ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : 2 MEN ROB STORAGE FACILITY, FIRE OFF SHOT.

LANCASTER - Sheriff's deputies searched Friday for two men who robbed a self-storage complex, at one point accidentally firing a bullet through the office ceiling while trying to yank a telephone cord out of the wall.

Deputies said the robbers stopped the manager of The Space Place self-storage rental complex at 825 W. Ave. L-12 as he drove through the complex in a golf cart.

``After holding the manager at gunpoint, they commandeered the golf cart and took it back to the office,'' said sheriff's Sgt. Greg McHenry.

At the office, the robbers found the manager's wife calling the Sheriff's Department. One of them then tried to pull the phone cord out of the wall.

``The phone had an extremely long cord,'' McHenry said. ``He kept pulling on it while holding a gun. At some point he got it over his head and knocked his hand, which caused the gun to go off.''

The two then locked the husband and wife into the complex's living quarters, took an undisclosed amount of money and fled.

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Emergency service event set for today

PALMDALE - Hoping to educate residents about emergency services in the community, a Neighborhood Watch program will host an Emergency Awareness Day.

The special event will start at 5:45 p.m. today at 5839 Lisbon Court, east of Domenic Massari Park.

Firefighters and sheriff's deputies will be available to answer questions, children can get fingerprinted as part of the Sheriff's Department Kid Prints program, and a Kids' Awareness Van will supply safety tips, a ``Stranger Danger'' video and provide children's activities.

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LAPD recruitment workshops planned

LANCASTER - Recruiters for the Los Angeles Police Department will hold career seminars and workshops at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. June 27 at the state Employment Development Department, 1420 W. Ave. I.

All those interested in a law enforcement career are invited to attend.

For more information, call Carol Wray at [phone] or Officer Pat Guessferd at [phone].

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Program to cover hate, prejudice

PALMDALE - A special program to teach adults how to use literature to explain about hate and prejudice to youth ages 10 to 17 will be held at the Palmdale City Library, 700 E. Palmdale Blvd., from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Participants will be introduced to literature that deals with the themes of tolerance and hate crimes and how to achieve reconciliation and understanding. The program will include book talks, storytelling, a readers theater, book kits and book lists.

For more information, call [phone].

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Desert art exhibit looking for entries

PALMDALE - Visual art with a desert theme is being sought for the Desert Art Exhibition, to run June 25 through July 30 at the Palmdale Playhouse, 38334 10th St. E.

Artists must submit entries for consideration no later than June 24 by providing reproductions, such as a slide or a photograph of the work, to Debbie Barrientes or Barry Stahl by mail or in person at the playhouse.

Entrants will be asked to bring their pieces to the playhouse between 1 and 6 p.m. June 25 for hanging. A hanging fee of $7.50 per piece will be required.

For more information, call Barrientes at [phone] or Stahl at [phone].

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