BRIEFLY : BANK IN STUDIO CITY ROBBED AT GUNPOINT.STUDIO CITY - A gunman robbed the Glendale Federal Bank in Studio City on Thursday, authorities said. Police said the incident occurred about 3:45 p.m., when a man showed a teller that he had a gun underneath his jacket and demanded money. After committing the robbery, he calmly walked out of the bank, officials said. The branch is in the 12100 block of Ventura Blvd. ?13- Daily News City post to expand international affairs Noun 1. international affairs - affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television" world affairs affairs - transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state" Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. announced Thursday the creation of a new Office of International Affairs to take over and expand the work that had been done by his Office of Protocol. At the same time, he said he has appointed Cecelia Aguilera Glassman as director of the new office that will focus on efforts to promote international business, tourism and cultural exchanges. ?13- Daily News Fryer fire flares up at Hollywood site A deep fryer deep fryer n. An appliance used for deep-frying food. fire on Thursday sent smoke pouring out of the rear of the Hollywood Palladium The Hollywood Palladium is a theater located at 6215 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The facility, built in an Art Deco style, includes an 11,200 square foot (1040 m²) dance floor with room for up to 4,000 people. , where acts as diverse as Les Brown Les Brown may refer to:
It took 35 city firefighters nine minutes to put out the blaze reported about 12:45 p.m. at the Sunset Boulevard Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. landmark, department spokesman Jim Wells Jim Wells MLA (born 27 April 1957) is a politician from the Democratic Unionist Party and a deputy speaker of the Transitional Assembly (Northern Ireland). Wells is one of six Assembly members for South Down. said. ?13- City News Service Trains kill 2 men in separate crashes Two men were killed by freight trains in separate incidents Thursday, officials said. The first died Thursday when he was hit by a train in Pacoima, a police spokesman said. The incident occurred about 3:30 a.m. near Terra Bella Street and 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 , 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. police Sgt. Ho Kim of the Foothill Station. The identity of the victim was withheld pending notification of relatives. Also Thursday, a man who got down on his hands and knees on railroad tracks in El Monte just before noon became the second Southland resident killed by a freight train Thursday. ?13- Daily News Staff and Wire Actress' sister gets 19 years in assault SANTA MONICA - The sister of actress Paula Prentiss was sentenced to 19 years in prison for assaulting their 86-year-old father and threatening actor-director Richard Benjamin, her brother-in-law. Ann Elizabeth Prentiss, 58, spoke continuously during Wednesday's hearing before Superior Court Judge Robert W. Thomas. ``I didn't do anything. I will stick to that till the day I die,'' she told the judge. ``The jury did not agree with you, Ms. Prentiss,'' Thomas said before sentencing her to 19 years and four months in prison. ?13- Associated Press Garcetti hails feats of 6 citizen heroes District Attorney Gil Garcetti honored six people this week, all nominated by deputy district attorneys DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. The Act of Congress of March 3, 1815, 2 Story L. U. S. 1530, authorizes and directs the district attorneys of the United States to appoint by warrant, an attorney as their substitute or deputy in all cases when necessary to sue or prosecute for the United , at the annual Courageous Citizens Awards Ceremony, held at the Pasadena Hilton. On his way to school, 17-year-old Daniel Tuck of Altadena, the youngest honoree, came to the rescue of crime victims in two separate incidents. In one of the incidents, he helped save a woman's life. Another honoree, Ruben Vizcarra of Temple City, 49, helped save a neighbor who was being stabbed and beaten by her estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. husband. The other winners were Herbert Albert, 58, and Billy Puig, 23, of Whittier, Henry Beltran, 46, of Walnut and Adam Kavic, 43, of Arcadia. ?13- Daily News Patrol car crashes; 2 officers injured HIGHLAND PARK - Two Los Angeles police officers were injured Thursday after their patrol car spun out of control and careened into a parked car along Figueroa Street near Woodside Drive, while responding to back up other officers at the scene of a robbery, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Both officers received moderate injuries. |
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