ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : BANK'S CLOSING FOILS ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.LANCASTER - Two ski mask-clad robbers were foiled in their attempt to rob a bank Thursday because it had closed for the day minutes earlier, deputies said. Two men - possibly armed with a rifle or shotgun - attempted to enter the Home Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest. at 1140 W. Ave. K a few minutes after 4 p.m., but the doors were locked, deputies said. Employees inside the bank called sheriff's deputies, and the men drove off in a white Suburban utility vehicle. The vehicle, which had been reported stolen, was abandoned at 12th Street West and Avenue K and the would-be robbers left in another vehicle, deputies said. ?13Daily News Evaluation planned for hate-crime teen VAN NUYS - A Lancaster teen-ager convicted in a racial attack on an African-American teen was ordered Thursday to undergo a 90-day evaluation on where he should be imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- . The study will help the judge determine whether Ritch Bryant, 17, should be housed in a California Youth Authority facility or in state prison, officials said. He faces eight years when he is sentenced March 14. Bryant pleaded guilty to assault and admitted committing a hate crime in the December 1995 attack on Todd Jordan, who was beaten and stabbed with a screwdriver screwdriver, n See instrument, screwdriver. at Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. . Co-defendant Joseph Langford, 18, pleaded guilty to attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. and admitted committing a hate crime and was sentenced Dec. 10 to 10 years in prison. ?13Daily News A.V. man denies charge in slaying LANCASTER - A Lancaster man pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder in the execution-style slaying of a man who was kidnapped, shot to death and dumped in a field. Dale Leroy Weidner Jr., 18, is one of three men charged in the death of 26-year-old Roger Arciga, who was kidnapped Oct. 30 from an acquaintance's home in the 43300 block of Echard ec·hard n. Soil water not available for absorption by plants. [From Greek ekhein, to hold back; see segh- in Indo-European roots + ardeia, irrigation (from Avenue in Lancaster and found the next day in a field in the 47600 block of Division Street in Lancaster. The co-defendants are Omar Torres Solorzano, 20, who was arraigned earlier, and William Allen William Allen may refer to:
?13Daily News Palmdale gets help for new classrooms PALMDALE - The Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. will spend $665,646 in extra money allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. from the state this year to help pay for 105 portable classrooms. The classrooms are needed for the district's plan to reduce class sizes in grades one through three. As part of the statewide class-size reduction effort, the state is providing $25,000 per classroom building. Because that is not enough to cover the cost of installation charges and architectural fees, the school district will use extra money allotted it because state revenues ran higher than expected. The district has hired more than 90 teachers in the effort to cut class sizes to 20 students per teacher in the three primary grades by February. The district's average class size now is 30 students. ?13Daily News |
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