BRIEFLY; L.A. MAN CHARGED WITH IDENTITY THEFT.Nine criminal charges were filed Thursday against a 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. man accused of buying thousands of dollars in items by using another man's identity. Charges against Thomas Moses Little, 51, include grand theft, identity theft, possession of a forged driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something , forgery and counterfeiting a Social Security card. Little was arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to buy a personal watercraft personal watercraft n. 1. A motorized recreational water vehicle normally ridden by straddling a seat. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Such water vehicles considered as a group. from Honda of North Hollywood, using a phony driver's license and Social Security card, said Deputy District Attorney James Bozajian. - City News Service INAUGURATION SET FOR TODAY AT PIERCE WOODLAND HILLS - Darroch ``Rocky'' Young will be officially inaugurated as president of Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. today at the school's Performing Arts Building. Young took office nine months ago and is credited with an enrollment increase of 4 percent. Pierce has also gained amenities such as air conditioning air conditioning, mechanical process for controlling the humidity, temperature, cleanliness, and circulation of air in buildings and rooms. Indoor air is conditioned and regulated to maintain the temperature-humidity ratio that is most comfortable and healthful. and has launched a campus master plan. The 1:30 p.m. ceremony will feature remarks from Los Angeles Community College District The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is the community college district serving Los Angeles, California and some of its neighboring cities. In addition to typical college aged students, the LACCD also serves adults of all ages. Chancellor Marshall Drummond. - Daily News SUPERVISOR SEEKS COMMITTEE REVIEW Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe has called for a review of commissions, task forces and committees that advise the county on issues ranging from disabilities to geology. Most of the committees work for nothing, but members of 50 of the 191 committees are paid - from $25 to $300 per member, per meeting. Knabe's request was inspired by a request from the county's Commission on Disabilities to double its members' pay to $50 a meeting. - Daily News OPTIONS SOUGHT TO SAVE BRIDGES With an overflow crowd defending an anti-gang program, a city panel Thursday said it wanted more studies before recommending ending the after-school L.A. Bridges program. The Ad Hoc Committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished on Gangs told city officials it wanted to look at options to save the $17.6 million program despite a critical audit from Controller Rick Tuttle urging the program be stopped and a new after- school program be started. Tuttle's audit found the program lacked sufficient oversight and had failed to develop a relationship with police or school officials. The mayor has said he will provide funding through September. - Daily News BURBANK MAN HIT WITH SLUM CHARGES Criminal charges were filed Thursday against a Burbank man accused of failing to make repairs at a North Hollywood motel where conditions led the previous owner to be convicted of slum charges last year. Manji Vaghashia, 46, is charged with 17 violations of various health and building and safety codes at the two-story, 25-unit Econo Inn and Suites at 10750 Magnolia Blvd. Arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted is set for May 4 in Los Angeles Superior Court. - City News Service |
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