BRIEFLY : OFFICERS START VOTING ON PACT.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 officers began Thursday to vote on a contract offering 18 percent in raises over four years, and union officials were predicting the pact would win ratification in a landslide. Although voting will continue through today, about 600 officers cast ballots in the 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. Bureau and most appeared positive about the contract, said union director Dennis Zine. ``I'm predicting it's going to win by a wide margin,'' Zine said. ``Everyone is very positive.'' Union director Cliff Ruff said of the 900 officers who cast ballots at Parker Center Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on December 30, 1952 , only about 15 indicated they opposed the contract, with most saying they like the deal. SOURCE: - Daily News Valley trio among 4 charged in scheme Three San Fernando Valley residents were among four people charged Thursday with running an illegal pyramid game called the Platinum Gift Club that promised participants $16,000 for a $2,000 investment, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said. Lee Eldon Valentine, 45, of Northridge; Scott Matthew This article is about an Australian musician. For a British musician named Scott Matthews, see corresponding article. Scott Matthew (occasionally credited as Scotty Matthew) is a vocalist and lyricist born in Queensland, Australia. Reiss, 35, of North Hollywood; Glenda Sue Blackwell, 54, of Burbank and John Mendoza, 33, of Silver Lake each were charged with one count of operating an endless-chain scheme and making false and misleading statements. All four were arrested in November by Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . vice officers working out of the Devonshire Station. The officers posed
as potential participants in the Platinum Gift Club, officials said.
The four defendants are scheduled for arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted in Los Angeles Municipal Court on July 10. Each could face a year in jail, a $1,000 fine or both for running the chain scheme, and six months in jail, a $2,500 fine, or both for making misleading statements. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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