BRIEFLY : PEPPER SPRAY STINGS AT CHATSWORTH OFFICE.CHATSWORTH - One woman was taken to the hospital and six more people were treated at the scene Thursday after someone released pepper spray in the lobby of a U.S. Post Office U.S. Post Office can refer to the United States Postal Service system. There are many interesting and historic buildings among the large number of facilities. . It happened at 21606 Devonshire St. about 4:10 p.m., said Bob Collis of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . Collis said a woman in her 50s had a pre-existing respiratory problem, and was hospitalized so she could be examined. ``Someone went in and pepper sprayed and then walked out,'' Collis said. ``Who or why, who knows?'' Capt. Steve Ruda said the post office has a surveillance camera in the lobby that might help determine who did it. - City News Service Knox reports flaw in interchange plan SHERMAN OAKS - A proposed plan to help relieve congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. at the 101-405 freeway interchange has overlooked a 1,200-foot gap between lane additions on the San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. and the 101-405 connector, Assemblyman Wally Knox, D-Los Angeles, said in a letter to Gov. Gray Davis released Thursday. The $13.1 million project would add a lane on the northbound 405 from Mulholland Drive For the motion picture, see . Mulholland Drive is a very well-known road in Los Angeles, California named after engineer William Mulholland. A portion of it is also called Mulholland Highway. to the Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. off-ramp and add a lane to the connector linking the northbound San Diego Freeway to the eastbound Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. . But there is a 1,200-foot distance separating the two lane additions, Knox's letter said. Knox asked the Davis Administration to find the estimated $12 million necessary to close the gap, otherwise there would be a bottleneck. - Daily News Van Nuys business damaged in blaze VAN NUYS - A fire Thursday at a one-story Van Nuys building containing Beyda & Associates, a wholesale book and video business, caused $1 million in damage. The cause of the fire was electrical, said Bob Collis of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Seventy firefighters sent to 6943 Valjean Ave. at 8:19 a.m. gained the upper hand on the blaze in about a half-hour, he said. No injuries were reported. - City News Service Deputy shoots dog after doorway jump LANCASTER - A sheriff's deputy shot and killed a pit bull Thursday after he knocked on the door of a gang member's home and the dog attacked him, a sheriff's official said. Deputy Erik Ruble and partner Brad Foss went to the man's Beach Avenue home at 4:15 p.m. because he was suspected of writing graffiti nearby, said sheriff's Lt. David Collin, of the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley sheriff's station. When Ruble knocked on the slightly ajar door, the dog jumped on him and he shot the dog. While Ruble was backing up, he tripped and twisted his knee. He was treated at a local hospital and returned to duty Thursday. - Daily News |
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