BRIEFLY : COURT DEPUTY PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO THEFTS.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. County sheriff's deputy pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he stole laptop computers and resold them at computer fairs. The deputy, John Michael Olivas, a bailiff bailiff Officer of some U.S. courts whose duties include keeping order in the courtroom and guarding prisoners or jurors in deliberation. In medieval Europe, it was a title of some dignity and power, denoting a manorial superintendent or royal agent who collected fines and in Van Nuys Municipal Court, denied charges of five counts of commercial burglary and four counts of grand theft. The 19-year-old deputy is accused of having stolen computers from office supply stores from Van Nuys to Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. in early January. Olivas is scheduled to appear April 23 in Los Angeles Municipal Court for his preliminary hearing, authorities said. Olivas was held in lieu of $15,000 bail and was placed on administrative leave pending an outcome of the case. Sheriff's investigators arrested Olivas on Feb. 9. ?13Daily News Soda truck drivers accused of pilfering pil·fer v. pil·fered, pil·fer·ing, pil·fers v.tr. To steal (a small amount or item). See Synonyms at steal. v.intr. To steal or filch. Four Coca-Cola delivery truck drivers were charged Monday with stealing nearly $57,000 worth of the company's soft drinks. The City Attorney's Office based its case on results of an undercover probe carried out by a private investigator for the company, said spokesman Mike Qualls. Scheduled for 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 April 8 on misdemeanor grand theft charges are Victor Manuel Sanchez, 34, of Lynwood; Roderic Roland Boreham, 38, of Sun Valley; Juan Manuel Hernandez, 30, of Whittier; and Arturo Guatemala, 38, of Van Nuys. ?13City News Service Jogger sentenced for galloping nude A Texas man arrested for jogging naked in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or on Nov. 24 must attend 26 Sexual Compulsive Anonymous meetings when he gets out of jail, a deputy city attorney said Monday. According to Deputy City Attorney Emily Chais, Houston resident Searcy Lee Swearington was caught in the buff on Hill Street about 9 p.m. and said running in the nude makes him feel good. Swearington, 53, pleaded guilty to a single count of indecent exposure indecent exposure n. the crime of displaying one's genitalia to one or more other people in a public place, usually with the apparent intent to shock the unsuspecting viewer and give the exposer a sexual charge. last week, and Municipal Court Judge Jacob Adajian sentenced him to 15 days in jail and placed him on two years' probation, Chais said. Chais said Swearington has previous convictions for indecent exposure and lewd conduct. ?13City News Service Attorney files suit in suspect's killing Attorney Stephen Yagman filed suit Monday against the city of Los Angeles
The suit claims that officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Investigations Section followed Eric Fields and three other suspects from a holdup at a Northridge bar. Police say they shot the occupants of the getaway car after one pointed a gun at officers when they were trapped at the end of the chase in a cul-de-sac. ?13City News Service |
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