BRIEFLY DRIVEWAY INCIDENT LEAVES BOY DEAD.CASTAIC - A 4-year-old boy was struck and killed Sunday morning on Gibraltar Place as his father moved a boat trailer from his home's driveway to the street, officials said. About 11 a.m. Kyle Monroe Alexus was airlifted to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with head and chest injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said. He was pronounced dead about an hour later. A preliminary investigation found that Kyle was playing in the speed boat when his father began to move it. The boy toppled out of the boat and was run over by the trailer's wheels, CHP officers said. The boy's father, whose name was not released, did not know his son was inside the boat when he began to move the truck and trailer, Krusey said. - Daily News Arraignment arraignment n. the hearing in which a person charged with a crime is arraigned in his or her first appearance before a judge. This is the first appearance of a criminal defendant (unless continued from earlier time) in which all the preliminaries are taken care of. (See: arraign) set in homicide, fire BURBANK - Arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday in Burbank for a drifter suspected of murdering a 62-year-old Burbank man and setting fire to the victim's home in an effort to destroy evidence. Juan Carlos Martinez-Fuentez, 19, was being held at the Burbank jail on $1 million bail. The victim, whose name has not been made public, was found dead about 6 a.m. Thursday after firefighters and police were called to a burning apartment in the 1000 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard. Police said Martinez-Fuentez was wearing personal items belonging to the victim when spotted about 5 p.m. Friday near Broadway Avenue and Fifth Street in Los Angeles and arrested, police said. - City News Service Officer accused of beating woman Arraignment is set for today in San Fernando for an Inglewood police officer accused of breaking his female housemate's nose during an off-duty attack. Prosecutors are asking that bail be set at $80,000 for William Jaramillo, 38, who is not in custody. Jaramillo is expected to enter a plea in San Fernando Superior Court to one count each of assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury and corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant. Deputy District Attorney Carolyn McNary said Jaramillo is accused of breaking the woman's nose on Aug. 19. The woman's name was withheld. - City News Service Neighborhood policies formed WOODLAND HILLS - The steering committee of the Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council will report at 8 tonight on its work on boundaries and operating policies. The meeting will be in Auditoriums A and B of building 5 at the Kaiser Permanente complex, 5601 De Soto Ave., Woodland Hills. For more information, visit the Web site at www.woodlandhillscouncil.org. - Daily News Gallegly aide to be at Simi City Hall SIMI VALLEY - A representative for Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Oxnard, will hold office hours from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. A fall schedule of outreach office hours can be found at www.house.gov/gallegly/122100hours.htm or by calling the district office at (805) 485-2300 or (800) 423-0023. - Daily News Pediatric service hours extended WEST HILLS - Weekday-evening pediatric urgent care will be offered starting today at West Hills Hospital & Medical Center, officials said. The service for urgent but nonemergency pediatric care, next to the emergency room, was previously available on weekends and also will be offered from 6 to 11 p.m. weekdays at 7300 Medical Center Drive. - Daily News |
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