BRIEFLY : JOGGER WOUNDED IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING.GLENDALE - A 27-year-old man wounded twice in the lower back in a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang while he jogged with a friend in Glendale was hospitalized in guarded condition Saturday, police said. Police received several calls of shots fired in the 500 block of Riverdale Drive shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday, said Glendale police Sgt. Rick Young. The victim, whose name was not released, was found lying in a driveway, Young said. He was taken to County/USC Medical Center, where he was in guarded condition. Witnesses told police four males in a white Pontiac Firebird The Pontiac Firebird was a pony car built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced in the same year with its platform sharing cousin the Chevrolet Camaro. with a sunroof drove past the victim and his friend, and that the right rear passenger fired four or five shots, wounding the victim, the sergeant said. Several shots hit a building in the 500 block of Riverdale Drive, Young said. The Firebird then sped off, heading east. Young said the shooting appears to be gang-related. Glendale Crime Stoppers stoppers see stopper pad. is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the shooter, Young said. Anyone with information is urged to call police or Glendale Crime Stoppers at (818) 507-7867. -City News Service Community college links up with NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. GLENDALE - The Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
ETTC Engineering Technology Transfer Center (USC) ETTC Environmental Technology Technical Council ETTC Estimated Total Target Cost ), to link the college with NASA's Technology Transfer Program. Through this partnership, the USC ETTC will provide assistance to minority students and other programs at the Glendale Community College's new $2 million dollar NASA/JPL science education center. Together Glendale Community College and the USC ETTC will encourage minority students interested in the fields of math and science to further pursue their education through minority oriented programs. Planner endorses bike path spending BURBANK - The city planner is recommending the City Council spend $508,000 for design and landscaping for a bike pathway on the median of Chandler Boulevard. The council is scheduled to vote on the final design on Tuesday. The panel also will discuss an amendment needed to the city's contract with the firm designing the project, David Evans and Associates. Planners expect to present the final design to the Transportation Commission and community in September. |
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