BRIEFLY 'BOMB' TURNS OUT TO BE MOVIE PROP.NORTH HILLS - Police evacuated residents of a North Hills neighborhood for two hours Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Sgt. David Legaspi 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 Devonshire Division said the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. bomb squad arrived around 10:30 a.m. and found that the device was a realistic-looking movie prop. The facsimile bomb was sitting in a pile of rubbish at the end of a cul-de-sac in the 15200 block of Broadmoor Street, according to Devonshire's Sgt. Andy Whitman. Police began to allow people living within 300 yards of the device to return to their homes shortly after 11:30 a.m, Legaspi said. - Daily News Trash, recycling delayed one day Garbage and recycling collection will be delayed one day after Christmas, and again after New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. , officials said. While sorting holiday trash, residents are reminded by Los Angeles Public Works officials that gift wrap, a nonrecyclable item, should be put in the black container along with plastic bags and containers; foam boxes, cups and plates; paper or boxes containing food residue; wire hangers and wood products. - Daily News Mission brings gifts to Skid Row Christmas came early this year for the needy on Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The Fred Jordan Mission hosted its 22nd annual Christmas Toy Celebration on Sunday to provide toys, clothing, food and other gifts to benefit 15,000 homeless and impoverished children, women and men. More than 40,000 new toys were distributed to underprivileged children. Each family also received a sack of groceries and other gifts. ``I'm so grateful for the generosity of people in this community who have made possible all the toys, the food and the gifts,'' the mission's Willie Jordan told KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7). ``Because without their support we would really be in trouble. It's going to be a great Christmas on Skid Row.'' AT&T Wireless, Deloitte & Touche, Lucky Brand Dungarees dun·ga·ree n. 1. A sturdy, often blue denim fabric. 2. dungarees Trousers or overalls made of sturdy denim fabric. [Hindi du , Mattel, Northrop Grumman, the Sikh Community of Los Angeles, Vision L.A. and The Walt Disney Co. provided gifts to the mission and volunteers to staff the event. - City News Service 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 leads to large pot bust LONG BEACH - Five people were arrested and a 6-month-old infant was taken into protective custody An arrangement whereby a person is safeguarded by law enforcement authorities in a location other than the person's home because his or her safety is seriously threatened. Sunday after police investigating a carjacking found 400 pounds of marijuana hidden in a home, police said. About a half-dozen ``suitcase-size'' bundles of marijuana were found beneath a trap door in a home in the 100 block of Ellis Street, said Long Beach police Sgt. Paul LeBaron. The drugs have an estimated street value of $640,000, said LeBaron. - City News Service Body of woman discovered in car IRVINE - Police said they found a dead woman slumped in the front seat of a car driven by a man they say was firing a handgun near an intersection on Sunday morning. David Benjamin Rodgers, 37, of Lancaster was arrested on suspicion of homicide, authorities said. He suffered a gunshot wound to his right ankle and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. - Daily News |
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