BRIEFLY DEAD MAN IN CAR WAS KIDNAP VICTIM.A CASTAIC - A man found dead in a parked car on Ridge Route The Ridge Route, officially the Castaic-Tejon Route,[2] is a narrow two-lane highway in the northern Greater Los Angeles Area of the U.S. state of California. Road was identified by 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. County Sheriff's investigators Friday as 22- year-old Rafael Escobar Becerril of Anaheim. Authorities said Becerril was kidnapped from Anaheim on Aug. 29. However, a motive for his kidnapping and fatal shooting have not yet been determined, authorities said Friday. ``(Detectives) are attempting to determine that information now,'' said Sheriff's Deputy Valentine Rosario. A joint investigation by the Sheriff's Department and Anaheim Police Department is under way, Rosario said. An area resident who noticed a late-model Toyota Tercel The Tercel was Toyota's entry-level vehicle in North America during the 1980s and 1990s. The Tercel was slotted between the Corolla and the Starlet, and was meant to offer basic affordable transportation while introducing young buyers to the Toyota brand. parked on the side of Ridge Route Road on Wednesday on his way to work thought the man inside was taking a nap. The next morning, the resident noticed the vehicle at the same location and stopped, only to find the man was dead. Becerril was shot at least once in the chest, officials said. - Daily News Settlement likely in robber's death A federal lawsuit filed against the city on behalf of the minor children of a slain North Hollywood bank robber is expected to be settled before Tuesday, a lawyer said Friday. The settlement talks follow a mistrial A courtroom trial that has been terminated prior to its normal conclusion. A mistrial has no legal effect and is considered an invalid or nugatory trial. It differs from a "new trial," which recognizes that a trial was completed but was set aside so that the issues could be declared last March in the trial of the lawsuit. The plaintiffs alleged that police deliberately let Emil Matasareanu, one of the two bank robbers involved in the now-infamous shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. with police, bleed to death. Jurors deadlocked 9-3 for the police. The parties are trying to reach a settlement to head off a retrial retrial n. a new trial granted upon the motion of the losing party, based on obvious error, bias or newly-discovered evidence. (See: newly-discovered evidence) set for Oct. 3. - City News Service Davis could clinch hospital trade-off The Legislature approved a compromise deal Friday for the replacement of earthquake-damaged County-USC Medical Center that includes construction of a 600-bed main facility and 80-bed annex in Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, city (1990 pop. 69,330), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, in the fertile San Gabriel valley; settled 1870, inc. 1956. Its industries include metal fabrication, printing, and plastics manufacturing. . If approved by Gov. Gray Davis, the compromise will break a four-year political logjam log·jam n. 1. An immovable mass of floating logs crowded together. 2. A deadlock, as in negotiations; an impasse. Noun 1. that has tied up the replacement project. The aging hospital was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Eastside and Latino politicians repeatedly pressed for a 750-bed facility. But a majority of Los Angeles County supervisors have said they want a 600-bed hospital, citing need and affordability issues. - City News Service 1992 riot figure charged in slaying A man convicted in the 1992 riot-related beating of trucker Reginald Denny was charged with murder and robbery Friday, although investigators claim his co-defendant was the actual triggerman. Damian Monroe ``Football'' Williams, 27, and Tyrone David Killingsworth, 34, are charged in the July 18 death of Grover Tinner tin·ner n. 1. A tin miner. 2. One that makes or deals in tinware; a tinsmith. Noun 1. tinner - someone who makes or repairs tinware tinsmith smith - someone who works at something specified , 43. The charges include the special circumstance of murder during a robbery. Prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek the death penalty. Williams has been in custody on a parole hold since shortly after Tinner's body was found in an alley in the 1700 block of Gage Avenue. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found the victim. Killingsworth, also known by the street moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. ``T,'' was arrested Wednesday. - City News Service Shotgun evidence against rapper Police had the right to take a set of keys from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony rapper Stanley Howse and seize a sawed-off shotgun from a vehicle after a disturbance at a relative's home, a judge ruled Friday. The defense had contended that the weapon should be barred from evidence against Howse because police did not have a search warrant for the vehicle. Howse, 27, is awaiting trial Sept. 13 on charges that include being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm and resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. . He is awaiting sentencing next Thursday in Van Nuys Superior Court in connection with another case involving a December 1999 incident in which he was convicted of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and being an ex-convict with a gun. - City News Service |
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