BRIEFLY `BUTTERFINGERS' PLEADS GUILTY.After admitting he had an incredible drug habit, a man dubbed the ``butterfingers but·ter·fin·gers pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A person who tends to drop things. but  ter·fin bandit'' pleaded guilty Friday to robbing a
half dozen San Fernando Valley San Fernando ValleyValley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. banks of a total of about $20,000. Christopher Harris Wright, 32, held up banks in Mission Hills, Northridge, North Hollywood, Van Nuys and Sherman Oaks before being arrested Feb. 21 during a traffic stop. He earned his ``butterfingers'' moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. after dropping stacks of cash while on the way out of one holdup and getting help from strangers who picked up the money and gave it back to him, according to authorities. - City News Service Teachers' union challenge district Teachers union officials Friday challenged the school district's decision to increase class sizes in some grades, saying some board members violated open meeting laws when discussing the issue. United Teachers Los Angeles filed a formal complaint with the District Attorney's Office and is demanding that the board reverse its decision. - City News Service Edison worker electrocuted MOORPARK - A Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. worker was electrocuted by a high voltage cable. Carlos Cabrera Castro, 46, of Santa Paula, a 25-year Edison employee, died at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. shortly after his wrist come in contact with the cable Wednesday afternoon at Collins Drive and Shakespeare Place, officials said. There were no witnesses and the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate and Edison were investigating the accident. - Associated Press Cops nab two suspects in heist STUDIO CITY - Two suspected bank robbers were being questioned and a third was being sought Friday following a heist at a Ventura Boulevard bank, police said. Los Angeles police surrounded the Cal Fed Bank at 12191 W. Ventura Blvd. after being called at 11:30 a.m. with a report of a robbery was in progress, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Guillermo Campos. The robbers were reportedly wearing masks, and detectives were trying to positively identify the suspects later Friday. - Daily News Slain lawmen honored by Davis Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Deputy Brandan Hinkle died in a head-on collision between his motorcycle and a sedan in February in Diamond Bar. Deputy Hagop ``Jake'' Kuredjian died during a September gunfight in Stevenson Ranch, where deputies had assisted federal agents in serving a warrant. - City News Service Disneyland guests felled by spray ANAHEIM -- About 20 Disneyland visitors complained of throat irritations Friday after an apparent discharge of Mace or pepper spray, a park spokesman said. Paramedics and park nurses responded to the 3 p.m. incident in Tomorrowland but all of the complaining guests declined medical treatment, said Ray Gomez. - Associated Press Aerospace company sued The U.S. Labor Department The Department of Labor (DOL) administers federal labor laws for the Executive Branch of the federal government. Its mission is "to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners of the United States, to improve their working sued a Sun Valley aerospace company, alleging it undervalued Undervalued A stock or other security that is trading below its true value. Notes: The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating. employee stock ownership plan shares, according to court documents. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles federal court against Westfield Precision Products Inc. and its trustees alleges violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq. (1974), is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established Pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals enrolled in these plans. . - City News Service Deputy convicted of grand theft A suspended Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was convicted Friday of using credit cards to buy nearly $9,000 in custom car wheels and rims. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated about a day before finding David Osorio, 30, guilty of two counts each of grand theft and unauthorized use of an access card. His defense attorney maintains he has been misidentified and wrongly accused. Sentencing is scheduled for May 31. He has been free on his own recognizance. - City News Service 10-acre brush fire contained CASTAIC - A brush fire erupted Friday afternoon near Castaic Lake, prompting a response from federal, county and city of Los Angeles
Firefighters and water-dropping helicopters responeded to the 4:05 fire, and crews had 10 acres contained by evening, authorities said. - Staff and wire |
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