BRIEFLY : GETTY CAR RAMPAGE SPURS FELONY CHARGE.A motorist who allegedly drove his car up an Italian marble stairwell stair·well n. A vertical shaft around which a staircase has been built. stairwell Noun a vertical shaft in a building that contains a staircase Noun 1. at the Getty Museum, causing an estimated $15,000 in damage, was charged Wednesday with felony vandalism. Donald Norman Donald A. Norman is a professor emeritus of cognitive science at University of California, San Diego and a Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, where he also co-directs the dual degree MBA + Engineering degree program between the Kellogg school and Northwestern Romps, 49, of Van Nuys, pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon in West Los Angeles
Romps has been in custody since his arrest Monday, said Deputy District Attorney Robert E. Savitt. Romps faces one felony vandalism count, Savitt said. If convicted, he could be sentenced to prison for up to three years. - City News Service Dead inmate's brain gone, says lawyer An independent autopsy on an inmate who died during a struggle with 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 deputies is being hampered because the man's brain is missing, a lawyer said Wednesday. Leo Terrell Leo James Terrell, the self proclaimed "Fair Minded Civil Rights Attorney," is an african american Los Angeles, California based attorney and television personality whose law practice is devoted to civil rights and discrimination. , attorney for the inmate's family, said Danny Smith's body was flown to Pittsburgh earlier this week for the second autopsy. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office completed its autopsy last week. Terrell sent letters to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
Terrell said he has received no explanation from the county. A coroner's office supervisor Wednesday referred a call to a spokesman who was out of the office. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Judge lets speeding O.C. skater off hook NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. - An in-line skater convicted of breaking the boardwalk speed limit by going 17 mph was fined $135, but the judge let her skate on payment. Harbor Municipal Court Commissioner Mark Sheedy suspended the fine for 30-year-old Naomi McComb after a 90-minute trial on Tuesday. She is among 52 people ticketed since 1992, when the city began enforcing its 8 mph speed limit for bikers and skaters out of concern they would injure pedestrians. McComb was the first to fight a citation. Even if she was speeding, she said, how would she know? ``Rollerblades don't have speedometers on them,'' she said. - Associated Press Mayor opposes tax, but withholds veto Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan came out Wednesday against a $769 million sidewalk tax, but he did not veto placing the issue before voters on the Nov. 3 ballot. ``The city has many needs of significant magnitude, including critical police and fire facility upgrades and expansions as well as much-needed street improvements,'' Riordan wrote to the City Council. ``These needs must be evaluated and prioritized before we ask voters to support $1 billion in new taxes.'' The proposed property tax increase for sidewalk repairs is part of more than $1 billion in taxes and bonds the council has placed on the ballot. - Daily News |
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