BOMB IN CAR CLOSES FREEWAY.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - A Lancaster couple was in custody Friday after the discovery of a pipe bomb that caused authorities to close the southbound Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. lanes for hours. The bomb was found under the right front seat of the couple's vehicle, which a California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer pulled over about 2 a.m. Friday south of Avenue I for having only one working headlight and for straddling strad·dle v. strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles v.tr. 1. a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse. b. the freeway's edge line, officials said. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's bomb experts were called out to render the device safe and the southbound portion of the freeway was reopened about 5:45 a.m. Friday, officials said. The CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officer who pulled over the vehicle said the driver carried no identification, so he had him get out of the car and ultimately found out the man was wanted on a drug warrant. When the officer went to talk to the passenger, he said he saw evidence of drug use, searched the vehicle and found the bomb under the seat. David Kevin Peters, 39, and Delilah Sheree Clarino, 41, were arrested on suspicion of possession of a destructive device and were jailed in lieu of $1 million bail each. |
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