BRIEFLY : WOMAN RAPED IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD.A woman was raped in her North Hollywood apartment early Saturday after the assailant entered the residence through an open window or sliding glass door, detectives said. The woman, believed to be between 20 and 30 years old, was taken to a local hospital after the attack, which occurred sometime between 1 and 1:30 a.m. in the southern part of North Hollywood. Authorities do not believe the suspect is the same heavyset heav·y·set adj. Having a stout or compact build. Adj. 1. heavyset - having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man" man weighing more than 250 pounds who has been linked to sexual assaults in Burbank and North Hollywood, said Detective Karen Crawford 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. ``His stature is different and the M.O. is different,'' Crawford said. ?13Daily News Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. blaze scorches 15 acres GRIFFITH PARK - Firefighters extinguished a 15-acre blaze Saturday that charred mostly brush in the rugged hills of Griffith Park, a Fire Department spokesman said. The blaze burned through Bronson Canyon, where six water-dropping helicopters and 190 firefighters spent 90 minutes battling flames that never threatened homes, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . No injuries were reported in the fire, which started at 3:05 p.m., Humphrey said. About four dozen hikers voluntarily evacuated the area. The blaze, which was under investigation, burned land in the southwest corner of Griffith Park, more than a mile west of Griffith Park Observatory. ?13- Daily News Jail inmate found dead in dorm bed Deputies found an inmate dead in his dormitory at the Men's Central Jail early Saturday. The 20-year-old man, who was not immediately identified pending notification of relatives, was found dead in his dormitory bunk at 12:05 a.m. during a routine inmate count, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . The man had been arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious lewd and lascivious adj., adv. references to conduct which includes people living together who are known not to be married, entertainment which aims at arousing the libido or primarily sexual sensation, open solicitation for prostitution, or indecent exposure of crimes against children, said Deputy Angie Prewett. The man's face appeared beaten, but the cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office, authorities said. ?13- Daily News Pair found in car fatally shot in head BURBANK - Two men whose bodies were found badly decomposed de·com·pose v. de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing, de·com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To separate into components or basic elements. 2. To cause to rot. v.intr. 1. in a car trunk on a cul-de-sac had been fatally shot in the head, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office said Saturday. The men were identified as Cesar Octavio Meza, 34, of Huntington Park and Omar Carlos Gutierrez, 29, of South Gate. Police discovered the bodies Thursday in the 200 block of West Linden Avenue. The double-homicide investigation was turned over to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department because authorities believe the killings happened in a county area outside Burbank. Sheriff's officials asked that anyone with information about the incident call homicide Detectives Stuart Reed or Gib Anderson at (213) 890-5500. ?13- Daily News Toddler hit by car, in stable condition CANOGA PARK - A 3-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle Saturday in the 21000 block of Sherman Way, near Variel Avenue, authorities said. The toddler, whose name was not immediately released, was taken by air ambulance air ambulance Emergency medicine A helicopter or, less commonly, a fixed wing aircraft, used to evacuate a person who requires immediate medical attention that cannot be provided at his/her current location to Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, where he was listed in stable condition Saturday night, said Brian Humphrey, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman. |
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