The City of Coral Gables
I've lived in Coral Gables, near Coral Gables, or in small towns in South Florida that were Coral Gables wannabes. Now I live in what I call the doughnut hole, a county enclave surrounded by South Miami, Pinecrest, and Coral Gables.
The Miami Herald had an article about seven young adults that traipsed through Ray Allen's house in Coral Gables at about 2:30 am. He wasn't having a real estate open house. The Miami Heat player's family was scared by the intruders. The intruders entered through an unlocked back door. The gated community's only other means of entrance is by boat.
Wednesday the Coral Gables Seven were charged with trespassing after attending a party on Tahitti Beach.
The article said the youth would be going into a pretrial intervention program. Nothing was stolen. I think the kids were lucky that Ray Allen's wife was not packing a gun.
The kids according to one of their mothers was celebrating before going off to college. They did something really stupid but were otherwise good kids.
1973
Shortly after graduating from the UM I went next door to have a couple beers to finish off a keg that had been purchased for a graduation party. Keg empty, we decided to visit the boat of a friend at the party on Key Biscayne. About 1:30 AM we went to another bar and drank until the owner said the party was over. At about 4:30 AM we were stopped by a Coral Gables police officer while on the way home. In a case of absolute luck the driver had stopped drinking a long time ago and by comparison seemed like the designated driver and because we had run out of beer, all the dead soldiers were gone. We all showed our ids. The police officer followed us home. My parents were pissed off big time, but also relieved.
I was happy to get home. Big time.
The Miami Herald had an article about seven young adults that traipsed through Ray Allen's house in Coral Gables at about 2:30 am. He wasn't having a real estate open house. The Miami Heat player's family was scared by the intruders. The intruders entered through an unlocked back door. The gated community's only other means of entrance is by boat.
Wednesday the Coral Gables Seven were charged with trespassing after attending a party on Tahitti Beach.
The article said the youth would be going into a pretrial intervention program. Nothing was stolen. I think the kids were lucky that Ray Allen's wife was not packing a gun.
The kids according to one of their mothers was celebrating before going off to college. They did something really stupid but were otherwise good kids.
1973
Shortly after graduating from the UM I went next door to have a couple beers to finish off a keg that had been purchased for a graduation party. Keg empty, we decided to visit the boat of a friend at the party on Key Biscayne. About 1:30 AM we went to another bar and drank until the owner said the party was over. At about 4:30 AM we were stopped by a Coral Gables police officer while on the way home. In a case of absolute luck the driver had stopped drinking a long time ago and by comparison seemed like the designated driver and because we had run out of beer, all the dead soldiers were gone. We all showed our ids. The police officer followed us home. My parents were pissed off big time, but also relieved.
I was happy to get home. Big time.
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