BRIEFLY LAPD OFFICER DIES IN PATROL CAR CRASH.A police officer responding to a call for backup assistance died Tuesday when the patrol car he was driving struck a light pole. Another officer in the car suffered minor injuries in the 2:30 a.m. crash. Officer Robert Mata, 26, a six-year Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . veteran, died at a hospital after he was removed from the crumpled crum·ple v. crum·pled, crum·pling, crum·ples v.tr. 1. To crush together or press into wrinkles; rumple. 2. To cause to collapse. v.intr. 1. police cruiser. He is survived by his wife and two children. The officers were responding to a backup call for a stolen-vehicle report in the Harbor area The Harbor Area is the area along the Port of Los Angeles. It contains neighborhoods of Los Angeles (including Wilmington & San Pedro). Los Angeles City neighborhoods in the Harbor Area
Parks attended Los Angeles City College, received his B.S. said. ``Any time you lose somebody in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
Mata and another officer, 26-year-old Sonny Patsenhann, were trapped in the car's wreckage. Patsenhann was freed from the crushed patrol car before Fire Department rescuers reached Mata. Patsenhann was released after treatment. The patrol car struck the pole at Johns S. Gibson Boulevard and Figueroa Street Figueroa Street is a street in Los Angeles County, California. It runs in a north/south direction for a length of more than 30 miles (48 km) between the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock and Wilmington. . The cause of the crash was not immediately determined, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. spokesman Officer Jason Lee said. - Associated Press Ferraro makes brief return to City Hall After a nearly four-month absence, City Council President John Ferraro returned to City Hall on Tuesday for a brief participation in the council meeting and to greet his colleagues. With the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission theme song of ``Conquest'' piped into the council chambers to welcome the onetime USC football star, Ferraro greeted each of his colleagues as they took a recess in their deliberations to welcome him back. Ferraro said he hopes to return to work on a full-time basis in the near future. Ferraro, 76, was hospitalized in June when he was operated on for cancer of the spleen. - Daily News First Latino-Jewish festival for Valley NORTHRIDGE - Yiddish singers, children's mariachi bands and members of a Jewish youth orchestra will be part of the San Fernando Valley's first Latino-Jewish festival on Sunday, organizers said. Fiesta Shalom, co-chaired by state Sen. Richard Alarcon, D-Van Nuys, and City Councilman Hal Bernson, will be held between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an . The event is free. Information is available by calling (818) 781-7926. - Daily News Board supports bill on driver's licenses On a 3-2 vote, Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday supported a bill that would enable immigrants to get California driver's licenses if they prove they have applied for lawful immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. status. - City News Service Miscikowski wants swap meet controls With community concerns growing over multitenant businesses along Van Nuys Boulevard, Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski on Tuesday called for limits to control swap meets and similar operations. ``The city has invested millions in the revitalization of Van Nuys to make the community's business district cleaner, safer, more attractive and more competitive,'' Miscikowski said in her proposal to be considered by the City Council. ``Businesses which undermine these efforts need to come under closer scrutiny.'' - Daily News Reagan's kin turns himself in at court SAN FERNANDO - Former President Reagan's grandson - wanted by authorities on a felony warrant - turned himself in at the San Fernando Court on Monday afternoon, officials said. A warrant was issued for the arrest of 22-year-old Cameron Michael Reagan on suspicion of receiving stolen property and grand theft, said Officer Jason Lee, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. Cameron Reagan is the son of Michael Reagan, a talk-show host who is the former president's oldest son. Cameron Reagan was taken into custody, booked at the LAPD's Devonshire Division and later released, officials said. - Daily News |
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