write a news story in inverted-pyramid style. Begin your story with a summary news lead of no more than 20 words and then write a full story using inverted pyramid style. Using the scenario below.

A home at 2481 Santana Avenue was burglarized between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon. The owner of the home is Dorothy R. Elam, a sixth-grade teacher at Madison Elementary school. She said no one was home at the time. Neighbor said the saw a truck parked in the driveway but thought some repairmen were working at the home. The total loss is estimated at in excess of $8,000. The items stolen from the home include a color television, a videocassette recorder, stereo, sewing machine, computer, 2 pistol and many small kitchen appliances. Also, a stamp collection valued at about $ 1,000, some clothes, silverware and lawn tool were taken. Roger A. Elam, Mrs. Elam husband, died 2 days ago. The robbery occurred while she was attending his funeral at 2:30 p.m. yesterday at the Powell Funeral Chapel, 620 North Park Avenue. Elam died of cancer after a long illness.

Widow reports the burglary of her home at 2481 Santana Avenue while she was out for her husband's funeral.

A neighbor said that she saw a truck park in the drive way of Mr. Elam but thought it was a repairman.
Some of the items stolen from the home include a color television, a videocassette recorder, stereo, sewing machine, computer, 2 pistol and many small kitchen appliances worth $8,000.
Also, a stamp collection valued at about $ 1,000, some clothes, silverware and lawn tool were taken.
This robbery occurred while she was attending his funeral at 2:30 p.m. yesterday at the Powell Funeral Chapel, 620 North Park Avenue. Elam died of cancer after a long illness.

Do you NEED to include the exact addresses? Most news reports I hear or read don't do that. They include the street names, and maybe a cross street, but that's about all.

Read and compare very carefully so you catch all the corrections I made.

Widow reports the burglary of her home on Santana Avenue while she was away for her husband's funeral.

A neighbor said that she saw a truck park in the Elams' driveway, but thought it was a repairman.
Some of the items stolen from the home include a color television, a videocassette recorder, stereo, sewing machine, computer, 2 pistols, and many small kitchen appliances worth $8,000.
In addition, a stamp collection valued at about $1,000, some clothes, silverware, and lawn tools were taken.
This robbery occurred while she was attending her husband's funeral yesterday afternoon at the Powell Funeral Chapel on North Park Avenue. Elam died of cancer after a long illness.

no my teacher did say anything about the address

but here is what what put out about this assignment

Using the first scenario from your lede writing assignment, write a news story in inverted-pyramid style. Begin your story with a summary news lead of no more than 20 words that follows all of the rules of AP style Then write the rest of the story in inverted-pyramid style. Write only one or two short sentences in each paragraph. Use transitions. If you quote someone, punctuate and attribute properly according to the rules AP style.

The word 'summary' means you don't keep all the details in.

Ok thank you very much.

You're welcome.

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Lead: Widow reports the burglary of her home at 2481 Santana Avenue while she was out for her husband's funeral.

In a shocking turn of events, a home at 2481 Santana Avenue was burglarized between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon. The owner of the home, Dorothy R. Elam, who is a sixth-grade teacher at Madison Elementary school, said that no one was home at the time of the incident.

A concerned neighbor revealed that she saw a truck parked in the driveway of the Elam residence during the burglary, but she assumed that it belonged to repairmen working on the house.

The total estimated loss from the burglary exceeds $8,000, with various valuable items stolen from the premises. Among the stolen items are a color television, a videocassette recorder, stereo, sewing machine, computer, two pistols, and multiple small kitchen appliances. Additionally, the burglars also made off with a stamp collection valued at approximately $1,000, clothing, silverware, and lawn tools.

This unfortunate incident occurred while Dorothy Elam was attending the funeral of her late husband, Roger A. Elam, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. The funeral took place at the Powell Funeral Chapel, located at 620 North Park Avenue. Roger A. Elam passed away from cancer after a long illness, leaving Dorothy devastated.

The local authorities have been notified of the burglary, and an investigation is currently underway to apprehend the perpetrators and recover the stolen items. As the community rallies around Dorothy during this difficult time, they fervently hope for justice to be served and the return of her cherished belongings.