BRIEFLY : ROBBER'S BULLET HITS CLERK IN THE CHEEK.STUDIO CITY - A liquor store employee who was shot in the face during a robbery Friday afternoon returned to work later in the evening, authorities said. The 48-year-old employee, who was not immediately identified, received a graze wound to his cheek and was expected to be released from Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History Friday night. As the gunman fled from J&J Wines & Spirits in the 11300 block of 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. , he turned around and fired one shot, which hit the employee in his cheek, said Lt. Jerald Morin, 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 North Hollywood Division. The gunman was described as being in his late teens to early 20s. The man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, Morin said. The owner, who returned to work late Friday night, declined to comment on the attack. - Daily News County courts get emergency loan The state has given the Los Angeles County court system $41 million in emergency money to avert a budget shortfall caused by changes in the way court funds are distributed. The courts have been in financial jams almost annually during the 1990s because of budget constraints, but this year's problem stems from implementing the state's Trial Court Funding Act, which went into effect in January. The act made accounting the state's responsibility instead of the counties. The law was intended to provide funding stability for the courts. Los Angeles County wasn't scheduled to receive its next check until July 15 and before Thursday, didn't have enough money to meet Monday's payroll. The governor, state treasurer Noun 1. state treasurer - the treasurer for a state government financial officer, treasurer - an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds and state controller approved a $110 million loan to help courts throughout the state make it until July, said Byron Tucker, a spokesman for the state controller. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Sausage recalled from food maker A Sun Valley meat processing firm on Friday recalled its semi-dry sausage that may be 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 listeria Listeria /Lis·te·ria/ (lis-ter´e-ah) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Corynebacterium); L. monocyto´genes causes listeriosis. Lis·te·ri·a n. , the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Shahbaz Meat Products Inc. recalled AMI Soujouk Semi-Dry Sausage, weighing about 1 pound each. The packages contain two, three or four sticks. ``Est. 18854'' appears inside the USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. inspection seal on the product label, the USDA said. Consumption of food with listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis Listeriosis Definition Listeriosis is an illness caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes that is acquired by eating contaminated food. The organism can spread to the blood stream and central nervous system. and meningitis, which has symptoms of high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness and nausea. The USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline is (800) 535-4555. - Daily News Coroner releases train death details BURBANK - The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said Friday that a man hit and killed by a Metrolink train was a 29-year-old Glendale resident. The man, whose name was not released pending notification of family, was standing on the tracks as the train approached the Burbank Airport Metrolink station on Empire Avenue about 6 p.m. Thursday, said Sgt. William Berry of the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. . Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. The westbound train was traveling from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or and bound for Moorpark, Berry said. The commuter train was slowing to approach the station when the incident occurred. Police said they had not yet determined Friday whether the man was standing on the tracks or trying to cross. - Daily News Area police station to mount food drive RESEDA - The LAPD's West Valley station is staging a weeklong food drive beginning Monday in conjunction with the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank and Councilwoman Laura Chick. They are seeking donations of nonperishable food as well as hygiene and paper products, said West Valley Capt. Lee Carter. The goal is to distribute the food to various charities that serve Los Angeles County residents, from soup kitchens and battered women's shelters to low-income day care centers and church pantries. The drive runs from June 15-21 and the goods can be dropped off at the station, located at 19020 Vanowen St. in Reseda, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. - Daily News |
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