BRIEFLY POLICE AIM TO CUT BIKER DEATH RATE.Motorcycle deaths in the 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. have risen by about 50 percent since 1997, and police across the Southland will be banding together today in Van Nuys in an effort to reverse the trend. Nationally, fatal crashes on motorcycles increased from about 2,100 in 1997 to about 3,200 last year, 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. the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . .
Deputy LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Chief Ron Bergmann and Capt. Greg Meyer Greg Meyer is best known for his accomplishments in distance running. Most notably, he is the last American male to win the Boston Marathon. Education He attended Touro Law School for only two semesters. will be among the officers discussing ways to reduce fatalities. The meeting is set for 1 p.m. at the Valley Traffic Division station, 13636 Sherman Way. - City News Service Bullets riddle car on local freeway TOLUCA LAKE - A bullet-riddled white sedan was abandoned on the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. after a shooting incident, police said Tuesday. People in both cars apparently fled after the shooting, but it appears that no one was hurt, Jason Lee, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, said. No blood was found in the abandoned car, Lee said. Witnesses said the eastbound white sedan was ``chased by unknown suspects in a Cadillac Escalade'' about 9:40 p.m. Monday night near the Lankershim Boulevard exit of the freeway, Lee said. ``Shots were fired, but it doesn't appear that the victim, whoever it was, was struck,'' he said. ``Officers were unable to locate a victim.'' - City News Service LAPD chief seeks control at airport 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 Chief William Bratton told the Police Commission on Tuesday that the Airport Police Department should be absorbed by the LAPD. ``Make no mistake about it. We want to put the airport police under the control of the Los Angeles police,'' he told the five-member civilian panel. - City News Service Council puts off building purchase After weeks of debate on its downtown office needs, the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Tuesday put off plans to buy a building it has been
renting for years.
Council members were told the offer to sell the offices at 201 and 221 S. Figueroa Blvd. to the city for $125 million had been withdrawn. The council had been divided over whether the amount being asked was too high and whether it could be justified. - Daily News Planetarium planetarium, optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. show to feature Saturn VALLEY GLEN - The Valley College Astronomy Group will present the planetarium show ``Ringworld,'' about Saturn and the Cassini mission, at 8 p.m. Friday at the planetarium on campus. This past summer, the robotic spacecraft A robotic spacecraft is a spacecraft with no humans on board, that is usually under telerobotic control. A robotic spacecraft designed to make scientific research measurements is often called a space probe. Cassini swung into orbit around Saturn. It has already begun sending back data and pictures of the ringed planet. Tickets will go on sale at the door starting at 7:30 p.m. at $5 for general admission, $4 for senior citizens and L.A. Valley College students who have paid activity cards with them, and $3 for kids ages 8 to 16. Children younger than 8 will not be admitted. For more information, call (818) 947-2335. - Daily News New boss named for L.A. libraries Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn on Tuesday said he was appointing a career librarian to the city's top library job. Hahn said Fontayne Holmes, who has worked in the city library system for 30 years, will succeed Susan Kent, who is resigning to head the New York Public Library New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world. . Holmes oversaw the city's successful $317 million building program that has resulted in 61 new branches in the city, Hahn said. - Daily News Free fair to focus on buying home GLENDALE - Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, and Glendale city government will sponsor a free Homeownership Fair on Saturday for potential first-time and current homebuyers. There will be experts and information booths to answer common questions on qualifying for a mortgage, refinancing, what price home is affordable, how a credit report affects the ability to buy and how to fix up a newly purchased home. The fair will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the lower level of the Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 N. Verdugo Rd., Glendale. Free parking is available at the East Mountain Street lot only. For more information on the fair, call Schiff's office at (626) 304-2727. - Daily News Driver killed when thrown from car CHATSWORTH - A 41-year-old motorist was killed Tuesday when his speeding convertible flipped off Topanga Canyon Road near Santa Susana Pass Santa Susana Pass is a mountain pass connecting Simi Valley to the San Fernando Valley. The road used to be an Indian trail, and later a wagon road (a famous part was called Devil's Slide) before the road was paved. , police said. The unidentified man was found near his vehicle about 30 feet down a ravine after the 7:30 p.m. crash. Investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division were investigating the cause of the crash. - Daily News |
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