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BRIEFLY : MAN HOLDS OFF POLICE IN GLENDALE IMPASSE.


GLENDALE - A man barricaded bar·ri·cade  
n.
1. A structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy.

2. Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier. See Synonyms at bulwark.

tr.v.
 himself inside his house for more than five hours Friday, police said.

The stand-off ensued after the man got into an argument with his parents around 4:45 p.m. His parents called 911 after he allegedly hit his mother with a piece of wood and then threatened to shoot his father, Glendale police spokesman Chahe Keuroghelian said. The parents followed the dispatcher's instructions and left the house in the 500 block of Oak Street.

More than 40 officers and a SWAT team surrounded the house, and police evacuated e·vac·u·ate  
v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates

v.tr.
1.
a. To empty or remove the contents of.

b. To create a vacuum in.

2.
 neighbors. Officers tried unsuccessfully to communicate with the man by phone, and he did not respond when officers in a police helicopter ordered him out of the house, Keuroghelian said.

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Agricultural bounty bounty, payment made by a government
bounty, amount paid by a government for the achievement of certain economic or other goals. It often takes the form of a premium paid for the increased production or export of certain goods.
 sold in Eagle Rock

Purveyors of everything from dried fruit to fresh mushrooms are converging on the new farmers' market farm·ers' market
n.
A public market at which farmers and often other vendors sell produce directly to consumers. Also called greenmarket.
 every Friday in Eagle Rock.

Shoppers can also buy bread, eggs and fresh flowers at the market, held 5 to 9 p.m. rain or shine at Verb 1. shine at - be good at; "She shines at math"
excel at

excel, surpass, stand out - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
 Colorado and Eagle Rock boulevards.

For information, call (818) 774-0775.

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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 20, 1999
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