BRIEFLY MAN FATALLY SHOT ACROSS FROM PARK.PACOIMA - A man was killed across the street from the Hubert H. Humphrey Memorial Park, police said Saturday. The man, believed to be 19, was not identified. He was found by police at 11 p.m. on Friday at Judd Street and Dronfield Avenue, police said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Police found no witnesses and have no suspects or motive for the shooting. - 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. at least 100 autos WEST VALLEY- More than 100 vehicles were impounded throughout the West 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. on Saturday for having expired registrations, police said. The Community Traffic Safety Unit of 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 West Valley Traffic Division patrolled neighborhoods early Saturday morning for cars bearing registration stickers that had been expired for at least six months, Los Angeles police said. In all, 130 cars were impounded, police said. Additionally one suspected DUI arrest was made, and a stolen car was recovered, police said. - Daily News Grass fire doused at recreation area VAN NUYS - A grass fire broke out Saturday afternoon on the east side of the Sepulveda Dam Located in Los Angeles, California, the Sepulveda Dam is a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, built in 1941 to control winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. Recreation Area, bringing 55 firefighters to tackle the blaze, authorities said. The fire consumed between one and five acres near Burbank Boulevard and the San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. , 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. said. - Daily News Father bicycling with kids is shot A man who was riding bicycles with his two children near the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. was shot in the chest but expected to survive, police said Saturday. The attack at Fletcher Drive and Ripple Street occurred Friday night, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Melvin Gamble of the Northeast Station. Paramedics took the man to County-USC Medical Center, Gamble said. His children, 10 and 12, were uninjured, Gamble said. The motive for the shooting was unknown. The area is heavily traveled. - City News Service Freeway closed over police chase GLENDALE - A police pursuit of three men ended in a car crash Saturday morning on the northbound Glendale Freeway The Glendale Freeway is a minor freeway in the Los Angeles, California, USA, metropolitan area. It runs from Glendale Boulevard in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles to Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge. Throughout its length, it is signed as California State Route 2. , Los Angeles police said. Police tried to stop the men in the Cypress Park area about 5:30 a.m., said an officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Northeast Station. The men sped away and led police onto the freeway, the officer said. The pursuit ended in a collision near Verdugo Boulevard, the officer said. Police briefly closed the freeway, the officer said. - City News Service Man dies after motorcycle crash WEST VALLEY - A 20-year-old man died Saturday evening after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a sign post, police said. The man, whose name was not released, was heading eastbound on Stagg Street crossing Independence Avenue at 6 p.m. when he lost control, said Los Angeles Police Valley Traffic Sgt. Ben Lee. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Lee said the man had been wearing a helmet. - Daily News Wildfire takes off near Highway 17 LAKE ISABELLA Lake Isabella is a man-made earthen reservoir in Kern County, California that consists of a main and auxiliary dam. It was formed in 1953 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dammed the Kern River at the junction of its two forks at Whiskey Flat. - With erratic winds whipping the flames, a small fire grew quickly Saturday, destroying five homes and forcing evacuations of neighborhoods and campgrounds in this community northeast of Bakersfield. The fire broke out just before 1 p.m. in dry grass and brush near Highway 178 and Borel Canyon Road. Fanned by the winds, the flames exploded from a few acres to between 3,000 and 4,000 acres, fire officials said. Five homes and four vehicles, along with garages, a travel trailer A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle (or even a horse) to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable, sheltered and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down tent trailers [1]) . , a mobile home, five sheds and a barn were destroyed in the community of Bodfish. Campgrounds in popular camping areas of Keysville also were evacuated as the fire moved into that area. There were no injuries. - 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. |
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