BRIEFLY MAN WITH 39 CATS GETS PROBATION.A man who had 39 cats living with him in a Van Nuys residential motel was sentenced Friday to three years probation and ordered not to have any animals during that time. Van Nuys Superior Court Commissioner Mitchell Block also ordered Phillip Appleman, 42, to serve 200 hours of community service and to undergo psychological counseling, said Deputy City Attorney Don Cocek. The commissioner warned Appleman that he will face a six-month jail term if he violates his probation. Appleman pleaded no contest June 17 to three counts of animal cruelty. The charges stemmed from an August 2002 search by investigators from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is any of a number of animal welfare organisations whose operations include protecting and providing shelter to animals in danger. , 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. . The 39 cats were living in ``filthy conditions'' in the small room at the Tangiers Motel, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. SPCA SPCA serum prothrombin conversion accelerator (coagulation factor VII). SPCA abbr. serum prothrombin conversion accelerator SPCA, n an acronym for serum p officials officials. - City News Service Councils to get city budget input Los Angeles neighborhood councils Neighborhood councils are governmental or non-governmental bodies composed of local people who handle neighborhood problems. They can be found in many cities throughout the world. will become involved in the city's budget-planning process, starting with a conference and workshop scheduled today, Mayor Jim Hahn said Friday. Hahn has invited representatives from each council to the Neighborhood Council Budget Day at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , where he plans to detail his plan. Hahn plans to group the neighborhoods into seven regions, with councils within those regions collaborating to establish priorities they want addressed in the city budget. Then, during the budget hearings held each February with city departments, each of the seven regions will be have an opportunity to give their priorities directly to the mayor. For more information about the neighborhood councils, call (866) LA-HELPS. - City News Service Gunman holds up Blockbuster store 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. - The manager of a Blockbuster Video store in the 1100 block of Los Angeles Avenue was held up at gunpoint Thursday morning. No injuries were reported, but police were seeking the public's help in finding the gunman. The armed robbery occurred just before 9:30 a.m. when an African- American male armed with a handgun approached the store manager outside and demanded money, police said. The manager and suspect went inside, where the money was retrieved. The suspect fled on foot northbound through the parking lot, police said. The suspect was described as 18 to 25 years of age, 6 feet to 6 feet, 3 inches tall, with a thin build, wearing an oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. white shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. at (805) 583-6950. - Daily News 25 years of female firefighters noted The City Council on Friday commemorated the silver anniversary of women serving in 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. . ``Throughout their 25 years of service, these women have proven their value to both the Fire Department and to the city of Los Angeles
Fire officials planned an evening celebration to commemorate the anniversary. Fire Capt. Alicia Mathis told the council that 2.5 percent of the department is female, and she would like to see more women consider a firefighting career. ``We've got women performing at every level within the department, up through assistant chief, and we're very, very proud of that,'' Mathis said. - City News Service Guilty of murder, slayer faces life A former tenant was convicted Friday of first-degree murder for the slayings of a 90-year-old former Harlem Globetrotters scout and his 84- year-old, wheelchair-using wife. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury - the third panel to consider the case against Stevie Benard Jackson - spent about a day deliberating before finding him guilty of the May 27, 2000, slayings of Albert and Edna Patton. Two other juries deadlocked on the charges against Jackson, now 37. Along with murder, the jury found true the special-circumstance allegations of multiple murder and murder during the course of a robbery. Jackson, who is due back Monday before Judge Robert J. Perry, is facing a life prison term without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors opted earlier not to seek the death penalty. - City News Service |
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