BRIEFLY; TWO ROBBERY SUSPECTS HELD.Two suspects were arrested Saturday after they allegedly robbed four men at gunpoint in Burbank and 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. , and police believe they may have committed a third robbery last week, authorities said. Jason Phillip Saavedra, 22, of North Hollywood and Augustin Gomez, 21, of Corona were each being held on $50,000 bail in Burbank City Jail. The two men are suspected of robbing Jose Hernandez Jose Hernandez can refer to
The victims told police Saavedra approached them and demanded money. A struggle between Saavedra and Hernandez ensued and the gun discharged once into the air, Rosoff said. No one was injured. After the struggle, Saavedra got into a car driven by Gomez and sped off, Rosoff said. About 15 minutes later, Rosoff said, Glendale patrol officers stopped them just over the Glendale border in Los Angeles. The two men are believed to be the same suspects who robbed two men outside a nightclub in the 5000 block of San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in Los Angeles about 40 minutes before the Burbank robbery, Rosoff said. They are also suspects in a robbery last week in the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Foothill Station area, Rosoff said. They are to be arraigned Monday. - City News Service REAGAN LIBRARY PLANS CELEBRATION Ronald Reagan turns 89 today, and several thousand people are expected to show up at his presidential library in Simi Valley to pay tribute. The health of the former president, who revealed five years ago that he has Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. , continues to decline due to the effects of the progressively debilitating de·bil·i·tat·ing adj. Causing a loss of strength or energy. Debilitating Weakening, or reducing the strength of. Mentioned in: Stress Reduction condition. Maureen Reagan said last month that her father, who lives in Bel-Air, can no longer speak coherently because his motor skills are failing as a result of the disease, which begins with memory loss. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Center for Public Affairs and Museum in Simi Valley will mark its namesake's birthday with the first ``Reagan Retrospective'' classic car show and reception. The event will also include barbecue fare, live country western music, free ``Reagan Country'' license plate holders and birthday cake. - City News Service NO CONTEST PLEA IN CHILD PORN CASE A Woodland Hills man has pleaded no contest to possessing child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. he downloaded from the Internet and was sentenced to 60 days in jail or 45 days on a Caltrans work crew, a prosecutor said. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Kim also ordered Marc Alan Riddle, 21, to register as a sex offender sex offender n. generic term for all persons convicted of crimes involving sex, including rape, molestation, sexual harassment and pornography production or distribution. , attend at least 52 counseling sessions with a psychologist or psychiatrist with expertise in sexual deviant behavior and forfeit his computer. Riddle also is banned from being alone with a minor without an adult present during his three-year probation term. - City News Service COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE GOING ONLINE Seeking never to miss an opportunity at more exposure, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. has taken steps to allow the public to see its
thrice-weekly meetings on the Internet.
Under a proposal by Councilwoman Laura Chick, council meetings would be broadcast in ``streaming'' video during the Monday, Wednesday and Friday sessions. - Daily News |
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