BRIEFLY : CHILD HELPS RESCUE BOY FROM DROWNING.

WINNETKA - A young boy nearly drowned in a swimming accident Saturday afternoon but was saved thanks to the quick action of another child and adults at the scene, witnesses said.

The 4-year-old victim was listed in good condition in an observation unit at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles on Saturday evening, said Steve Rutledge, a hospital spokesman.

The boy was face down in the water and not moving at about 3:50 p.m., when an 8-year-old friend saw that he was in trouble, witnesses said.

The older boy turned the child so his face was out of the water, then pulled the 4-year-old to the side of the pool and yelled to nearby parents for help.

The adults then took the younger child out of the pool, and the victim's father performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, fire officials said. Paramedics responded to the scene in the 7600 block of Quakertown Avenue and the boy was airlifted to Childrens Hospital, officials said.

Andre Rainville, the boy who pulled the younger child to the side of the pool, said matter-of-factly that he took the action he did because he thought it was the right thing to do.

``Then I looked to see if he was OK and he was not,'' Andre said.

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Baby's body found in YMCA trash bin

A newborn boy, wrapped in plastic, was found dead Saturday in a trash bin at a YMCA in Hollywood, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said.

The infant, who appeared to be about a day old, was found about 2 p.m. in a trash bin in the 1500 block of Schrader Boulevard, said Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey.

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Universal Studios fire damages set

UNIVERSAL CITY - A fire broke out in the Universal Studios ``courthouse square'' Saturday morning, but it was extinguished quickly by Los Angeles County firefighters.

There were no injuries, but the blaze at the studio's back lot damaged a facade structure used for filming, said Los Angeles County fire dispatcher Phil Ulloa.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation.

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Police arrest 3 men in shooting incident

NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Los Angeles SWAT officers fired tear gas into a North Hollywood apartment Saturday morning, then arrested three men who came out, including one believed to have shot at police, authorities said.

It was the second incident in two days in which a Los Angeles police Special Weapons and Tactics team was sent to deal with a man who shot at officers.

None of the officers was hit when the man opened fire on police, who were responding to a call of shots fired in the neighborhood, officials said.

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Pacoima man dies in morning crash

PACOIMA - An 18-year-old Pacoima man died early Saturday when the car he was driving hit a curb and flipped on Glenoaks Boulevard near Branford Street, officials said.

Police said that shortly after the 3 a.m. crash of the 1982 Nissan 280Z, the car was reported stolen.

Officers identified the dead man as Cesar Ruiz of Pacoima.

There were other young men riding in the car, but they escaped serious injury, officials said.

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Gunfire from car kills 1, injures 1

PACOIMA - One man died and another was wounded early Saturday in an apparent gang-related shooting at Glenoaks and Vaughn Street, authorities said.

The incident occurred about 3 a.m. when shots were fired from one car containing numerous people into the victim's car, said Lt. Joe Hiltner of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division.

Police identified the slain man as Juan Valencia, 20, of Sun Valley. The wounded man was identified as Erube Arvizu, 19, of Lake View Terrace.

Detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying those involved in the incident. If you have any information regarding the shooting, call [phone].

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