BRIEFLY PLANE CRASH KILLS CAMARILLO MAN.A Camarillo man was killed when a small plane crashed in southwest Kansas, authorities said Wednesday. Darrell Gene Hatcher Ronald Hatcher Jr. (born June 28, 1959, in Fort Worth, Texas), better known as "Gene Hatcher," is a former boxer who was world light welterweight champion. His nickname ws "Mad Dog." Amateur career Hatcher was a United States Amateur Champion. , 65, of Camarillo was flying a Piper Aerostar registered to Columbine columbine, in botany columbine (kŏl`əmbīn), any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. Farm of Syracuse when he crashed about 1 p.m. Tuesday in rural Stevens County Stevens County is the name of several counties in the United States:
n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said. He was the only person in the plane when it crashed. - 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. 120 get citations for not stopping VAN NUYS - Police on Wednesday issued 120 citations to motorists who didn't stop for pedestrians in two of the Valley's most dangerous intersections. Teams of motorcycle officers set up their pedestrian crosswalk stings at two locations Wednesday, spending 150 minutes each at Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. and Ranchito Avenue in Van Nuys and Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. and Lemona Avenue in Sherman Oaks. During the sting, an undercover officer crossed the intersections, catching motorists who drove by illegally. Not only are police ticketing motorists, but they hope the stings send a stern message: ``Motorists are supposed to yield to pedestrians,'' said Lt. Steven Allen, a watch commander at the Valley Traffic Division. So far this year, five pedestrians have died on Valley streets, compared to about a dozen in the same period last year. - Daily News Blue Line train, tow truck collide A Metro Blue Line train collided with a tow truck Wednesday in southeast Los Angeles, officials said. The cause of the crash was under investigation. - City News Service Suspect injured after leap from car PACOIMA - A car theft suspect trying to evade arrest Wednesday jumped out of the moving vehicle before it ran over him, police said. The unidentified suspect tried to evade police in a stolen Honda CRV CRV Curve CRV Crew Return Vehicle (NASA) CRV California Redemption Value CRV Cassa Di Risparmio Di Vignola (Italian bank) CRV Call Reference Value (telecommunications) sport utility vehicle, then jumped out of the moving vehicle in a parking lot in the San Fernando Gardens, a public housing project, near Van Nuys Boulevard and Borden Avenue, police said. Firefighters responded to the scene at 9:25 a.m. and used hydraulic jacks to vehicle off the man, who was taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills where he was listed in critical condition, police said. - Daily News Proposed rules topic of meeting SIMI VALLEY - A town hall meeting on proposed water chloride standards that could raise residential bills between $200 and $400 a year, will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Simi Valley City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road. State and federal lawmakers, state water officials and local politicians have been invited to attend. Assemblyman Keith S. Richman, R-Northridge, is sponsoring the event, which kicks off at 10 a.m. with a community forum to discuss issue of concern. Information: (818) 368-3838. - Daily News Repairs beginning on broken pipes Crews began repairs Wednesday on broken filtration pipes in the swim lake at the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center. The Army Corps of Engineers, which built the swim center, contracted with a Riverside-based engineering firm to fix the leaky pipes and replace cracked concrete in the swim lake in time for the summer swimming season. - City News Service Suspicious auto forces evacuation The Music Center complex in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or was evacuated for several hours Wednesday after a ``suspicious vehicle'' was found in a garage, but police determined there was no danger, an officer said. The complex, including all theaters and offices, was evacuated beginning around 9:10 a.m., said Ann Bradley of the Music Center. - City News Service |
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