BRIEFLY : POLICE CHASE ENDS IN INJURY COLLISION.SUN VALLEY - Gang members in a stolen car led police on a pursuit through 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. on Tuesday evening before crashing into another car and two bicycles, police said. The two victims from the bystander's car were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries, said 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 . Sgt. Tom Toutant of the North Hollywood Division. The three gang members were riding in a car that had been stolen in North Hollywood earlier Tuesday, police said. The chase began at 7:14 p.m. when police attempted to pull the gang members over at Lanark Street and Glenoaks Boulevard in Sun Valley, Toutant said. The driver led police on a pursuit through parts of North Hollywood, Burbank and then back to Sun Valley before they crashed into the other car and two bicycles at the intersection where the chase had started, he said. The bicyclists escaped in the nick of time, officials said. -Daily News 45 people arrested in insurance fraud Forty-five people were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of being involved in a San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley-based fraud ring that staged auto collisions and collected an estimated $5 million on false insurance claims Insurance fraud or false insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the intent to defraud an insurance provider. In the United States insurance fraud is estimated to cost US$875 per person per year with The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud estimating the loss , said law enforcement officials. California Insurance Commissioner California Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive office position in California who is in charge of the California Department of Insurance. The current Insurance Commissioner is Steve Poizner. Chuck Quackenbush Charles "Chuck" Quackenbush (born 1954) is a Florida law enforcement officer and former California politician. He served as Insurance Commissioner of California from 1995–2000 and as a California State Assemblyman representing the 22nd District, from 1986–1994. said about 200 additional arrests are expected over the next six months, in what is being referred to as the largest anti-fraud operation in the history of the state Department of Insurance. The investigation into ``Operation MedPay'' started last November, when two people involved in the ring came forward, Quackenbush said at a downtown news conference. The investigation included more than 30 undercover operations and combined the efforts of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. , Los Angeles Police Department and District Attorney's Office. -City News Service Cell phone users in L.A. pay most 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. tops the list of the nation's cities with the highest average cell phone charges, according to a survey released Tuesday. Los Angeles cell phone users pay an average of $40.79 a month, compared with No. 2 San Diego's $39.35 a month, according to the Econ One Wireless Survey. San Francisco ranked fifth at $37.27. Atlanta had the lowest price in the survey at $32.37. -City News Service Refund policy set for parking fines The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. adopted a policy Tuesday for refunding money to motorists who were issued tickets at malfunctioning parking meters. The council also agreed to look at phasing out the use of a special parking revenue fund to balance the city's $4 billion budget. The special parking revenue fund has been used by Mayor Richard Riordan to help balance the budget for the past few years by allocating some of it to the Department of Transportation for parking related programs. That angered council members in whose districts most of the money was raised and promised for parking projects. -Daily News |
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