BRIEFLY : VAN NUYS STANDOFF ENDS IN MAN'S ARREST.VAN NUYS - A man barricaded himself in his home and held police at bay during a nine-hour standoff before a SWAT team stormed the home and captured him early Sunday, police said. The problem apparently developed from a family dispute between a 30-year-old man and his father, who called police at about 6 p.m. Friday, said Sgt. Richard Bertoldo 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 Van Nuys Division. Shortly after police arrived in the 14000 block of Kittridge Avenue, the father managed to escape from the house with a grandchild who was 5 or 6 years old, said Bertoldo. Police then blocked off the street and brought in a crisis negotiation team. ``He said he was going to commit suicide Verb 1. commit suicide - kill oneself; "the terminally ill patient committed suicide" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" if the police came inside the house,'' said Bertoldo. The standoff ended at about 3 a.m. when a SWAT team rushed into the house and disarmed the man, said Bertoldo. The man, whose name was unavailable, is being held 72 hours for psychiatric evaluation psychiatric evaluation The assessment of a person's mental, social, psychologic functionality. See DSM-IV-table multiaxial assessment, Personality testing, Psychiatric history, Psychiatric interview. , said Bertoldo. ?13Daily News Sunland post office getting new boss Sunland plans to install a new postmaster postmaster - The electronic mail contact and maintenance person at a site connected to the Internet or UUCPNET. Often, but not always, the same as the admin. The Internet standard for electronic mail (RFC 822) requires each machine to have a "postmaster" address; usually it is today to oversee the foothill community's 14 mail routes and nearly $1 million in annual business. Sally Mackie, who graduated from San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. , is a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. and will be installed at a ceremony at the 8587 Fenwick St. post office. Along with a supervisor, Mackie will manage a staff of 34 employees as Sunland's 22nd postmaster. ?13Daily News |
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