BRIEFLY : RADIOACTIVE DIAPERS FOUND IN TRASH TRUCK.A small amount of radioactive material radioactive material Radiation A substance that contains unstable–radioactive–atoms that give off radiation as they decay. See Radioactive decay. was detected in a trash truck before it was unloaded last week at the Sunshine Canyon Landfill, officials said Tuesday. Two plastic bags were found Nov. 23 with diapers and sheets contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with Iodine-131 used in cancer therapy. Sanitation workers packaged the refuse into two 55-gallon drums, said Judith Wilson, director of the city's Bureau of Sanitation. ``Due to the low radiation levels, the radioactive material posed no risk or danger,'' Wilson said. ``However, we are taking every precaution not to compromise or place public health and safety at risk.'' The sanitation bureau worked with the county Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. is scheduled to vote next month on whether to reopen the part of the landfill on city property. - City News Service Murder trial ordered in carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger death An ex-con charged with the carjacking death of a flashy Woodland Hills businessman was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges that could bring the death sentence. Van Nuys Municipal Court Judge Leslie Dunn found sufficient evidence to try Kirell Francis Taylor Francis Taylor may refer to:
The charges stem from the Feb. 8 death of Christopher Rawlings, a former high school football star-turned-super salesman. Taylor also will face the special circumstance allegations that Rawlings' killing was committed during a carjacking, robbery and kidnapping. The judge set a Dec. 14 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 Superior Court. - City News Service Tree-trimmer jailed for 2nd hawk killing The owner of a Van Nuys tree-trimming company was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in jail and an employee received 30 days in jail for killing a protected red-tailed hawk and destroying its nest, prosecutors said. Bruce Howard, 40, of Tarzana, and his employee Salvador Orozco, 35, of Sierra Madre Sierra Madre, city, United States Sierra Madre (sēĕr`ə mä`drā), residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing. were sentenced after each pleaded no contest, 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. the City Attorney's Office. Howard and his company were prosecuted in 1997 for the same offense and part of their sentence at the time was for Howard and his employees to attend a wildlife awareness program. The most-recent incident occurred May 20 in Sherman Oaks. - Daily News Deposit for driving into Mexico begins Beginning today, U.S. drivers headed for the interior of Mexico will be required to leave deposits of up to $800 at the border for their vehicles. Travel to Baja California or border cities will be exempt from the new deposit system, which is meant to dissuade illegal sales of used U.S. vehicles in Mexico, according to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. The new system requires a $400 deposit for 1993 and older model cars, $600 for models from 1994-1998, and $800 for 1999 and 2000 models. Drivers must also pay $15 for a travel permit. The car deposit will be refunded when crossing back into the United States. - Daily News Police find suspect after jump from cliff SUNLAND - Los Angeles police arrested a 30-year-old domestic violence suspect Tuesday who had led officers on a high-speed chase in the mountains before crashing and jumping off a 400-foot cliff, authorities said. Carlos Vasquez was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. and felony hit and run for causing an officer to crash during the chase, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Charles Rodriguez. A search and rescue team located Vasquez about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday off Big Tujunga Road, police said. He was arrested and hospitalized for a broken pelvis. Officers spotted Vasquez Monday in a car with his girlfriend in the passenger seat, police said. She received minor injuries when he crashed. - Daily News |
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