BRIEFLY NOT GUILTY PLEA ENTERED IN KILLING.A man convicted of killing a wealthy New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of widow pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder of a 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. business associate. Kenneth Kimes, 25, entered the plea during his Superior Court 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 , where he was kept behind a glass partition. He spoke to his attorney and the judge through a small opening, agreeing to waive his right to a preliminary hearing within 10 days and return to court for a June 28 hearing. Kimes and his mother, Sante Kimes Sante Kimes (born July 24 1934) is an American woman infamous for the murder of Irene Silverman, an 82-year-old New York City socialite. She also was convicted of killing David Kazdin in early 1998, a business associate of her husband, in California. , are accused of killing David Kazdin, a 63-year-old businessman whose body was found in a trash bin near Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX in 1998. Police believe Kazdin was killed after he found out the Kimeses had forged his name on a loan. They allegedly took $200,000 from the loan account. - 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. 'Riordan Library' clears last hurdle The renaming of the Los Angeles Central Library after Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. cleared its final hurdle on Wednesday when the City Council again failed to overturn the action by the Library Commission. With a final 6-5 vote - four short of what was needed - the council allowed the name change to take effect. Several council members, some longtime political opponents of Riordan, objected to the procedures followed by the Library Commission in not allowing public hearings. - Daily News Van Nuys project takes step ahead VAN NUYS - Financial documents have been completed, paving the way for construction to begin on a long-delayed $34 million city office building in the Van Nuys Civic Center, officials said Wednesday. Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski Cindy Miscikowski represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council for two full terms from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skitball Cultural Center in its beginning stages. said the city can now complete final drawings for the Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center at the southeast corner of Van Nuys Boulevard and Sylvan sylvan emanating from or pertaining to woods. See also sylvatic. Street. The 142,000-square-foot building will provide offices for several municipal departments as well as a 9,500-square-foot retail section. - Daily News Man killed during car-to-car gun fire Shooters in a green Izusu Rodeo and green Chevrolet Blazer fatally shot a man on a Silver Lake street Wednesday night, police said. Gunfire erupted from both vehicles near Fletcher Drive and Glendale Boulevard about 8:50 p.m., said Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee. A total of five or six people were in the two sport utility vehicles This page lists sports utility vehicles currently in production (as of April 2007), as well as past models. The list includes crossover SUVs, Mini SUVs, Compact SUVs and other similar vehicles. , he said. The dead man's name was withheld pending notification of relatives. No immediate arrests were made. The shooting might have been gang-related, he said. - City News Service Senior lead officer to be introduced WINNETKA - Winnetka Neighborhood Watch will host a community meeting at 7 p.m. today for the public to meet the Los Angeles Police Department's new senior lead officer for the area. The session will be at the Demirdjian School Auditorium, 6844 Oakdale Ave. - Daily News Valley students visit courthouse Kennedy High School students learned that basic tenet of the American judicial system during their visit Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles. About 30 students from the Granada Hills school filled the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Spencer Letts. The U.S. District Court organized the event - including courthouse tours and presentations by court officials - in observance of Law Day. - City News Service |
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