BRIEFLY : SYLMAR MAN SHOT WHILE IN HIS VEHICLE.SYLMAR - A 47-year-old man was recovering Friday evening after being shot numerous times while in his vehicle getting ready to go to work, police said. Roberto Lucas, of Sylmar, was shot several times about 5 a.m. in front of his home in the 12900 block of Borden Avenue, police said. He was in stable condition at a local hospital and ``will survive the wounds,'' said Detective Frank Bishop 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 Foothill Division. The motive was not known. Detectives said there was no evidence the victim was involved in drug or gang activity. - Daily News 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 suspect escapes with auto WOODLAND HILLS - Detectives searched Friday for a carjacking suspect who escaped in a stolen vehicle Thursday after a second carjacking suspect he was following slammed into a utility pole A utility pole, telegraph pole, telephone pole, power pole, or telegraph post is a post or pole upon which telecommunication network equipment is situated. and critically injured himself. Police were searching for Luis Rojas, 23, who allegedly escaped from a Department of Corrections work furlough fur·lough n. 1. a. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces. b. A usually temporary layoff from work. c. program with Brian James Rogers, 23, at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, said Officer Don Cox, an LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. spokesman. The two carjacked a woman at a Pacoima-area Target store and another victim in the West Valley, police said. They speeded the cars down Ventura Boulevard at about 100 mph before Rogers lost control of the stolen black Mustang and crashed into a power pole in the 20200 block of Ventura Boulevard, police said. He remained in critical but stable condition Friday at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. with two broken legs and internal injuries. - Daily News Officer enters plea to new drug charges A Los Angeles police officer pleaded not guilty Friday to three more drug charges stemming from alleged thefts of cocaine from an evidence room at police headquarters at Parker Center. The Los Angeles County grand jury handed down the new charges against Rafael Antonio Perez, 31, on Monday. They include two counts of possession of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. for sale and one count of grand theft of cocaine. Deputy District Attorney Richard Rosenthal said the latest charges involve an alleged theft that took place at Parker Center on Feb. 5, 1998. Rosenthal said he expects the grand jury to return additional counts. Perez was already charged with one count each of possession of cocaine for sale, grand theft and forgery in an alleged March 2, 1998 theft. If convicted of those alone, he could be sentenced to a maximum of eight years and four months in prison. Perez, a nine-year veteran, was arrested last August and is being held on $550,000 bail. - City News Service SHolly family, MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. suing over royalties Buddy Holly's family and MCA Records are battling in court in Los Angeles over who should get royalty payments and how much they should be. The Texan rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. genius was killed along with Ritchie Valens of Pacoima and Texas disc jockey J.P. ``The Big Bopper'' Richardson on Feb. 3, 1959, when their private plane went down near Clear Lake, Iowa Clear Lake is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,161 at the 2000 census. The city is named for the large lake on which it is located. It is the home of a number of marinas, state parks and tourism-related businesses. . The MCA Records suit, filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, names as defendants Holly's widow, Maria Elena Holly, his brothers and sister, members of his old band ``The Crickets,'' and Lyle Walker, the co-executor of the estate of Holly's former manager, Norm Petty. Holly's widow and siblings filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles, naming MCA and Walker, who they claim has no legal claim to royalties. - City News Service |
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