BRIEFLY : PARK RANGER INJURED IN VALLEY COLLISION.WOODLAND HILLS - A 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. park ranger A park ranger is a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands, forests (then called a forest ranger), wilderness areas, as well as other natural resources and protected cultural resources. sustained minor injuries in a traffic collision Friday night while en route to help other rangers who had called for backup during a fight at Warner Park
Warner Park is a community park in northern Madison, Wisconsin. , police said. Around 8:10 p.m., a driver heading north on Owensmouth Avenue struck a Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. driven by the ranger, who was heading west on Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. , said Los Angeles Police Sgt. George Wright. Wright said the northbound driver drove through a red light. The truck smashed into a Honda Civic on Owensmouth and flipped over on its side. - Daily News School contractor held in bribe case A Woodland Hills man whose construction company was under contract to the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. was arrested Friday on a warrant alleging that he tried to bribe an inspector with money hidden in a cookie box, district attorney's officials said. Kambiz ``Ken'' Maleki of Woodland Hills is suspected of slipping the inspector five $100 bills hidden between layers of cookies, after the inspector ordered him to correct substandard work at Coliseum Street Elementary School. The defendant, who owns K&M Construction of Woodland Hills, was under contract to perform a safety and technology upgrade at the school. Deputy District Attorney Alexander Karkanen said Maleki, 43, and the inspector disagreed over whether workmanship and materials used in the upgrade were substandard. The alleged bribe was offered March 18, after the inspector halted work on the project until the school district's construction standards were met. The inspector notified his supervisors and authorities, who launched a sting operation. Maleki was arrested by investigators with the District Attorney's Office. - Daily News Staff and Wire Services |
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