BRIEFLY; 2 MEN CONVICTED IN DANCER ATTACK.Two men convicted of attacking an exotic dancer and her driver after the woman refused a demand by one of the men for sex will be sentenced Tuesday. A Van Nuys Superior Court jury convicted Richard Benn, 30, of North Hollywood and Kenneth Price, 30, of Newbury Park on two counts of battery for the Jan. 23 attacks. Price also was convicted of one count each of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. and making a terrorist threat. Benn also was convicted of theft Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Ohio I was convicted of Theft-F4 several years ago. The entire case was completely over in November 2002 (all fines and court costs paid, probation period terminated). of the dancer's cellular phone and dissuading a victim to report a crime. The altercation occurred after the 25-year-old woman responded to the men's phone call, was paid $100 by Price and began dancing in Benn's apartment, but refused a demand for sex, according to prosecutors. The driver ran to help her and was attacked, prosecutors said. Both the dancer and the driver suffered cuts and bruises, and Price had a head cut, said Deputy City Attorney George A. Schell. - City News Service SYNOD PLANNED FOR ARCHDIOCESE Cardinal Roger Mahony announced plans Thursday to convoke con·voke tr.v. con·voked, con·vok·ing, con·vokes To cause to assemble in a meeting; convene. See Synonyms at call. [French convoquer, from Old French, from Latin a synod - the first in Los Angeles since 1960 - to address local needs of the Catholic Church. The gathering of priests, religious and laity will advise Mahony on updating diocesan legislation and policies. In a pastoral letter, ``As I Have Done for You,'' the cardinal looks in particular at the current state of the three-county archdiocese, where there are more and more Catholics and fewer and fewer priests. The letter also examines the way a typical parish was run in Los Angeles in 1955 and how it will be run in 2005. Mahony also discusses the need to increase participation in the church. - City News Service SMALL FIRE PUT OUT AT BELMONT HIGH A small fire at Belmont High School Belmont High School may refer to:
Firefighters sent to 1575 W. Second St. at 7:45 a.m. quickly extinguished the blaze, which apparently began in the ventilation system ventilation system Public health An air system designed to maintain negative pressure and exhaust air properly, to minimize the spread of TB and other respiratory pathogens in a health care facility , said Ed Pardo, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. . No damage estimate was available. - City News Service SUICIDAL WOMAN CLOSES TRAFFIC LANE Evening commuters on the Hollywood Freeway through the Cahuenga Pass stood still for about 90 minutes Thursday as police negotiators successfully talked a suicidal woman down from a pedestrian bridge. No one was hurt in the 6:15 p.m. incident, police said. The California Highway Patrol closed all eight lanes of the freeway while Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . negotiators talked to the woman and
coaxed her off the bridge.
- Daily News ASSESSOR'S OFFICE TO OPEN BRANCHES SYLMAR - A new North District office of the county assessor will open Monday in Sylmar, with satellite offices in Santa Clarita and Van Nuys. The North District Office will open at 13800 Balboa Blvd. in Sylmar. Its phone number is (818) 833-6000. The satellite office in Santa Clarita is at 25050 Peachland Ave., Room 210; (661) 254-9550. The Van Nuys satellite office is scheduled to open May 8 at 14340 Sylvan sylvan emanating from or pertaining to woods. See also sylvatic. St. in Van Nuys; (818) 901-3455. The toll-free property tax information line is at (888) 807-2111. - City News Service TIMES WITHDRAWS AD THAT OFFENDED The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). agreed Thursday to stop running an ad that features images of three bikini-clad women on a beach juxtaposed jux·ta·pose tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. against three Muslim women dressed in traditional black Islamic attire. The Council on American-Islamic Relations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an advocacy group for Muslims in North America; its professed goals are to "enhanc[e] understanding of Islam, promot[e] justice and empower American Muslims. Southern California announced the agreement after negotiations with Times Senior Vice President James Helin. Under the agreement, the ad will be withdrawn as part of the print, TV and outdoor media campaign. - City News Service |
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