Neuss

Speira, a German aluminum giant that makes processed metals for fuel-efficient cars, beverage packaging and construction, made the hard decision last month to slash in-house aluminum production by 50 percent at its Rhinework plant in the city of Neuss.

A salesman went with him, and when he got out of the car to take over the wheel in nearby Neuss the customer pulled away at a rapid pace.

Ballard Principal Jason Neuss says he takes responsibility for his student’s actions and recognizes they were inappropriate.

Central Principal Raymond Green says he’s confident Neuss will respond as needed to address the uncomfortable racial implications of the students’ actions.

It had affiliates in Paris, Madrid and Neuss, Germany, as well as in some northern Italian cities and in Rome, where the group’s leader lived, the police said in announcing results of a seven-year investigation.