This is probably not the page you’re looking for Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time An unemployed Perth man who had more than $3.65 million in cash hidden in his bedroom has been jailed for four years for moving large amounts of money as an illegal courier for a mystery crime syndicate The Australian Federal Police arrested Thien Phuc Tran at his Alexander Heights home in December 2022 during a raid of his home The man was arrested at his Alexander Heights home in December 2022.Credit: AFP It came after a surveillance operation tracked him acting suspiciously bushland areas and secluded car parks late at night for short periods of time they found a total of $3,650,330 cash in his bedroom spread among a locked suitcase “The cash was in bundles in plastic heat-sealed wrapping with additional similar empty wrapping and plastic gloves found in his rubbish bin,” an AFP spokesman said Police also seized two mobile phones from Tran one of them an encrypted communications device but he refused to provide his passcodes to protect the criminal syndicate he worked for More than $3.6m in cash was discovered inside his bedroom bank records showed Tran had multiple fund transfers to and from his account in the preceding months ranging from $250 to $2500 he admitted to dealing money worth more than $1 million and failing to comply with an order for refusing to provide the passcode for his phones He was sentenced on Tuesday to four years jail and will be eligible for parole in two years Judge Belinda Lonsdale described Tran as a ‘foot soldier’ who was working for a broader criminal enterprise “When a person is involved in money laundering even if they are on the periphery of that kind of conduct they nevertheless perform an important function The court was told Tran had a ‘crippling gambling addition’ and had been lured into his offending by a man who offered to pay off his $30,000 gambling debt A psychologist found his undiagnosed ADHD had contributed to his addiction and poor decision-making despite Tran being a highly intelligent and educated person AFP Acting Detective Inspector Heath Cockram said seizing money suspected to be linked to illegal activity was a key priority for the AFP to prevent criminals from profiting at the expense of the community “Anyone working for criminal syndicates plays an important role in helping them to cause harm,” he said with state and Commonwealth law enforcement partners is working hard to make Australia a hostile environment for serious organised crime and bring to justice anyone involved in these illegal activities.” Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter. An unemployed Perth man who had more than $3.65 million in cash hidden in his bedroom has been jailed for four years for moving large amounts of money as an illegal courier for a mystery crime syndicate. The Australian Federal Police arrested Thien Phuc Tran, 26, at his Alexander Heights home in December 2022 during a raid of his home. It came after a surveillance operation tracked him acting suspiciously, visiting parks, bushland areas and secluded car parks late at night for short periods of time. When police executed a search warrant, they found a total of $3,650,330 cash in his bedroom spread among a locked suitcase, locked tool bags and in a cupboard drawer. \\u201CThe cash was in bundles in plastic heat-sealed wrapping, with additional similar empty wrapping and plastic gloves found in his rubbish bin,\\u201D an AFP spokesman said. Police also seized two mobile phones from Tran, one of them an encrypted communications device, but he refused to provide his passcodes to protect the criminal syndicate he worked for. Despite being unemployed, bank records showed Tran had multiple fund transfers to and from his account in the preceding months ranging from $250 to $2500. In July, he admitted to dealing money worth more than $1 million, and failing to comply with an order for refusing to provide the passcode for his phones. He was sentenced on Tuesday to four years jail and will be eligible for parole in two years. Judge Belinda Lonsdale described Tran as a \\u2018foot soldier\\u2019 who was working for a broader criminal enterprise. \\u201CWhen a person is involved in money laundering, even if they are on the periphery of that kind of conduct, they nevertheless perform an important function. You were a cog in the wheel, as it were, of organised crime,\\u201D she said. The court was told Tran had a \\u2018crippling gambling addition\\u2019 and had been lured into his offending by a man who offered to pay off his $30,000 gambling debt. A psychologist found his undiagnosed ADHD had contributed to his addiction and poor decision-making, despite Tran being a highly intelligent and educated person. AFP Acting Detective Inspector Heath Cockram said seizing money suspected to be linked to illegal activity was a key priority for the AFP to prevent criminals from profiting at the expense of the community. \\u201CAnyone working for criminal syndicates plays an important role in helping them to cause harm,\\u201D he said. \\u201CThe AFP, with state and Commonwealth law enforcement partners, is working hard to make Australia a hostile environment for serious organised crime and bring to justice anyone involved in these illegal activities.\\u201D Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. . Play Duration: 4 minutes 34 seconds4m 34sBrought to you by A tree advocacy group has launched a petition to save the 'last street tree' on a suburban street in Alexander Heights, north of Perth.  The City of Wanneroo council voted to remove and replace the 20-year-old tree after after 11 residents petitioned to council, citing ongoing issues caused by the tree. Residents told council the 15 metre Sydney red gum on the verge of a property has caused multiple issues, including being 'too large and unsightly', housing birds which cause damage to the paintwork on their cars, damaging pool filters, disrupting brickwork and clogging gutters which led to water overflow, tripping the electricity which affected a resident using a CPAP machine during the night. City of Wanneroo council officers recommended councillors vote to retain the tree, stating it was a 'valuable community asset' which was worth about $19,205 to the community. According to an arborist the council consulted, the tree was healthy and 'represented a tolerable risk to persons and property.' However, a majority councillors voted against those recommendations to remove and replace the tree. A group of Alexander Heights residents and members of the Wanneroo Tree Canopy Advocates group plan to submit a petition to save the tree at an upcoming council meeting. Wendy Garstone from Wanneroo Tree Canopy Advocates said she was shocked to find out the tree was going to be removed.  "While I understand that this tree species would not be used again, that's the case for so many trees in so many streets and we need to learn, but we certainly need to keep them and manage the maintenance issues," she said.  Ms Garstone said while she understood concerns from residents about the impacts on their property, it was more important to retain mature trees.  "Having gum trees at my own property, I do spend time every week raking and putting excess leaves in the bin and I'm really happy to do that," she said.  "We will go to the next council meeting with our petition and with deputations where we will push back against the exaggerated, what we think are exaggerated, claims against this tree." According to the council report the suburb of Alexander Heights had a total canopy coverage of 7 per cent as indicated in most recent mapping in 2020. The City of Wanneroo's Urban Forest Strategy aims to progressively increase total canopy coverage within for City of Wanneroo within a range of 15-20 per cent by 2040. The resident of the home declined to comment to the ABC. A City of Wanneroo spokesperson said the council has considered the petition and voted to carry an alternative motion supporting the removal of the trees.   City of Wanneroo councillors voted to remove and replace the street tree but tree advocates are fighting the decision. (ABC Radio Perth: Kate Leaver ) Download the ABC listen app to text and call your favourite live radio AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Sample announcement strip lore ipsum dolor sit met. 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Bayswater and Kardinya have made a national list of 100 “supercharged” suburbs tipped to steal the property limelight this year feature in the Hotspotting Price Predictor Index for summer 2022/23 Aveley is tipped to be a rising star in Perth’s property market in 2023 Hotspotting’s latest report classifies suburbs with discernible sales patterns as either “rising” or “consistency” markets based on sales volumes in the area Founder Terry Ryder said sales volumes were a superior way to chart potential market growth rather than the “flawed” method of measuring market movements by median price changes “The problem with median prices is that they are prone to create statistical absurdities,” he said “It’s possible to find areas where median prices are rising while Terry Ryder said sales volumes were a superior way to chart potential market growth rather than the ‘flawed’ method of measuring market movements by median price changes Ryder said Perth was the nation’s most vibrant market with three-quarters of its suburbs classed as “rising” or “consistency” locations “The suburbs and towns which make our National Top 100 list of Supercharged Suburbs are all places with patterns of rising sales activity over three or more consecutive quarters,” he said “Over 40 per cent of the locations on our new Top 100 list are suburbs of Adelaide and Perth two capital cities which continue to defy the downturn pressures seen in the biggest cities.” Of the 23 suburbs in the City of Wanneroo included in the analysis 18 are classified as rising markets with four suburbs included in the National Top 100 list of Supercharged Suburbs Marangaroo ($465,000) and Merriwa ($395,000) Ryder said where there was evidence of lessening demand in Perth it was primarily in the more expensive areas “These include the municipalities of Cottesloe “Of 32 Perth suburbs in our analysis with median house prices above $1 million while 17 are plateau markets and 10 are consistency markets only four of the 14 suburbs in our analysis are rising markets “It’s notable that those four rising markets are all at the cheaper end of the Melville market while suburbs with median prices above $1 million are plateau markets.” REIWA’s 2023 outlook estimates Perth house prices will show moderate growth of between two and five per cent in the next 12 months fuelled by ongoing low supply and strong demand “Perth’s median house price rose 2.86 per cent to $540,000 in 2022 up from $525,000 in 2021 - this was despite the eight interest rate rises which have seen east-coast markets go into decline,” REIWA chief executive Cath Hart said “Perth remains the most affordable capital city by median house price and while prices have risen in the past two years in many areas they are still below the previous peak in 2014/15 Sales activity remained strong in Perth in 2022 with the average weekly reported sales figure in sitting at 895 – up from 870 in 2021 “We anticipate sales volumes to remain at about this level in 2023,” Hart said “Current listing levels are 10 per cent lower than they were this time last year and almost 34 per cent lower than what they were three years ago “As building completions increase over the next 12-18 months we anticipate listings will start to increase however they will remain below historic averages.” The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up here. Alexander Heights, Bayswater and Kardinya have made a national list of 100 \\u201Csupercharged\\u201D suburbs tipped to steal the property limelight this year. The Perth suburbs, along with Aveley and St James, feature in the Hotspotting Price Predictor Index for summer 2022/23. Hotspotting\\u2019s latest report classifies suburbs with discernible sales patterns as either \\u201Crising\\u201D, \\u201Cplateau\\u201D, or \\u201Cconsistency\\u201D markets based on sales volumes in the area. Founder Terry Ryder said sales volumes were a superior way to chart potential market growth rather than the \\u201Cflawed\\u201D method of measuring market movements by median price changes. \\u201CThe problem with median prices is that they are prone to create statistical absurdities,\\u201D he said. \\u201CIt\\u2019s possible to find areas where median prices are rising while, at the same time, property values are falling.\\u201D Ryder said Perth was the nation\\u2019s most vibrant market, with three-quarters of its suburbs classed as \\u201Crising\\u201D or \\u201Cconsistency\\u201D locations, led by the affordable end of the market. \\u201CThe suburbs and towns which make our National Top 100 list of Supercharged Suburbs are all places with patterns of rising sales activity over three or more consecutive quarters,\\u201D he said. \\u201COver 40 per cent of the locations on our new Top 100 list are suburbs of Adelaide and Perth, two capital cities which continue to defy the downturn pressures seen in the biggest cities.\\u201D Of the 23 suburbs in the City of Wanneroo included in the analysis, 18 are classified as rising markets with four suburbs included in the National Top 100 list of Supercharged Suburbs, including Butler (median price $405,000), Alexander Heights ($480,000), Marangaroo ($465,000) and Merriwa ($395,000). Ryder said where there was evidence of lessening demand in Perth, it was primarily in the more expensive areas. \\u201CThese include the municipalities of Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Melville and Cambridge,\\u201D he said. \\u201COf 32 Perth suburbs in our analysis with median house prices above $1 million, only five are rising markets, while 17 are plateau markets and 10 are consistency markets. \\u201CIn the City of Melville, only four of the 14 suburbs in our analysis are rising markets. \\u201CIt\\u2019s notable that those four rising markets are all at the cheaper end of the Melville market, while suburbs with median prices above $1 million are plateau markets.\\u201D REIWA\\u2019s 2023 outlook estimates Perth house prices will show moderate growth of between two and five per cent in the next 12 months, fuelled by ongoing low supply and strong demand. \\u201CPerth\\u2019s median house price rose 2.86 per cent to $540,000 in 2022, up from $525,000 in 2021 - this was despite the eight interest rate rises which have seen east-coast markets go into decline,\\u201D REIWA chief executive Cath Hart said. \\u201CPerth remains the most affordable capital city by median house price, and while prices have risen in the past two years, in many areas they are still below the previous peak in 2014/15. Sales activity remained strong in Perth in 2022, with the average weekly reported sales figure in sitting at 895 \\u2013 up from 870 in 2021. \\u201CWe anticipate sales volumes to remain at about this level in 2023,\\u201D Hart said. \\u201CCurrent listing levels are 10 per cent lower than they were this time last year and almost 34 per cent lower than what they were three years ago. \\u201CAs building completions increase over the next 12-18 months we anticipate listings will start to increase, however they will remain below historic averages.\\u201D The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. . The blaze ripped through the bus after the driver smelled smoke and pulled over Link copiedShareShare articleFire has gutted a diesel Transperth bus in Perth's northern suburbs with a faulty air-conditioning unit suspected to have caused the blaze The bus was carrying about a dozen passengers in Alexander Heights when the driver smelled smoke and pulled over the Public Transport Authority (PTA) said in a statement The vehicle was evacuated and nobody was injured Two fire trucks were sent to the blaze on the corner of Azelia and Highview Streets The PTA said the fire started at the front of the O405 NH Mercedes bus a model that has been in service for about 15 years It said the blaze was unrelated to previous fires in gas buses sparked in the engine bay at the rear of the vehicle In July, a blaze that tore through a gas bus prompted the evacuation of the Esplanade bus port in the city. At the time, PTA spokesman David Hynes said there had been at least 14 fires on the same model of Mercedes bus over the past seven or eight years. Local resident Simone Micke saw the bus burning in Alexander Heights from her nearby home. "I just heard a noise inside the house, because I work from home, and there was this loud noise and I looked out the front and there was this huge orange flame or colour," Ms Micke said. "And I looked out the front door and I saw this bus alight, in flames." Ms Micke said she feared her house was going to catch alight. "At one stage day turned into night, into dark, because it was black smoke engulfing the whole house," she said. "And I was inside, and I shut the windows but the toxic smell from the plastic came in." The fire started at the front of the vehicle and is unrelated to previous blazes in gas buses, authorities say. (ABC News: Robert Koenig-Luck) Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents Why Trump wants to reopen an infamous US prison — and whether it's possibleTopic:Explainer CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced Police have seized nearly $3 million worth of ecstasy allegedly hidden in a wall cavity of an Alexander Heights home and $10 million worth of methamphetamine The drugs haul was uncovered after police issued search warrants at properties in Alexander Heights 90,000 ecstasy pills allegedly found in a wall cavity of an Alexander Heights home WA Police deputy commissioner Gary Dreibergs said the joint WA Police organised crime squad and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission investigation had stopped the illicit drugs reaching the community "The 18 kilograms of ecstasy represents up to 90,000 individual hits worth up to $2.7 million while the 10 kilogram of methylamphetamine represents up to 100,000 hits worth up to $10 million," he said 100,000 hits worth of methamphetamine allegedly found inside a car near Gingin Four unlicensed firearms were also found during the raids three at the Breera property and one at the North Perth home Two men have been charged with drug related offences - a Landsdale man aged 25 and a 26-year-old Noranda man has been charged with possessing unlicensed firearms and unlawful possession of cash They were refused bail and will appear in court at a later date \\\"The 18 kilograms of ecstasy represents up to 90,000 individual hits worth up to $2.7 million while the 10 kilogram of methylamphetamine represents up to 100,000 hits worth up to $10 million,\\\" he said A six-year-old boy was injured when a car crashed into a house in Alexander Heights on Friday night Martin Klenkoski was asleep in bed with his mother Andrijana and little brother Daniel when the car smashed through the bedroom wall of their house in The Avenue Police inspect the crashed Ford Falcon.Credit: Ten Eyewitness News rushed into the bedroom and found his wife and children covered in bricks He was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital where doctors are assessing if he will need plastic surgery A car crashed into this house on The Avenue Alexander Heights.Credit: Ten Eyewitness News Police say the crash happened around 11.45 pm when a 23-year-old man driving a Ford Falcon sedan along Marangaroo Drive turned into The Avenue lost control and hit the wall of the Klenkowski's house He's to be summonsed to appear in court to face a charge of Dangerous Driving It's the second such incident in two nights On Thursday night a six-year-old boy and his mother escaped injury after a car crashed through the front bedroom of their home in Glengarry Drive lost control and hit the wall of the Klenkowski's house He's to be summonsed to appear in court to face a charge of Dangerous Driving It's the second such incident in two nights ABC News News HomeSecond man jailed for murder of Wade Dunn whose body was cut up with a chainsawShare Second man jailed for murder of Wade Dunn whose body was cut up with a chainsawIBy Irena Ceranic Wade Cameron Dunn was beaten to death by two friends. (Supplied: WA Police) Link copiedShareShare articleA Perth drug dealer has been jailed for life after admitting his part in the murder of a 40-year-old man who was bashed to death and dismembered with a chainsaw. Mark David Corbett, 52, and Gary David Jackson, 51, murdered Wade Cameron Dunn after luring him to Corbett's Alexander Heights home in May 2015. Corbett pleaded guilty and testified at trial against Jackson, who was jailed for life last week with a minimum term of 22 years. The Supreme Court heard Corbett met Mr Dunn three months prior to the killing, and considered him a friend. Mr Dunn bought drugs from him and collected his drugs debts, but their relationship took a sour turn when Corbett presumed Mr Dunn was not giving him all the money he had collected. Jackson's relationship with Mr Dunn also deteriorated, and he lured him to Corbett's home where the pair assaulted him with a metal bar, before cutting up his body and disposing of the parts in bushland. In sentencing Corbett, Justice Jeremy Allanson said he was not satisfied the murder was premeditated. "I'm not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that you planned in advance to kill him," Justice Allanson said. "That may have been what you intended but I can't exclude other reasonable possibilities, that you wanted to seriously bash him to scare him off." But Justice Allanson said given the attack was prolonged, he was satisfied that once Corbett began assaulting Mr Dunn, his intention was to continue until he was dead. He said he substantially reduced Corbett's minimum term due to the evidence he gave against Jackson. "Your cooperation was important, you gave direct evidence against Mr Jackson when there was no other eyewitness to what had happened," Justice Allanson said. Corbett will serve a minimum 13-year term for the crime, backdated to June 2015 to reflect time he has already spent in prison. CORONADA Investments has paid $4.8 million for a 2.23 hectare residential development site in Perth’s Alexander Heights The Perth-based company paid $217 per square metre for the land which is zoned to include around 33 residential lots Jones Lang LaSalle marketed the site as one of the last infill development sites in the suburb A former property analyst and print journalist Marc is the publisher of realestatesource.com.au Forgot your password? You will receive mail with link to set new password Back to login ABC News News HomeLife sentence for Perth man who killed friend cut body up with chainsawShare Life sentence for Perth man who killed friend cut body up with chainsawBy Joanna Menagh Mr Dunn's body has never been recovered. (Supplied: WA Police) Link copiedShareShare articleA Perth man who murdered his friend and dismembered him with a chainsaw has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 22 years. Gary David Jackson, 51, fatally assaulted 40-year-old Wade Dunn in May 2015, after luring him to an Alexander Heights home in Perth's northern suburbs. Jackson was helped by his cousin, Mark David Corbett, who last year pleaded guilty to a charge of murder, and was a key witness at Jackson's Supreme Court trial. The court heard all three men were involved in drug dealing, and in the weeks before the murder "tensions had been rising" between the trio. However, Justice Jeremy Allanson said it remained "obscure" why Jackson and Corbett turned against Mr Dunn and decided to assault him. "The closest I can come to working out why, was that it was connected in some way to selling drugs," he said. Justice Allanson described the fatal assault as "planned" and "brutal", saying it started when Mr Dunn was hit from behind with a metal pole, and continued even when "he tried to fight back and escape or both". The court heard Jackson then used a chainsaw to cut up the body, and disposed of the parts in bushland, although he had kept the head in his car until a friend noticed the smell. Justice Allanson noted Mr Dunn's family continued to suffer because they had been unable to put his body to rest. Mr Dunn's mother, Robyn Hudson, welcomed the sentence and said she still hoped her son's body would be found. "All we really want is to find Wade so his children and the rest of the family and friends can have closure," she said. Jackson was also convicted of conspiring to pervert the course of justice whilst in custody, by agreeing to pay another prisoner, who was going to be released, to break the legs of a prosecution witness to try to stop him from testifying. With time already served Jackson's earliest release date will be in 2037. Corbett will be sentenced next week, and his lawyer has urged Justice Allanson to show his client some leniency, because of his cooperation with the authorities, including testifying at Jackson's trial. Chadwick coughed up $6.35 million for a three-level designer residence on the highest point of Dover Heights which was designed by architect Andrew Schultz with walls of glass that make much of the panoramic views over Sydney It was commissioned by Theo Alexakis after he bought the 342-square-metre property in 2014 for $2 million and was listed with Raine & Horne Double Bay’s Christophe Serrao for $5.8 million to $6.3 million last September The five-bedroom house with basement parking for six cars and a separate self-contained apartment offers a larger floor space for Chadwick than her North Bondi home she bought in 2016 for $5.2 million Chadwick’s purchase in North Bondi followed the sale of her Vaucluse home Alexander hasn’t owned in his Bennelong electorate for three years, having sold his Putney home for $2.7 million a spokesman said he continues to rent in Epping despite being in a “committed relationship” with Chadwick At the time the former tennis champion sold his Putney home. he was chairing a parliamentary inquiry into the issue of housing affordability. The following year he bought a 36-hectare property in the Southern Highlands, known as Iona Park Meanwhile, Chadwick has put her North Bondi house up for grabs with a $6.5 million guide through Raine & Horne’s Ric Serrao. Liberal MP calls for courage on soaring house prices Liberal MP heads housing inquiry, set for windfall The information on this website is intended to be of a general nature only and doesn't consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. where we are privileged to live and operate Ohio — Cleveland Heights Police confirm to News 5 that an arrest warrant was issued Thursday afternoon for 20-year-old Joseph Byron Littlejohn of East Cleveland in connection to the death of 22-year-old Alexander Gurley Cleveland Heights Police Chief Chris Britton said officers and detectives have been working the case aggressively a longtime member of the police department," Britton said "We all take things like this very personal police responded to a call about gunshots in the 3300 block of East Overlook Road they found Gurley dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds is still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous He is also a suspect in the aggravated robbery of a woman down the street hours before Gurley was killed Gurley operated a legitimate business in which he would sell items through the platform "We believe that could have played a role in his death." Court records in Cuyahoga County show two open court cases for Littlejohn for charges including aggravated robbery and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and I'm reaching out to Littlejohn and asking him to do the right thing and turn himself in," Britton said "And if you do know where he is do the right thing and turn him in." Police believe other individuals were involved in the crime The city and police department are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of Littlejohn and/or the identification of others involved in the crime Those with information are encouraged to contact detectives at the Cleveland Heights Police Department at 216-291-3883 A close relative of Gurley said he was the light of their family and did a lot of good in the community They said Gurley was an entrepreneur with a clothing line named Lashaun Alexander The relative said Gurley did tremendous good in the community including helping people experiencing homelessness and others who needed a lift in life The relative said Gurley was an organ donor and continues to help others even after his passing While the family processes all that's taken place since Gurley's murder they were dealt another blow when they learned a Lifebanc triage coordinator released a sensitive "case form" on social media Lifebanc released the following statement to News 5: Cleveland Heights Police said they looked into the data release but found nothing that supports a criminal investigation a professor of law and bioethics at Case Western Reserve University said organ procurement organizations do not fall under HIPAA regulations "Transplant centers where surgeries are actually done — they do fall under HIPAA," Hoffman said She said most organizations offer extensive training and have policies and procedures "to reassure clients and customers that their privacy will be safeguarded." Hoffman said those are often written in employee handbooks or other documents "So certainly workers have to follow their own organizations policy regarding privacy," she said We hope that all professionals have a sense of integrity have an instinct as to what is right and wrong and certainly releasing private information that is identifiable and relates to patients should be a no-brainer RELATED: Cleveland Heights Police investigating fatal shooting on East Overlook Road So anytime genuinely left-of-center lyrics manage to creep into the libretto of a smash hit This is perhaps doubly true when they crop up in a film adaptation and it’s one of your first chances to imagine being back in a theater after 15 months of a pandemic that forced America’s best theater artists off the boards In the Heights is the long-awaited screen version of the show that Lin Manuel Miranda began writing in college and which made its regional theater debut in 2005 a decade before he became a household name with Hamilton set in the heavily Dominican Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan that tells interwoven stories of how gentrification threatens to unravel the low- and middle-income community already living there the show has much in common with Miranda’s iconic follow-up which famously retools the most bedrock of American founding myths Beyond having innovative musical scores inspired by rap and hip-hop both shows are ostensibly progressive texts that feature people of color in nearly every role and relay narratives from their perspectives thereby challenging a historical status quo that often shoves them to the side But while In the Heights sheds light on the class structures oppressing its heroes Hamilton at best obfuscates its protagonist’s role in constructing them centuries before If Miranda’s artistic prowess undeniably matured between the two musicals the political analyses underpinning them devolved into contradiction: In many ways Alexander Hamilton is the villain of In the Heights developers bought up over $600 million in property across Inwood which shares a border with Washington Heights In the Heights’s take on this dynamic would feel at home in the Bernie Sanders campaign the audience is treated to a synchronized full-company song and dance number shot in a public pool The mostly Latino characters congregating there have learned that a winning lottery ticket worth $96,000 was just sold at the bodega where cousins Usnavi and Sonny both work and the rare opportunity for escape it offers dazzles residents of a neighborhood increasingly used to seeing its neighbors priced out—a previous scene takes place in a long-standing hair salon that has been forced to shut down and reopen in the Bronx by its landlord’s relentless rent hikes The local poolgoers fantasize about what they’d do with the lottery bundle: One confides that she’d pick up and start over in Atlantic City; another daydreams about schmoozing with Tiger Woods a reference understandably changed from “Donald Trump” in the original stage production A teenage Sonny envisions a potential avenue for systemic change that amounts to a thesis for the show writ large: Yo with ninety-six thousand I’d finally fix housin’/ Give the barrio computers with wireless web browsin’/ Your kids are livin’ without a good edjumacation/ The rent is escalatin’/The rich are penetratin’/We pay our corporations when we should be demonstratin’ Politicians be hatin’/Racism in this nation gone from latent to blatant Never lose my focus ’til the city takes notice If you can stomach the corniness (and with musicals Sonny not only rightfully connects inadequate housing but he also points to class struggle as the way to fight back—pointing his finger at “the rich” and “corporations” and calling for direct action in the form of protest (While the movie stops short of portraying civil disobedience or militant labor actions Sonny does mobilize friends to an immigrant rights protest where he reveals that he is undocumented.) His outrage at community members’ lack of control over their own lives could be seen as a call for the sort of democracy about which Alexander Hamilton never particularly cared Despite his transformation into a progressive visionary courtesy of the Broadway megahit bearing his name Hamilton is more accurately associated with the interests of capital than those of ordinary Americans While the show celebrates the first treasury secretary for ushering in the American financial system it glosses over the fact that Hamilton’s vision privileged the monied classes from the get-go As most soldiers during the Revolutionary War were paid in IOUs merchants and other speculators had been buying them up on the cheap from men who couldn’t afford to wait until full repayment—sparking eventual fights among the Founding Fathers about whether to pay actual soldiers or those rich enough to exploit them Not only did Hamilton side with the merchants he went on to back a regressive whiskey tax instead of a progressive one that might hurt their bottom lines When the move eventually sparked a rebellion in 1794 Hamilton wanted to send armed troops to Pennsylvania to squash it relocated to Roseville driving their ‘32 Chevy the family moved to Citrus Heights on property previously owned by the Van Maren family Max attended Sylvan School in the old schoolhouse and graduated from San Juan High School in 1953 he received recognition as All Sierra Foothill League Halfback It was in high school that he met the love of his live They were married in 1954 at the Citrus Heights Friends Church located on Old Auburn Road and moved to the family property off Sylvan Road where they raised their three children Max and Carol just celebrated their 70th anniversary in February After high school Max began his career as a land surveyor with the Department of Water Resources He later transferred to the California Department of Transportation where he was a civil engineer as a pavement specialist Max worked hard at his job but enjoyed his free time more One of his most proud accomplishments was working with Craftsmen for Christ to rebuild homes in Arboga after the 1997 floods He went on mission trips to Guatemala and Mexico was recognized for donating 1,676 units of blood and stayed involved in Citrus Heights politics he took a canoe trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon and climbed half dome four times including on his 80th birthday He and his wife Carol traveled extensively including trips to Africa He lived his life as a true disciple of Jesus and is now in his forever home in Heaven where he has a renewed body and memory He was preceded in death by his sons Paul and Jim A Celebration of Life will be held on Max’s birthday August 8th at 2:00 at the Citrus Heights Friends Church *Publisher’s Note: As a free service to family members who have lost a loved one, The Sentinel publishes online obituaries of Citrus Heights residents or former residents at no cost. 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