Kids in teen program stop attack on Kansas City, Kansas, store manager
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INVESTIGATION WITH YOU ON AIR AND ONLINE. WELL, A VIOLENT ASSAULT AT A CAKE ICE CREAM SHOP. AND NOW POLICE HAVE TWO SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY. KMBC NINE CRYSTAL TATRO IS LIVE IN STRAWBERRY HILL. AFTER TALKING WITH THE BICYCLING GROUP WHO STOPPED THIS ATTACK. KRISTA? YEAH. BRYA. WE’RE AT HAYS SUGAR HERE ALONG SIXTH STREET. IT’S A POPULAR ICE CREAM SPOT HERE. THIS IS WHERE THE ATTACK HAPPENED. ABOUT 4:00 YESTERDAY, WHERE TWO JUVENILES WERE SEEN PUNCHING THE MANAGER IN THE FACE. HER RESCUE CAME, THOUGH, FROM RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE LOW RIDING TO SUCCESS BIKE CLUB. ABOUT 15 MEMBERS RAN OUT OF THEIR DOOR AFTER THEY HEARD HER SCREAMING AND CAME TO HER AID. NOW THE CLUB MEMBERS SAY THEY WERE HAVING THEIR WEEKLY GROUP DINNER AND HEARD YELLING ACROSS THE STREET. THE GROUP RAN ACROSS AND SCARED OFF ABOUT NINE JUVENILES WHO HAD BEEN SITTING AROUND THE SHOP, AND THE TWO INSIDE. THIS BIKE CLUB RUNS A PROGRAM FOR YOUNG TEENS WHO HAVE COMMITTED MINOR CRIMES OR ARE HAVING TROUBLE IN SCHOOL AND AND HAVE TO BE AT THE CLUB WEEKLY AS PART OF THEIR PROBATION OR EDUCATION PLAN. BUT THE MENTORS SAY THE KIDS THERE WANT TO BE THERE. THEY SAY IT’S LIKE A FAMILY. THEY REBUILD CUSTOM BIKES AND GET A SECOND CHANCE. MENTORS SAY THEY ARE SO PROUD OF HOW THE KIDS STEPPED UP TO HELP YESTERDAY. THEY GO FROM BEING ASSAILANTS TO PROTECTORS, YOU KNOW, TO TO SEEING THINGS IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT AND CHANGING THEIR WHOLE MENTALITY, YOU KNOW? AND THAT’S WHAT THE PROGRAM DOES, EVEN FOR ME. THE STORE HAS BEEN CLOSED TODAY. THE MANAGER IS RECOVERING. A FRIEND WHO WAS OVER AT THE BIKE SHOP TODAY SAID THAT SHE HAS SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND AND THIS TOOK A LARGE EMOTIONAL TOLL ON HER. NOW, POLICE SAY THE TWO SUSPECTS THAT ARE IN CUSTODY WHO WILL BE CHARGED OR ARE ABOUT TO BE CHARGED WITH THE CRIMES, THEY’RE 13 YEARS OLD NOW, THE BIKE SHOP SAID THAT THEY’RE HAPPY TO LOOK OUT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS. THEY’RE HAPPY TO BE ON THIS BLOCK AND THEY WILL STEP IN ANY TIME THAT THEY ARE NEEDED. WE’RE LIVE IN KCK. KRISTA KMBC NINE NEWS. OKAY, KRISTA. THANK YOU. AND THIS GROUP IS CELEBRATING ITS SECOND AN
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Kids in teen program stop attack on Kansas City, Kansas, store manager
A manager at Hey Sugar Ice Cream and Candy Shop in Kansas City, Kansas, was attacked by teenagers on Wednesday afternoon. "All of a sudden, we hear a commotion, you know, commotion and yells. We turn around. Next thing you know, we see the lady getting assaulted so quickly.""They were fist-closed, balled up, punching her in the face like she was a man. And it was sad to see. It was sad to see," said Rudy Perez of the Lowriding 2 Success Bike Club, located across the street.Fifteen members of the club ran across the street to stop the attack.Hearing the woman's screams, Perez said, "We started running towards over there, and we yelled because we wanted to stop the assault right away."Lowriding 2 Success founder Martin Cervantes Sr. said his club rehabs bikes and troubled teens, and he wasn’t surprised his club members did not hesitate to help."It is the right thing to do, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. No hesitation... this is our village."Teens are often referred to the club after a run-in with the law or trouble at school."The '2' in the name means 'second chance.' The kids here deserve a second chance," he said.Part of their probation requirements includes attending classes in custom bike building and learning how to "reimagine their lives" every Wednesday evening.Cervantes said, "You know, it's very simple. A lot of our students, they are very impulsive. And they just let their feelings out and overreact sometimes. So that's what we do. And that's what they actually showed yesterday. You know, they thought about it and thought about the consequences."The program has been operating for two years and boasts 27 graduates who have gone on to productive jobs and college courses.The manager of Hey Sugar suffered scrapes and bruises to her face but is expected to recover.Cervantes' wife, Jalynda, said the manager is a friend and will need time to heal."Nobody deserves what happened to her by being attacked by those youths. And they did get some punches. And she does have some scratches on her, but the emotional turmoil is going to take the longest to heal," she said. KCK Police say they have arrested two 13 year olds for this crime, and say the two are tied to another crime at Hey Sugar which occurred last Spring. If formally charged, they will be booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center.
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A manager at Hey Sugar Ice Cream and Candy Shop in Kansas City, Kansas, was attacked by teenagers on Wednesday afternoon.
"All of a sudden, we hear a commotion, you know, commotion and yells. We turn around. Next thing you know, we see the lady getting assaulted so quickly."
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"They were fist-closed, balled up, punching her in the face like she was a man. And it was sad to see. It was sad to see," said Rudy Perez of the Lowriding 2 Success Bike Club, located across the street.
Fifteen members of the club ran across the street to stop the attack.
Hearing the woman's screams, Perez said, "We started running towards over there, and we yelled because we wanted to stop the assault right away."
Lowriding 2 Success founder Martin Cervantes Sr. said his club rehabs bikes and troubled teens, and he wasn’t surprised his club members did not hesitate to help.
"It is the right thing to do, and we would do it again in a heartbeat. No hesitation... this is our village."
Teens are often referred to the club after a run-in with the law or trouble at school.
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"The '2' in the name means 'second chance.' The kids here deserve a second chance," he said.
Part of their probation requirements includes attending classes in custom bike building and learning how to "reimagine their lives" every Wednesday evening.
Cervantes said, "You know, it's very simple. A lot of our students, they are very impulsive. And they just let their feelings out and overreact sometimes. So that's what we do. And that's what they actually showed yesterday. You know, they thought about it and thought about the consequences."
The program has been operating for two years and boasts 27 graduates who have gone on to productive jobs and college courses.
The manager of Hey Sugar suffered scrapes and bruises to her face but is expected to recover.
Cervantes' wife, Jalynda, said the manager is a friend and will need time to heal.
"Nobody deserves what happened to her by being attacked by those youths. And they did get some punches. And she does have some scratches on her, but the emotional turmoil is going to take the longest to heal," she said.
KCK Police say they have arrested two 13 year olds for this crime, and say the two are tied to another crime at Hey Sugar which occurred last Spring.
If formally charged, they will be booked into the Wyandotte County Detention Center.
