BRIEFLY EX-GUARDS JAILED IN COSTUME THEFT.A former movie industry security guard and another man allegedly in possession of custom-made Spider-Man and Batman suits stolen from separate film studios have been arrested, prosecutors said Thursday. Jeffrey Glenn Gustafson, 35, of Burbank, who had worked as a security guard for Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . and Sony Pictures, is charged with two counts of receiving stolen property, 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. prosecutors. Robert Hughes Robert Hughes may refer to:
Four custom-made suits - valued at about $200,000 - were stolen from the Sony Studios lot in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. on April 3, 2001, authorities said. A mannequin and a Batman suit valued at $150,000 were taken from the Warner lot in Burbank in March 1996, according to authorities. - City News Service Valley man admits role in fraud case A Tarzana man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges for his role in a scheme that prosecutors say duped businesses into buying $3 million worth of overpriced o·ver·price tr.v. o·ver·priced, o·ver·pric·ing, o·ver·pric·es To put too high a price or value on. overpriced Adjective costing more than it is thought to be worth Adj. , defective toner. Oren Ben Elkanah, 51, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie to one count of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to evade taxes, and one count of filing a false tax return. Elkanah was the co-owner of International Business Network Inc., along with Danny Yahalom, 36, of Encino. Victims included Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. , Toyota Tsusho America and SAFECO Insurance Co., according to court documents. - City News Service Local needs focus of budget session Mayor James Hahn said Thursday he plans a conference to give neighborhood council leaders the opportunity to provide input on the budget for the next fiscal year. The Neighborhood Council Budget Conference will be held Oct. 5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , and will include a briefing from Hahn's budget director and several department managers. ``This conference will be your opportunity to communicate the needs and priorities in each of your neighborhoods,'' Hahn wrote in a memo to all neighborhood council leaders. Hahn also sent a survey to neighborhood council leaders, asking them to rank city services they would like to see prioritized in the next budget. - City News Service 3 new councils approved for city Three more San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. neighborhood councils have been certified, bringing the total citywide to 45, Mayor James Hahn announced Thursday. The Granada Hills North, Greater Toluca Lake and Valley Village neighborhood councils were all certified by the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners on Tuesday. Greg Nelson, head of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, said he was pleased with the outreach done by the councils to draw different groups of stakeholders into the process. The councils, created by the City Charter approved in 1999, can play an advisory role on planning decisions and are given authority to spend ``mini-grants'' on local community improvement projects. - City News Service 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 offering free child seat class WOODLAND HILLS - The California Highway Patrol will be hosting a ``Child Seat Check-Up'' event at Taft High School to demonstrate to parents the proper installation of a child safety seat. The event will be held, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at Taft, located at Winnetka Avenue and Ventura Boulevard. Call Officer Leland Tang at (818) 888-0980, Ext. 219. - Daily News |
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