the 24-year-old Los Angeles native nearly a year after she went missing.
A nearly yearlong mystery ended in tragedy this week as skeletal remains found in a remote spot in Malibu were identified as belonging to Mitrice Richardson.
The 24-year-old Los Angeles native went missing after she was released from the custody of the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station around 1 a.m. Sept. 17, 2009.
MONDAY
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We started the week off with the latest installment of our At the Farmers Market feature. This week, we spotlighted Shorty's Gourmet Treats for dogs.
That was followed by a piece on a rattlesnake aversion program for dogs at the Mountains Restoration Trust.
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Up next was a roundup of American Youth Flag Football League Games (AYFFL) played Aug. 8.
The last story for the day was a breaking news piece on human bones being found in a remote spot in the Malibu area.
TUESDAY
The day began with a
Our latest
Our biweekly police blotter noted that the most common type of crime committed in the past several weeks was vehicle burglaries.
Our last story for the day was a business profile on
WEDNESDAY
We started things off with our new column, Camp Mommy.
Next, we spotlighted the
Las Virgenes Unified School District Supt. Donald Zimring asked the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District whether its customers would be willing to donate $1 from their bills to the school district.
Also in school news,
THURSDAY
We got things started with our roundup of AYFFL games played Aug. 11.
Up next was the biggest story of the week. The bones discovered Monday in the Malibu area were identified as the remains of Mitrice Richardson.
We did a story on the neighborhood.
The last story for the day was our coverage of a town hall organized by Rep. Henry Waxman.
FRIDAY
In sports, we did a piece on Calabasas High pitcher Travis Cassidy.
Larry Greene was the latest person to be featured in Resident Spotlight.
We wrapped things up for the workweek with a story on a report by the Office of Independent Review finding that the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department acted appropriately in releasing Mitrice Richardson from its custody.
SATURDAY
The weekend started off with a story on High basketball team who will have to step things up after the departure of star player Jordan Coleman.
Up next was our weekly Hiking Calabasas column. Mesa trail.
The last story of the day was a Resident Spotlight featuring student Simone Coffer.
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