BRIEFLY 2 HELD IN SHOOTING AT FILLING STATION.An argument at an Arleta filling station led to a shooting that left two people wounded and two others in custody Friday night, police said. The shooting at Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). and Osbourne Street occurred about 7:40 p.m., said 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 Sgt. Robert Ginther of the Foothill Station. It was unclear what the argument was about, but the gunman wounded his adversary and a bystander by·stand·er n. A person who is present at an event without participating in it. bystander Noun a person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator Noun 1. , Ginther said. Both should survive their wounds, he said. Police took two people into custody, but their names were unavailable pending booking, he said. - City News Service Suspect held in hit-and-run crash NORTH HILLS - A hit-and-run suspect was arrested Friday after a collision caused a motorcyclist to lose his leg, police said. The crash occurred about 9 p.m. at the intersection of Parthenia Street and Hayvenhurst Avenue, 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. Los Angeles police. The suspect fled the scene but was later captured. Details of the crash were still under investigation late Friday. - Daily News Davis seeks probe of dispute at MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. Gov. Gray Davis called Friday for an investigation into the growing labor dispute between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the bus drivers' union, the United Transportation Union. The action is the first step in setting a cooling off period between the two sides, which would allow negotiations to continue without threat of a walkout by drivers or lockout lockout, intentional closing up of a company, factory, or shop by an employer to prevent employees from working during a strike or labor dispute. The term lockout by the MTA. The inquiry will be undertaken by a three-member board appointed by the governor and report back their findings by July 19. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Hahn war chest hits $200,000 Even without any challengers and the election two years away, Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California reported raising $200,000 for his 2005 campaign, the city Ethics Commission In the United States, an Ethics Commission is a commission established by State law to discourage dishonest practices by their public employees and elected officials. Almost all American states have such a commission. said Friday. Hahn, who formed his fund-raising committee in mid-April, reported reaching the $200,000 mark as of June 30 after a series of private fund- raisers around the city. No other candidate has announced plans to challenge Hahn in his bid for a second term. - Daily News Snowy plovers found in Ventura OXNARD - A nest of the threatened Western snowy plower was discovered on a Ventura County beach where another nest was found two weeks earlier. The nest was found Wednesday on Hollywood Beach by a woman who lives nearby and whose husband and son discovered the first nest. Jayne Ziv said she happened upon the new nest while out for a walk. As part of his Eagle Scout project, her 14-year-old son Zak posted signs about the birds after he found the first nest. He also found volunteers to act as docents to make sure people and their dogs don't hurt the birds. - Associated Press Father, son guilty in wire fraud scam A father and son pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. in a scam in which $130 million was bilked from more than 300 people who believed their money was being invested in the foreign currency market. Moshe Leichner, 54, of Los Angeles, and his 31-year-old son Zvi, of Bell Canyon, entered their pleas Thursday before U.S. District Judge John Walter, who set sentencing for April 12. Both men face up to 20 years in prison. Under a plea agreement disclosed last month, the father and son agreed to turn over several luxury homes and cars, as well as money held in overseas accounts, said Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Kramer. The two men also agreed that a federal judgment of $130 million would be issued against them. - Associated Press |
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