BRIEFLY FELONY CHARGES FILED IN BEATING.SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Prosecutors filed felony assault and hate crime charges Thursday against one of four teenagers accused of beating a 17-year-old African-American youth at a shopping center this week. Stacy Ratner, senior deputy district attorney in charge of hate crimes in Ventura County, said she is reviewing the cases of the other three suspects. The charged teen will be prosecuted in Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial , where the maximum sentence he faces if convicted is eight years behind bars. Three of the four attackers - all from Simi Valley - remain in custody at Juvenile Hall in Ventura County. - Daily News Valley man held in robbery on bus A North Hollywood man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of robbery after an on-board video camera showed him snatching a purse at knife-point from an MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. bus rider, officials said. Alejandro Camacho, 20, was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail in the Oct. 28 incident, which took place on a bus near Maple Street and Victory Boulevard in Burbank, officials said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus was equipped with a video camera that captured the incident on tape. ``He basically went to take a lady's purse. She pulled back. He pulled a knife. She gave up the purse,'' said Lt. Patrick Jordan, who heads sheriff's Transit Services in the 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. . - Daily News Confrontation leads to arrest SIMI VALLEY - Police arrested one man and cited another in a run-in outside a Simi Valley gym Wednesday evening in which two men armed with a tire iron and brass-knuckle knife threatened a third man, investigators said. Police said the 6:08 p.m. incident was sparked because the duo did not like the way the third man was looking at them inside the 24 Hour Fitness gym at Madera Road. Kelley A. Johnson, 19, of Pacoima was arrested on suspicion of felony assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. and possession of a dangerous weapon and Sean Y. Flory, also 19, of Simi Valley was cited on misdemeanor charges of brandishing a weapon and released. The third man, Joseph Makay, 26, of Simi Valley, was chased but not injured, police said. - Daily News $310,000 grant goes to Burbank BURBANK - The Burbank City Council has accepted a nearly $310,000 terrorism preparedness grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States to buy equipment and pay for training for police officers and firefighters. Most of the equipment the Fire Department will buy is related to hazardous materials and urban search and rescue The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , while the Police Department will use the money to buy intelligence devices, plus tracking and surveillance equipment, officials said. - Daily News Two badly injured in Valley crash NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Two people were critically hurt in a crash in North Hollywood on Thursday, authorities said. A third person suffered moderate injuries in the 11:10 a.m. crash at Vineland Avenue and Sherman Way, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . - Daily News Police impound impound v. 1) to collect funds, in addition to installment payments, from a person who owes a debt secured by property, and place them in a special account to pay property taxes and insurance when due. cars, arrest 32 GLENDALE - A driving under the influence checkpoint in Glendale resulted in 24 vehicles being impounded and 32 arrests, Glendale police said Thursday. The checkpoint at Chevy Chase Drive and San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the on Saturday resulted in four people being arrested for suspicion of drunken driving, one person arrested for suspicion of having an open container, one arrested on an outstanding warrant, and 26 for suspicion of other violations, Lt. Don Meredith of the Glendale Police Department said. Additional checkpoints are scheduled for next Thursday and Dec. 20, Meredith said. - City News Service Workers spark apartment fire VAN NUYS - Workers repairing a roof sparked a fire in the attic In the Attic can refer to:
No one was hurt in the 5:55 p.m. fire in the 14200 block of West Victory Boulevard, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. About 50 firefighters knocked the blaze down in less than 25 minutes, he said. - Daily News |
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