BRIEFLY : INJURED MAN FOUND IN FRONT OF SCHOOL.NORTH HILLS - Shocking parents and their children, a 26-year-old man who had been shot several times was found slumped over his steering wheel and critically injured in front of Langdon Avenue Elementary School elementary school: see school. on Monday, police said. The victim, whose name was withheld by police, was hit in the head and his injuries were considered life-threatening, police said. He underwent surgery at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, said Sgt. Dan Mastro of the 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. Police Department's Devonshire Division. The homicide investigation closed off portions of streets, causing small delays for students going to school and teachers trying to find parking spots. - Daily News Bank robberies hit three-decade low The number of bank robberies in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, fell to a 30-year low last year, but the region remains the nation's bank robbery capital, the FBI reported Monday. There were 656 bank robberies reported in 1998 in the seven counties covered by the Los Angeles office of the FBI. Those counties are Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l  `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. , Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , San
Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United StatesSan Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. and Riverside. Compared to 1992, when a record 2,641 holdups occurred, bank robberies were down 75 percent last year, said Timothy McNally, who heads the Los Angles FBI office. - City News Service Ruling lets man sue for Holocaust claim The heir of a Holocaust victim can sue a European insurance company in California for not honoring a life insurance policy at the end of World War II End of World War II can refer to:
Superior Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper ruled that the Assicurazioni Generali company had adequate business ties to California to justify a lawsuit here. The decision was seen as a key step in Adolf Stern's case to seek benefits from policies bought in 1929 by his brother, Mor Stern, who was killed in a Nazi death camp. Adolf Stern had tried to collect on the policies in Prague, Czechoslovakia, after the war but was rejected. Three other Californians, Nicholas Babos, Julia Sladek and Alex Friedman, have filed separate suits against Generali over similar claims. - Associated Press Wachs wants pets on city Web page How much is that doggy on the Internet? Councilman Joel Wachs on Monday proposed using the city's Web site for the Department of Animal Services to post pictures of pets in the city's six shelters. Wachs said he wants the shelters to put up the pictures to give pet owners a way to find out whether their missing dog or cat has been found. - Daily News Proposed building clears early hurdle VAN NUYS - No significant effect on the environment would be caused by a new municipal building at the Van Nuys Civic Center, according to a proposed environmental document issued by the city. The building, officially called the Marvin Braude San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Constituent Service Center, also would require a conditional use permit, which will be the subject of a Planning Commission hearing Feb. 18. - Daily News |
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