BRIEFLY CLUBGOERS HELD AFTER SHOOTING.BURBANK - Three Burbank Village clubgoers were arrested early Saturday, accused of discharging a gun from the window of a car just after closing time, police said. No one was injured in the gunfire, which occurred in the 300 block of east Orange Grove - just across the street from the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. . ``It's a little disconcerting dis·con·cert tr.v. dis·con·cert·ed, dis·con·cert·ing, dis·con·certs 1. To upset the self-possession of; ruffle. See Synonyms at embarrass. 2. to be sitting in my office and hear a shot fired,'' said Lt. Robert Giles Robert H. Giles (born circa 1933) is current curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Giles graduated from DePauw University in 1955 and received his master's degree in 1956 from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. , adding that the incident was just one of many disturbances created by clubgoers. Police arrested Jimmy Polanco, 24, Wilson Barahona, 23, and Erin Portillo, 21, of 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. on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm. An officer witnessed one of the suspects fire a pistol shot into the air from a car in a parking lot, Giles said. - Daily News Man killed in fire in mobile home CALABASAS - Authorities on Saturday were investigating the death of a man in an early morning mobile home fire, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. Firefighters arrived at the burning mobile home about 2 a.m. after a neighbor reported a fire in the 100 block of Pueblo, but flames had already engulfed the residence, said L.A. County Fire Department Supervisor Christa O'Donnell. The victim was not identified by Saturday evening, and a cause of death had yet to be determined, according to the coroner's office. The fire was not suspicious, coroner's said. - Daily News Man wounded by suspect in SUV LAKE BALBOA - A 19-year-old man was wounded Friday night in a shooting near Birmingham High School Birmingham High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, California. The school is a part of District One of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). , officials said Saturday. The alley shooting just east of Balboa Boulevard and Haynes Street occurred about 10:30 p.m. Friday, said Los Angeles police Lt. Yana Horvatich of the Van Nuys station. A gunman and two other suspects approached the man and shot him, then fled in a white Chevrolet sport utility vehicle, Horvatich said. Paramedics took the man to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where he was recovering, officials said. - City News Service Cancer survivor wins scholarship SAN FERNANDO - Francisco Ramirez received a $5,000 scholarship Saturday from the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, for his first year at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . The 20-year-old San Fernando man was chosen along with 45 other students who had been diagnosed with cancer to receive the scholarships of up to $5,000. ``We want to make sure that anyone who has survived childhood cancer knows that this scholarship is available,'' said Katherine Spangle span·gle n. 1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. , a spokeswoman for the Cancer Society. Ramirez was diagnosed at age 17 with Hodgkin's lymphoma and missed his senior year of high school, but his cancer has been in remission for three years, Spangle said. - Daily News Next fall deadline at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge is Nov. 30 NORTHRIDGE - The deadline to submit applications for first-time freshmen at California State University, Northridge, for fall semester 2003 is Nov. 30, 2002. Continued enrollment pressures have forced CSUN to limit applications for next fall to people who want to attend the university as first-time freshmen, upper-division transfer students and master's degree and credential candidates. The deadline for upper-division transfer students is expected to be in mid-December, while master's degree and credential candidates should submit their applications early. - Daily News |
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