BRIEFLY BRATTON: INMATES SERVE 10% OF TERM.LOS ANGELES - People are getting out of jail early due to cuts to the Sheriff's Department, which has 1,500 fewer deputies and has closed several county jails, the head of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . said Thursday.
``We're finding increasingly that people who are being arrested by us are serving less than 10 percent of their sentences,'' said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief William Bratton. Both the police department and the City Attorney's Office use up significant resources to arrest and prosecute criminals, only to see them freed due to budget constraints, Bratton said. He said he will be meeting with Sheriff Lee Baca soon to discuss the issue. - City News Service Docs can speed only when urgent LOS ANGELES - The California Medical Association wanted to give doctors the green light to speed, if they displayed an identifying sticker, but the California Highway Patrol balked balk v. balked, balk·ing, balks v.intr. 1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. 2. , saying doctors can put the pedal to the metal only in emergencies. The association, citing a 1930s-era state law allowing doctors to speed to medical emergencies, at first told members they could speed legally as long as their cars displayed a sticker identifying them as doctors. Big red ``M.D.'' stickers were printed up by the group. CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Commission Commissioner D.O. ``Spike'' Helmick said the association misread mis·read tr.v. mis·read , mis·read·ing, mis·reads 1. To read inaccurately. 2. To misinterpret or misunderstand: misread our friendly concern as prying. the law and he would personally ticket any doctor caught violating the state's driving laws, red sticker or not. - Associated Press Woman's shooting justified - D.A. VENTURA - The District Attorney's Office has concluded a deputy's fatal shooting of a distraught woman at Point Mugu State Park Point Mugu State Park is a large park located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Southern California. It is in the Western Santa Monica Mountains. The park can be accessed from the north in the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center and from the south was legally justified. Deputy Jason Stephens was faced with a ``life-or-death decision'' when he fired on Nancy Pearlman, who was armed at the time of the March 20, 2003, incident, the DA's report said. Pearlman, 56, of Camarillo was upset over a divorce when she drove to the beach parking lot on Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
- Associated Press CHP announces speed crackdown LOS ANGELES - The California Highway Patrol is cracking down on speeders. The law enforcement agency Noun 1. law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice announced Thursday it will deploy ``special enforcement teams'' of officers to be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout motorists who break the speed limit. ``Starting today, if you exceed the speed limit, you may as well leave your driver's license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance on the seat next to you because that's what the CHP officer who stops you is going to ask for,'' said CHP Border Division Chief ``Skip'' Carter. Carter said motorists have been driving faster and faster on roads and highways List of articles related to roads and highways around the world. International/World
- Associated Press Counterfeit flea control pulled Federal environmental officials are warning shoppers to watch out for counterfeit dog and cat flea-control products being marketed to look like Advantage and Frontline products. C&C Feed in North Hills, East Valley Feed and Tack in Sun Valley, Newbury Park Feed, and Red Barn in Tarzana are among the pet shops ordered to stop selling the illegally imported goods. The fake flea-control products were allegedly sold by Honolulu-based Pang & Son. The flea-control applicator ap·pli·ca·tor n. An instrument for applying something, such as a medication. applicator, n a device for applying medication; usually a slender rod of glass or wood, used with a pledget of cotton on the end. packaging was designed to look like brand- name products that have passed the EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. pesticide review. - Daily News New trees to help absorb pollution Hoping to offset air pollution from cars, the Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Department will begin planting 3,500 trees throughout the city, especially along major transportation routes. A mature tree can absorb as much as 10 pounds of air pollution. With the help of neighborhood councils and business improvement districts, the department is selecting public and private spots to plant trees. The $965,000 planting project is funded by state and federal dollars through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Caltrans. Community organizations interested in participating in the projects can call the Environmental Affairs Department at (213) 978-0862. - Daily News Learning carnival for tots, toddlers SYLMAR - The Los Angeles County Office of Education today will sponsor a Carnival of Learning at the Northeast Valley Health Corp. WIC WIC - WAN Interface Card in Sylmar. Food and educational games for infants, toddlers and preschoolers will be provided to promote Early Advantage, a free school preparation program for young children and caregivers with low incomes. The carnival is from 1 to 3 p.m. at 12800 Foothill Blvd. in Sylmar. For information, call (818) 837-6431. - Daily News |
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