BRIEFLY : MOORPARK MAN HELD IN KIDNAP, EVASION.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A 24-year-old Moorpark man led Simi Valley police on a chase through both cities early Tuesday as he tried to flee from the house of a woman he was suspected of abducting ab·duct tr.v. ab·duct·ed, ab·duct·ing, ab·ducts 1. To carry off by force; kidnap. 2. Physiology To draw away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part or limb. earlier in the evening. Billy Gerald Bollar was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. and evading arrest and was booked into the Ventura County Jail, said Simi Valley police Officer Kathy Vigil vigil (vĭj`əl) [Lat.,=watch], in Christian calendars, eve of a feast, a day of penitential preparation. In ancient times worshipers gathered for vespers before a great feast and then waited outside the church until dawn for the liturgy (Mass). . Police said Bollar went to visit a Simi Valley woman he knew at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. He forced her into his car and drove her to various places in the city, including a rural area. When the two returned to the woman's home, she was able to go inside and call police while Bollar remained in the car. When police arrived, Bollar sped off, starting a pursuit that ended in Moorpark. - Daily News T.O. event takes in 75 tons of toxics THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - Residents brought in more than 140,000 pounds of toxic waste toxic waste is waste material, often in chemical form, that can cause death or injury to living creatures. It usually is the product of industry or commerce, but comes also from residential use, agriculture, the military, medical facilities, radioactive sources, and during the county's largest drop-off program, held Saturday and Sunday. Local businesses dropped off an additional 9,220 pounds during the event. As part of an effort to reduce waste by 50 percent by 2000, the city of Thousand Oaks scheduled its annual Toxic Drop-Off events for households and businesses aiming to reduce the amount of waste dumped in landfills or incinerated. Ventura County residents have more chances to drop off their toxics in Simi Valley on Saturday and in Moorpark on June 20. For more information, call Simi Valley City Hall at (805) 583-6321 or Moorpark City Hall at (805) 529-6864 Ext. 333. - Daily News |
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