BRIEFLY POLICE SEEK TWO IN HOME INVASION.NORTHRIDGE - Police were searching for two suspects who burglarized an apartment at gunpoint Saturday. The two suspects, African-American males described as being in their late teens or early 20s and dressed in dark clothing, stole several small electronic appliances from the apartment in the 18100 block of Roscoe Boulevard, said 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 Sgt. Jace Kessler. 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. police, the suspects knocked on the victim's door about 5:15 p.m. and said an acquaintance of the victim had been shot. When the victim opened the door, one suspect brandished a handgun and forced entry into the apartment. The male victim, who was home alone, escaped through a kitchen door during the incident and was not injured, police said. - Daily News Hanging in park is apparent suicide CHATSWORTH - A woman believed to be in her 30s apparently committed suicide Saturday by hanging herself from a tree in Chatsworth Oaks Park, a Los Angeles police sergeant said. The woman's body was discovered by park rangers about 4:50 p.m. in the 9300 block of Valley Circle Boulevard, Sgt. Alan Sorkness said. No further information was immediately available, he said. - City News Service Boy badly injured in go-cart crash RESEDA - An 8-year-old boy from Ventura County suffered chest injuries Saturday when his go-cart crashed 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. , officials said. The Camarillo boy was in serious but stable condition after being airlifted to UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. , said Bob Collis of 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. . Collis said the boy likely broke several ribs. The crash happened around 2 p.m. in the 7000 block of Darby Avenue in Reseda, where the boy had been driving the go-cart in an industrial park parking lot, Collis said. A course had been set up with cones to swerve in and out of, Collis said. ``He was going too fast,'' Collis said. - Daily News Boyfriend shoots woman, kills self WEST HOLLYWOOD West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. - A man shot his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. girlfriend several times Saturday, then took his own life, a sheriff's deputy said. The shooting in the 9000 block of Harratt Street in West Hollywood was reported to authorities about 8:30 a.m., said Deputy Cruz Solis. The woman was expected to survive the attack, said Solis. Both victims were in their mid-30s. The couple had a 7-year-old son, who was not present at the time of the shooting, Solis said. - City News Service Manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. seeks stabbing suspect HOLLYWOOD - Dozens of police officers searched for a man who fatally stabbed the owner of a Hollywood hair salon A hair salon (also called 'Hairdresser' and 'Hair Parlour')is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. There are many different types of hair salons that one can choose to go to. Saturday, possibly during a robbery. The stabbing, reported at 9:30 a.m., happened in the 5500 block of Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. Boulevard, said Sgt. William Duke William Duke's (1863 - 1924) full name is sometimes given as Fredrick William Duke, and he appears to have been a Scot, having studied at Arbroath and then at University College London, before joining the Indian Civil Service, in the Bengal Cadre. of the Hollywood station. The victim, a man believed to be in his 40s, died at a hospital, he said. Police believe the victim struggled with his assailant, but no witnesses have been found, Duke said. The killer, who police believe stole some property, apparently dropped a wallet in the salon's parking lot, he said. Police in Hollywood went on tactical alert in an effort to find the killer, who is believed to have fled on foot. - City News Service Highway crashes claim three so far Three people were killed in crashes on Los Angeles County highways during the first 60 hours of the Thanksgiving holiday, compared to four deaths last year in the same period, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan reported Saturday. Statewide, there were 18 highway fatalities between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Saturday, compared to 23 deaths in 1999, according to a California Highway Patrol statement. CHP officers also arrested 220 motorists in the county for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, up from 208 arrests during the same period last year. Across the state, 959 motorists were arrested for alleged DUI, up from 905 arrests in 1999. The CHP urged motorists to use extra caution during the Thanksgiving holiday period. - City News Service Blaze breaks out at Hollywood club Firefighters knocked down a greater-alarm fire that broke out Saturday at a Hollywood nightclub, a city fire official said. No injuries were reported in the blaze at the Playroom, 836 N. Highland Ave., which was reported at 6:12 a.m., said Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Bob Collis. The fire was reported out 30 minutes later, Collis said. It's not clear how the blaze started. - City News Service Damage from fire valued at $30,000 GLENDALE - A noninjury fire Saturday in a home caused about $30,000 damage, according to a fire dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. . Fire personnel dispatched at 1:20 a.m. to the single-story home in the 100 block of W. Lomita Avenue had the fire out at 1:33 a.m., she said. Damage was estimated at $20,000 to the building and $10,000 to other property. It's not known how the fire started. - City News Service Man shot to death in drive-by gunfire WILLOWBROOK - A man was shot to death in an apparent drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang in Willowbrook on Saturday, a sheriff's deputy said. The shooting happened about 10:15 a.m. in the 600 block of E. El Segundo Boulevard, said sheriff's Deputy Terry Holden. The man died at Los Angeles County King-Drew Medical Center, he said. No further information was immediately available, he said. - City News Service |
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