BRIEFLY : SUSPECT IN SHOOTING FOUND DEAD IN YARD.NEWBURY PARK - A 25-year-old Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. man suspected of shooting another resident in a neighborhood park early Wednesday was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. Andrew Contreras was found about 8:40 a.m. in the back yard of his Debbie Street home with a gunshot wound to the head, said sheriff's Cmdr. Kathy Kemp. Contreras had been suspected of wounding Thomas Wang, who was shot in the shoulder about 3 a.m. during a fight near Wendy Drive and Kimber Street, officials said. Wang was taken to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
- Daily News Police arrest man in pot possession VENTURA - A 30-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of growing marijuana in his back yard after narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. detectives serving a search warrant found five pounds of the drug on his property. Danny Grant Daniel "Danny" Grant (born February 21, 1945 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger, who played in the National Hockey League for parts of fourteen seasons. was taken into custody at 2:45 p.m. on suspicion of cultivating marijuana and of possessing the drug for sale, officials said. Authorities said Grant told them the plants, with a street value of $4,500, were for his personal use. Some marijuana was growing in a garden area and recently harvested plants were drying in a bedroom, officials said. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by Ventura Police Department narcotics detectives, patrol officers and officers with VXNET, a narcotics task force. - Daily News Appointments still available for shots SIMI VALLEY - Appointment space is filling quickly for a drive-through flu clinic scheduled for Saturday, when free vaccines will be given in the parking lot of the Farmer's Insurance Group Regional Office. Adults 60 years and older, and those with conditions that could lead to health complications from the flu, are eligible to receive the free vaccinations offered through the state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. and Health Care Services. Adults allergic to eggs cannot receive the vaccine. The clinic will be held at 3041 Cochran Ave., Simi Valley. Participants are asked to bring a canned good for an area food-collection program. Appointments are required. For more information, call (805) 583-8971. - Daily News |
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