BRIEFLY 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL LIED, POLICE SAY.An 11-year-old girl lied to police about being kidnapped and raped along with her 13-year-old friend at Hansen Dam Hansen Dam in Los Angeles County, California was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District in 1939 and 1940. The project is located near the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley on Tujunga Wash, about one mile below the confluence of the Big Tujunga Wash , authorities said Wednesday. Several hours after police launched a massive nighttime search Tuesday for her 13-year-old friend, whom the girl said was still in the hands of a kidnapper, the girl told police she made up the story, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Eduardo Funes said. It was unclear why the girl made up the story. Funes noted similarities between the girl's story and recent fabricated sexual assaults in Ventura and Orange counties, one of which resulted in a man being jailed. ``She wasted a lot of taxpayer money,'' Funes said. ``At least no one was charged based on false information, but it was a big waste of time.'' - Daily News Crackdown leads to hike in towing Towing of illegally parked cars on major thoroughfares during rush hours increased by more than a third during the first two days of a stepped-up enforcement effort meant to ease traffic on 35 Los Angeles streets, city officials said. On Monday, the first day of the initiative, 82 vehicles were towed from no-parking zones, compared to 59 tows the previous Monday, said Lt. Christine Mata of the city's parking enforcement department. On Tuesday, 85 vehicles were towed, compared with 58 impounds on the previous Tuesday, Mata said. The effort is part of Mayor James Hahn's plan, announced earlier this year, to relieve gridlock Gridlock A government, business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administrative framework or to impending change in the business. on city streets. - Daily News Marshals seeking details on fugitive The U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. sought information Wednesday about a fugitive from Pacoima who was allegedly part of a major 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. ring operating out of the East San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, 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. when he disappeared in 1995. Jose Jesus Gonzalez, 39, is wanted on a warrant issued on April 27 of that year in U.S. District Court in 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. , Marshals Deputy Jimell Griffin said. Gonzalez and five other men were arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. on March 28, 1995. Gonzalez was released from custody on his own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. and later disappeared. Four of the five other men are still serving prison time. Anyone with information about his whereabouts was asked to call the U.S. Marshals Service in Los Angeles at (213) 894-2485. - City News Service Suspect charged in woman's death A Ventura County man, who authorities say slit a Long Beach woman's throat as police checking for prowlers waited for her to bring a gate key, was charged with capital murder Wednesday. Nicholas Alexander Harvey, 22, of Port Hueneme made his initial court appearance this afternoon, but did not enter a plea. The suspect, who has no known criminal past, will remain in custody without bail pending arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted Nov. 29 in Long Beach Superior Court on one count each of murder, first-degree residential burglary and second-degree robbery. - City News Service Valley man dies after being pinned SANTA PAULA - A 43-year-old Van Nuys man died after he was pinned under two 3,000-pound steel trusses at a Santa Paula-area construction site, officials said Wednesday. Humberto Calderon was injured at the site near Highway 126 and Faulkner Road about 11:30 a.m. Monday and died at about 4 p.m. at the Ventura County Medical Center Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. , apparently as the result of head and neck injuries, the Ventura County coroner's office reported. - Daily News Spector papers ordered released In spite of vehement arguments from lawyers for rock music producer Phil Spector, a judge ruled Wednesday that transcripts of grand jury hearings which led to Spector's indictment for murder should be made public. Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said he was following a long list of First Amendment court decisions that favor public access to court documents. He said Spector's lawyers had failed to show that release of the documents would create a reasonable likelihood that a fair jury could not be found for his trial. - Associated Press |
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