BRIEFLY : FEMALE OFFICER CHARGED IN SHOOTING.A female Santa Monica police officer was charged with attempted murder Tuesday for allegedly shooting another officer during an argument last week. Linda Catherine Brown, 36, shot Kevin Derek Cummings, 33, four times in the upper torso while they were arguing at her Ladera Heights home Oct. 1, authorities said. He remained hospitalized Tuesday at an Inglewood hospital. The two officers, who had ended a relationship recently, were off duty at the time of the shooting, authorities said. ?13- Associated Press Film executive cleared again A day after a jury acquitted former Carolco Pictures President Peter Miles Hoffman on two tax evasion The process whereby a person, through commission of Fraud, unlawfully pays less tax than the law mandates. Tax evasion is a criminal offense under federal and state statutes. A person who is convicted is subject to a prison sentence, a fine, or both. charges, a judge declared a mistrial A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be Tuesday on two other counts because the jury could not reach a verdict. ``I do not feel that further deliberations would be fruitful,'' U.S. District Judge John Davies said after talking to the jury. The panel cleared Hoffman Monday afternoon of filing false 1993 tax returns for himself and his production company, CineVisions. ?13- City News Service Old fire station to house museum A museum dedicated to the city's African-American firefighters will be set up in a South Central Los Angeles fire station that served as their home base for 31 years during segregation, a city councilman said Tuesday. Fire Station 30, which closed in 1980, will reopen in December under the auspices of the African-American Firefighters Museum board of directors, said Los Angeles Councilman Nate Holden. The station was home to African-American firefighters from 1924 to 1955. The station, at 1401 S. Central Ave., also will be used as a community education center. ?13- City News Service Sepulveda Blvd. upgrade under way The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Culver City and the city of Los Angeles
congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. along Sepulveda Boulevard by spending $753,000 to synchronize 17 traffic signals, the county announced Tuesday. The road, a popular route linking Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , Marina del Rey, West Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne Braithwaite Burke Yvonne Braithwaite Burke (born October 5, 1932) is a politician from Los Angeles, California, U.S.. She is the Los Angeles County Supervisor from the 2nd district, a position she has held since 1992. said she hopes the boulevard will become an alternate route for the overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. . The upgrade, which is under way and expected to be finished by next summer, extends from Centinela Avenue in Culver City to Lucerne Lucerne (l  sûrn`), Ger. Luzern (ltsĕrn`), canton (1993 pop. Avenue
in Los Angeles.
?13- City News Service Firefighter donates kidney to mentor LOMA LINDA - A Long Beach firefighter whose mentor guided him through the rigors of battling blazes when he was a rookie returned the gift Tuesday: He gave him a kidney so his former colleague could live a longer life. Carl Scheu, 54, and Jason Wight, 38, underwent four hours of surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is a teaching hospital of Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California, United States. LLUMC is home to the Venom E.R, which specializes in snake bites. , said hospital spokeswoman Gracie Garner. Both were expected to be released in a week. Wight offered to give his kidney to Scheu after discovering that his former mentor was undergoing dialysis treatments every night for eight hours. ?13- Associated Press Ex-councilwoman begins prison term COMPTON - A former city councilwoman convicted of taking $50,000 in bribes began serving a 33-month sentence Tuesday. Patricia Moore reported to a federal prison in Carswell, Texas. Moore had been scheduled to begin serving her term Sept. 2, but U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall gave her one more month of freedom so she could tend to her dying father. Moore's father died last month, said Thom Mesereau Jr., Moore's attorney. ?13- Associated Press |
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