BRIEFLY : TEEN RUN OVER AFTER FALLING OFF CAR HOOD.PALMDALE - A teen-ager remained hospitalized Friday after he fell off the hood of a car and was run over, sheriff's officials said. Deputies were still investigating the incident, but they said two women or girls driving in the area of 33rd Street East and Avenue Q around 9:30 p.m. Thursday stopped to talk to several young men. A 15-year-old boy climbed onto the hood of their car, which moved off, throwing the teen to the pavement and running him over, deputies said. The youth was airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Newhall. His condition was not available. After the incident, the two women left the scene but turned themselves in at the Palmdale sheriff's station several hours later. Officials said the women, whose names were not released, may face charges of reckless driving reckless driving n. operation of an automobile in a dangerous manner under the circumstances, including speeding (or going too fast for the conditions, even though within the posted speed limit), driving after drinking (but not drunk), having too many passengers in . - Daily News PONY League The Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League, also known as the PONY League, was a Class D minor league baseball circuit that played from 1939 through 1956. The forerunner of the modern Class A New York - Penn League, the PONY served as the first professional baseball address of plans youth registration LANCASTER - The Lancaster PONY League will host registration for 13- and 14-year-olds on the next three Saturdays. Sign-ups will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Jan. 16 and Jan. 23 at Joshua Baseball Park A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of baseball and the spectator seating areas or any other features around it. , on Avenue J-12 at Third Street East. Players must bring their birth certificates as proof of age. Fee is $90. For information, call (805) 942-1823 or (805) 940-8868. - Daily News Gang, curfew raid yields eight arrests LANCASTER - Deputies arrested six adults and two juveniles Thursday night in a gang and curfew sweep, sheriff's officials said. Offenses for which the eight were arrested included possession of 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. , possession of narcotics for sale, giving false information to a peace officer, possession of a dangerous and concealed weapon concealed weapon n. a weapon, particularly a handgun, which is kept hidden on one's person, or under one's control (in a glove compartment or under a car seat). and curfew violations. Deputies from the Lancaster station made the arrests in parks, on streets and in parking lots throughout the city. ``They just went place to place,'' said Deputy Theresa Dawson. ``They targeted everywhere. They went to areas where there is a high amount of crime or gang activity.'' - Daily News Trial slated in case of murder for hire LANCASTER - An Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley truck driver accused of hiring a tenant to kill his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife and her boyfriend was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of solicitation of murder and kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. . Martyn John Haggett, 35, was arrested in October after the tenant alerted authorities shortly after the contract was made, sheriff's deputies said. Deputies said Haggett wanted the pair killed because he didn't want to lose property to his wife in a divorce settlement. One count of conspiracy to commit murder against Haggett was dismissed Friday, officials said. - Daily News |
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