BRIEFLY HOMELAND TEAM TRAINING OFFICERS.For the first time a training team from the federal 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 has come to Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, to teach 700 law-enforcement officers about responding to reports of weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or . The law-enforcement personnel - mostly 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 deputies, along with a few members of other police forces - are being trained this week at the Sheriff's Training and Regional Services Center in Whittier to respond to chemical, radioactive, biological or explosives attacks. - Daily News Missing Valley boy found unharmed One of two missing 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. boys was found unharmed Wednesday afternoon in Long Beach, Los Angeles police said. Eric Sailor, 11, was found in the 1660 block of Orizaba Street about 1:30 p.m., said Officer Jason Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Section. The youngster, missing since Monday, appeared to be unharmed and was in the custody of the county Department of Children and Family Services, Lee said. Detectives are still searching, however, for Marcus Leonard King Leonard King (Born 3 July 1969) was an American Basketball Import for various teams from 1991-2002. For most of that time he was the star player for the Otago Nuggets in the NBL. He is the 4th All time leading scorer in the history of the NBL averaging 25.6 points a game. , 13, who was last seen Friday in the 9000 block of Sunland Park Sunland Park may refer to:
- City News Service Hearing on fate of oaks ordered A hearing on whether to remove 10 oak trees to allow for a planned road extension considered crucial to the Ahmanson Ranch project must be held by Oct. 31, a Los Angeles judge ruled Wednesday. Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. , developer of the 3,050-home Ventura County project, sued Los Angeles County earlier this year. The Seattle-based company claims the Los Angeles County Regional Planning regional planning: see city planning. Commission put off hearings on the tree removal at least 15 times in the past eight years. The developer applied for a permit in 1993 to remove the oak trees in the path of the proposed extension of Thousand Oaks Boulevard in unincorporated Los Angeles County. The boulevard would be a primary access road for the project. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dzintra I. Janavs agreed Wednesday that the county ``abused its power by not holding hearings'' sooner. - City News Service Glendale collision victim identified GLENDALE - A 57-year-old Glendale resident killed in an afternoon traffic collision Tuesday has been identified as Allen Lafountain. Lafountain suffered fatal injuries after his Lexus collided with a Chevy Tahoe in the 6000 block of 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 , said Glendale police spokeswoman Leticia Chang. - Daily News Skinhead skinhead Member of an international youth subculture characterized by hair and dress styles evoking aggression and physical toughness. Typical skinhead style includes shaved heads, combat boots, tattoos, and prominent body piercings. to wear chains at his trial VENTURA - A skinhead murder defendant will be chained to a courtroom chair during trial because he poses a danger to participants in the case, a judge has ruled. In a rare move reserved for the most threatening defendants, Superior Court Judge Edward Brodie decided David Ziesmer, 30, should be restrained at trial. The skinhead gang member has an extensive criminal record. Ziesmer, whose preliminary hearing begins Monday, was charged with the 1998 killing of Nichole Hendrix, 17, of Ventura. He reportedly admitted to police that he stabbed Hendrix to death inside a Ventura motel bathroom. - Associated Press Circus protester released from jail AGOURA HILLS - Animal rights activist and former child actress Pamelyn Ferdin was released from county jail Tuesday night, serving only seven days of a 30-day sentence for carrying a wooden pole at a circus protest. The seven-day term ended a four-year legal battle for the actress, most known as the voice of Lucy in several ``Peanuts'' TV specials in the 1960s and 1970s. She had been convicted of carrying a wooden elephant bull hook at a Pierce College protest in 1999 designed to highlight what she believes is cruel treatment of circus animals. A city ordinance prohibits the possession of wooden poles of certain dimensions at a protest. - Daily News |
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