BRIEFLY : DEPUTIES CAPTURE PITCHESS FUGITIVE.SAUGUS - A 38-year-old inmate who escaped from the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sheriff's officials. The inmate, identified as Pedro R. Carvajal, escaped from the jail's east facility shortly before 5 a.m. He was being held on suspicion of rape and also was scheduled to appear in court in a burglary case, said sheriff's Deputy Carrie Stuart. Authorities said 150 sheriff's deputies, several K-9 units and a helicopter combed the facility and a five-mile radius surrounding the detention center. ``We're always concerned when an inmate escapes and we want people to take precautions,'' Stuart said. Sheriff's deputies found Carvajal on the jail grounds shortly after 6 p.m., but did not specify where. Inmates who break out of jail are typically charged with attempted escape and if found guilty must serve additional time in prison, according to authorities. ?13 Daily News Residents hold burglar captive Residents nabbed a would-be burglar in their home early Sunday morning and tied him up until police arrived, according to police officials. The male suspect entered a home in the 13100 block of Mulholland Drive For the motion picture, see . Mulholland Drive is a very well-known road in Los Angeles, California named after engineer William Mulholland. A portion of it is also called Mulholland Highway. about 2:20 a.m. and confronted one of the residents, police said. At the time there was a large group of either family members or guests inside the home, said Lt. Scott Kroeber of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Los Angeles
``The other people became aware of the robber and came to the aid of the victim and basically overpowered o·ver·pow·er tr.v. o·ver·pow·ered, o·ver·pow·er·ing, o·ver·pow·ers 1. To overcome or vanquish by superior force; subdue. 2. To affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; overwhelm. 3. the robber until police arrived,'' Kroeber said. Kroeber said the suspect, whom the residents tied up with belts, is in police custody. The suspect's identification was not immediately available. ?13 Daily News Funeral services held for Bernstein CULVER CITY - About 1,000 people attended services Sunday for former Los Angeles teachers union President Helen Bernstein, who was hit and killed by a car last week. Bernstein, 52, was crossing Olympic Boulevard between Hauser Boulevard and Curson Avenue in the Miracle Mile area Thursday evening to make a speech at a church when she was killed. She was president of the 29,000-member United Teachers-Los Angeles for six years, which represents educators in the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. . UTLA UTLA United Teachers of Los Angeles (California) is the second-largest teachers union in the country. She left last year to oversee a nationwide network of teachers unions dedicated to school reform. Bernstein also became a senior education adviser for Mayor Richard Riordan. Bernstein, who was divorced, has a daughter Jessica, who is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal . ?13 City News Service Driver's wild ride leaves 3 injured A 91-year-old motorist hit two pedestrians, then hit a truck and an armored car before her car sheared sheared adj. Shaped or finished by shearing, especially cut or trimmed to a uniform length: a sheared fur coat. Adj. 1. off a fire hydrant in Los Angeles on Sunday, flooding a street, authorities said. The crash that left three people injured occurred about 3:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of West Slauson Avenue in the Hyde Park area, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Brian Humphrey. ?13 City News Service Man fatally shot during argument An argument between two men ended when one of them pulled out a gun and fatally shot the other early Sunday, police said. The shooting happened about 12:35 a.m. at the Aloha Tavern, 16414 S. Western Ave., said Los Angeles police Sgt. R. Santos of the Southeast station. Santos identified the victim as Eduardo Perez, 39. Perez argued with another man in the bar, who followed him outside and shot him, Santos said. Perez died at the scene and the man suspected of killing him remained at large. ?13 City News Service Pedestrian killed in automobile crash A 91-year-old motorist hit two pedestrians, killing one of them, then hit a truck and an armored car before her car sheared off a fire hydrant in Los Angeles on Sunday, flooding a street, authorities said. The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of West Slauson Avenue in the Hyde Park area, said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. One of the pedestrians, a man who was critically injured, was taken to Martin Luther King Jr.-Drew Medical Center, where he later died, said Los Angeles police Officer Robert Natale of the South Traffic Division. The other pedestrian, who suffered serious injuries, and the 91-year-old driver were taken to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , authorities said. ?13City News Service |
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