ANTELOPE VALLEY: BRIEFLY : SUSPICIOUS FIRES FOUGHT IN LANCASTER.LANCASTER - Firefighters were kept busy Wednesday afternoon after a series of suspicious fires broke out about an hour apart from each other. Firefighters responded to downtown Lancaster three times Wednesday afternoon at 2:19, 3:30 and 4:17, extinguishing the small blazes blaze 1 n. 1. a. A brilliant burst of fire; a flame. b. A destructive fire. 2. A bright or steady light or glare: the blaze of the desert sun. 3. within minutes of their arrival each time, officials said. Two brush fires were reported at Fern Avenue and Jackman Street and a third fire was reported at 819 W. Newgrove St., between Fern Avenue and Geona Avenue, fire officials said. Although officials suspect that the fires, each about 10 square feet, were intentional in·ten·tion·al adj. 1. Done deliberately; intended: an intentional slight. See Synonyms at voluntary. 2. Having to do with intention. , arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. investigators were not called to investigate. ``It is suspicious,'' said Capt. Rick McClung, ``but there's no damage.'' ?13- Daily News 1 held, 2 sought in bank robbery The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Bank robbery is the crime of robbing a bank. QUARTZ HILL - Sheriff's deputies detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: one man and were searching a west Palmdale neighborhood Wednesday for two others in connection with an earlier bank robbery. Sheriff's officials said two or possibly three men robbed a Home Savings of America branch at 50th Street West and Avenue M, shortly after 4 p.m. ``Two suspects possibly three entered the bank,'' said Deputy Paul Ullman. ``After taking an unknown amount of cash, the three left the bank in a small, dark-colored vehicle.'' Abandoning their original car near the bank, the robbery suspects Noun 1. robbery suspect - someone suspected of committing robbery suspect - someone who is under suspicion were seen driving away in a gray Suburban. Sheriff's deputies spotted a similar Suburban minutes later in front of a house at 45th Street West and Avenue N-8. Deputies detained a man they suspect might have been the driver in the robbery. The search continued for other suspects. |
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