BRIEFLY : POLICE ARREST DRIVER AFTER TWO-HOUR CHASE.VAN NUYS - A North Hollywood man who allegedly led police on a nearly two-hour, slow-speed chase in a stolen vehicle called police during the pursuit and lied that he was armed and drunk, authorities said Thursday. Frank Douge, 21, was booked on suspicion of felony evasion, said Detective William Aurand of the 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 Department's Valley Traffic Division. Douge has prior arrests for joy riding, Aurand said. Douge, driving a stolen 1998 Ford Expedition The Ford Expedition is a full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1997 it slots between the smaller Ford Explorer, and the now discontinued and larger Ford Excursion. The Expedition offers up to eight passenger seating and a range of V8 engines. , caught the eye of a security guard, who called authorities, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Aurand and Los Angeles police Sgt. V. Neglia of the Van Nuys Division. Police did not find a gun and a breath test showed the suspect's blood-alcohol content was zero, Aurand said. But Douge also told police he was doing drugs, and police found cocaine and marijuana in his sock, Aurand said. - City News Service Area man indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. in embezzlement embezzlement, wrongful use, for one's own selfish ends, of the property of another when that property has been legally entrusted to one. Such an act was not larceny at common law because larceny was committed only when property was acquired by a "felonious taking," i. A 72-year-old Canoga Park man who ran a building supply company was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges that he embezzled em·bez·zle tr.v. em·bez·zled, em·bez·zling, em·bez·zles To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust. more than $700,000 from his workers' pension plans. Russell Crawford was charged with 10 felony counts, including embezzlement and bank fraud, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Scheper. If convicted, Crawford faces up to 100 years in prison and a fine of up to $4 million. Crawford could not be reached for comment Thursday. A warrant was issued for his arrest, Scheper said. Crawford owned Valley Building Materials Company, which manufactured and installed custom windows and doors. The company went bankrupt in August 1995, prosecutors said. According to prosecutors, Crawford stole $724,500 from pension plans between 1992 and March 1995, primarily to keep his failing business afloat. - Daily News Disney studio unit gets new executive BURBANK - Stage and animation veteran Peter Schneider was named Thursday to the new position of president of Walt Disney Studios The name Walt Disney Studios may refer to:
Schneider had been serving as president of Walt Disney Theatrical Walt Disney Theatrical Productions, informally known as Walt Disney Theatrical, is the stageplay and musical production arm of The Walt Disney Company. It advertises as Disney on Broadway in New York City, and Disney on Stage in London and Melbourne. Productions and Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he helped revive Disney's animation business with such films as ``The Little Mermaid,'' ``Aladdin,'' ``Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson classification). The first published version of the fairy tale was a meandering rendition by Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in ,'' ``The Lion King'' and ``Toy Story.'' Schneider, 48, will report to Joe Roth, chairman of Disney's recently consolidated studio operation. Schneider joined Disney in 1985. - Associated Press Police identify body found near on-ramp Authorities on Thursday identified the man who was shot to death earlier this week near an on-ramp to the Foothill Freeway in Lake View Terrace. Tony Lashawn Davis, 23, of Hawaiian Gardens was shot several times in the upper body near the Wheatland Avenue on-ramp, said Detective Frank Bishop of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division. The body was found by a transient about 4:40 p.m. Monday, officials said. - Daily News Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. center planning workshops PACOIMA - The San Juan Macias Orientation Immigrant Center will offer free workshops today and Saturday to assist Honduran and Nicaraguan nationals who might be eligible for temporary protective status to remain in the United States. Last month, the federal government offered temporary protective status for all Hondurans and Nicaraguans living in the United States as of Dec. 30, 1998, to assist Central American countries affected by Hurricane Mitch. Those eligible must register between Tuesday of this week and July 5, 1999. The special status will last for a maximum of 18 months. The workshops will be held at 6 p.m. today and 3 p.m. Saturday at the center, 13672 Van Nuys Blvd. in Pacoima. For more information, call (818) 896-1156. - Daily News |
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