BRIEFLY LOCAL AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE FIND.PORT HUENEME Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. - Sheriff's deputies are investigating Wednesday how a 52-year-old woman wound up in 53-degree, choppy chop·py 1 adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est Having many small waves; rough: choppy seas. [From chop1. water more than a mile offshore before being rescued by fisherman, officials said Wednesday. ``There is no indication of foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. but we are continuing the investigation,'' said Ventura County Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Nelson Ron Nelson is a composer of both classical and popular music and a retired music academic. He was born in Joliet, Illinois, on December 14, 1929. After earning bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in New . Monday's dramatic rescue of Martha Garcia, 52, a resident of a board-and-care facility in Ventura, stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. even seasoned Coast Guard officials who launched a five-hour air and sea search for any watercraft that the woman might have fallen from. Garcia was treated for hypothermia hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature, with slowing of physiological activity. It is artificially induced (usually with ice baths) for certain surgical procedures and cancer treatments. at St. John Medical Regional Center in Oxnard. - Daily News Police officer's condition serious 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. - A 32-year-old Simi Valley police officer was in serious condition Wednesday after he lost control of his car and crashed into a parked car while chasing a stolen vehicle earlier this week, officials said. John Hoffart, a four-year veteran of the force, was in and out of consciousness at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. in Westwood and recovering from a cracked vertebrae Vertebrae Bones in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of the body that make up the vertebral column. Vertebrae have a central foramen (hole), and their superposition makes up the vertebral canal that encloses the spinal cord. , punctured lung, fractured pelvis, broken rib and concussion, said Sgt. Paul Fitzpatrick, a Simi Valley policeman who visited him. Also, two other motorcycle officers - Sgt. Anthony Anzilotti, 41, and Officer Patrick Coulter, 36 - were recovering from injuries suffered on Dec. 3 when they were struck by a motorist. Coulter, who had a sore right shoulder, returned to work on Wednesday. - Daily News 2-year-old boy pronounced dead NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A 2-year-old boy who wandered from his home Wednesday was pronounced dead after he was found floating face down in a neighbor's pool nearly an hour after he was last seen. The boy was being tended by his two teenage sisters at the family's home in the 7800 block of Goll Avenue when one of them noticed he was missing sometime before 3 p.m. The child had apparently got out of the house by moving a child gate in front of the door, officials said. - City News Service Executive gets acquitted in case WESTLAKE VILLAGE - An executive from a now-defunct Westlake Village computer peripherals firm was acquitted Wednesday of charges regarding the company's financial records, two months after two other company leaders pleaded guilty in the case. Steven Conrad Veen, a 48-year-old Downey resident, was the chief financial officer at NewCom Inc. Veen's attorney, Marc Harris, said his client should never have been part of the case. ``The government put together a strong case that there was wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do at NewCom in 1998, but we've been saying from the
beginning that Steve Veen was never part of that wrongdoing,''
Harris said. ``Obviously, the jury agreed.''
A federal jury deliberated about two days before clearing him of allegations he helped make NewCom appear more profitable than it was by submitting false statements to regulators in 1998, showing tens of millions of dollars in fake revenue. - City News Service Performance set for 7 p.m. today CANOGA PARK - A performance of the school's championship band and other music classes is scheduled this evening to celebrate the re-opening of Canoga Park High School's newly renovated auditorium. The winter concert which begins at 7 p.m. is open to the public and costs $3, officials said. The auditorium was built in 1939 at the high school located at 6850 Topanga Canyon Boulevard, and officials have tried to preserve as much of the building's original character as possible during the $250,000 renovation. - Daily News |
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