BRIEFLY GUNMAN ESCAPES WITH STOLEN GEMS.TOLUCA LAKE - An armed robber took an estimated $28,000 worth of jewelry from a store owner early Thursday, then bound the man with duct tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. in an underground parking garage, police said. The gunman took a bracelet, diamond-studded military-style dog tags and a $16,000 diamond ring from the victim, police said. - City News Service City to take aim at illegal firearms NORTH HOLLYWOOD - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo Rockard John "Rocky" Delgadillo (born July 15 1960) is the current City Attorney of Los Angeles, California. Career
Prosecutors in the City Attorney's Office will work with the 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. Police Department's gun unit and other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). in locating sources of illegal firearms. The group also will help investigate the more than 160 dealers in Los Angeles with federal firearms licenses to be sure they have local licenses. - City News Service More teens join molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these claim CAMARILLO - Two more teen-age boys have joined a now-$46 million claim alleging that school officials initially ignored complaints about a Camarillo High School science teacher charged with molesting youths. Six boys and their families are now seeking damages from the Oxnard Union High School District Oxnard Union High School District is a high school district for public schools in Oxnard, California that also serves the surrounding unincorporated areas of El Rio, Channel Islands and Somis as well as the cities of Port Hueneme and Camarillo , Camarillo High School and several employees. The claim says school officials were warned three years ago about inappropriate behavior of teacher Chad Pridgen. Pridgen was charged earlier this year with 39 felony and misdemeanor counts involving 11 teen-age boys, all but two of them current or former students at Camarillo High School. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Man may be tried in death of girl, 4 A Los Angeles man faces murder charges in the death of a 4-year-old girl hit by a traffic signal pole knocked over in a chain-reaction crash as authorities said he fled police in a stolen car. Darren Gilard Rhinehardt, 40, could be arraigned today in Los Angeles in the June 1 death of Evelyn Vargas of Los Angeles, according to the District Attorney's Office. - City News Service Raw Gulf oysters risky, state warns SACRAMENTO - State health officials warned people with certain health conditions to avoid eating raw oysters harvested along the Gulf Coast. The Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with the bacteria Vibrio vulnificus Vibrio vul·nif·i·cus n. A bacterium capable of causing septicemia in individuals with an underlying chronic disease, especially hepatic disease, as well as causing wound infections, especially to persons who handle shellfish. , which can lead to severe illness and death. The warning followed the death of a 45-year-old Los Angeles County man that has been linked to the consumption of raw oysters in May. - Associated Press Federal suit filed over judges' pay A Beverly Hills taxpayer advocate filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday charging that Los Angeles County voluntarily pays judges $30,000 a year on top of their state salaries and benefits. Attorney Richard I. Fine filed the lawsuit on behalf of Sylmar resident John Silva. The lawsuit seeks a federal court order to stop the payments and require the judges to disclose them. - Daily News Couple convicted of neglecting pet SILVER LAKE - A couple pleaded no contest to misdemeanor animal neglect for failing to get medical care for their Chihuahua mix that fell from a neighbor's rooftop and broke its leg, prosecutors said Thursday. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Leland Harris ordered Franklin and Nina Samonte of Silver Lake to perform 30 days of freeway cleanup and serve three years' probation. The two also are barred from owning or possessing any animal for three years, officials said. - City News Service |
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