BRIEFLY NEIGHBORHOOD SCENE OF SEARCH.TARZANA - Police cordoned off a 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. neighborhood near Reseda Boulevard on Sunday after a resident fought off a gunman man who tried to take his car, officials said. The assailant apparently dropped the gun struggling with the victim, who suffered what appeared to be minor injuries, police said. Police recovered the weapon. Police cordoned off an area east of Reseda and south of Oxnard Street around 1:30 p.m., using a helicopter and dogs in their search for the robber. Police checked all cars leaving the area, asking residents to open their trunks. Shortly before 4 p.m. police said it appeared the gunman had escaped, and the search was terminated. - Daily News Arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted set for JDL n. 1. Jewish Defense League. suspects Jewish Defense League The Jewish Defense League (JDL) is a militant Jewish organization whose stated goal is to protect Jews from anti-Semitism.[1] Founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in New York City in 1968, its self-described purpose was to protect Hasidic Jews from harassment in Brooklyn, and to Chairman Irv Rubin Irv Rubin (April 12, 1945 – November 13, 2002) was chairman of the militant Jewish Defense League from 1985 to 2002. Rubin was born in Canada, but after experiencing widespread anti-Semitism in his home city of Montreal, he and his parents and sister moved to the neighborhood and a fellow JDL member are to be arraigned Tuesday on charges stemming from an alleged plot to bomb a Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. mosque and an Arab-American congressman's office. Rubin and Earl Krugel planned to bomb the King Fahd Mosque and the San Clemente office of Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, authorities said. The pair face federal charges of conspiracy to use a destructive device, attempted arson, attempted arson of a U.S. government facility, possession of a destructive device in furtherance of a crime of violence and solicitation to commit a crime of violence. Krugel, 59, also is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm. - City News Service |
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