A.V. MAN ARRESTED IN WEAPONS SPREE BULLET SLAMS INTO MOBILE HOME'S WINDOW.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - A Quartz Hill man who was arrested Thursday evening after allegedly firing a rifle at a mobile-home park's parking lot lights was found to have a cache of weapons, ammunition This article is largely based on the article in the out-of-copyright 11th edition of the Encyclopdia Britannica, which was produced in 1911. It should be brought up to date to reflect subsequent history or scholarship (including the references, if any). and police equipment. One bullet traveled several blocks over a preschool and a church before hitting the window of a home and lodging in a piece of furniture, deputies said. ``It could have been a real tragedy considering there were several weapons and the heavy concentration of residents in that mobile-home park,'' said Deputy Mark Round of the Lancaster sheriff's station. ``Fortunately no one was injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. , but it could have been very tragic.'' Jeffrey Higginson, 42, arrested at his home near the Quartz Hill Mobile Home Park, was booked on suspicion of discharging a firearm firearm, device consisting essentially of a straight tube to propel shot, shell, or bullets by the explosion of gunpowder. Although the Chinese discovered gunpowder as early as the 9th cent., they did not develop firearms until the mid-14th cent. in a grossly negligent negligent adj., adv. careless in not fulfilling responsibility. (See: negligence) manner. He posted bail early Friday and was released from the Lancaster sheriff's station jail. Residents at the Quartz Hill Mobile Home park called 911 about 4 p.m. to report that someone was shooting in their direction. When deputies arrived, they surrounded a home where Higginson was believed to be firing from, located in the 5800 block of Travis Paul Drive.. Higginson surrendered without incident. Inside the home, deputies found about 50 firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
bulletproof - Used of an algorithm or implementation considered extremely robust; lossage-resistant; capable of correctly vests. While deputies were investigating, they learned that a bullet had hit a home several blocks way. Officials said they believe that Higginson may have been a former reserve law enforcement officer but are unsure with which agency. Palmdale and Lancaster sheriff's stations officials say Higginson was not one of their former reservists. |
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