BRIEFLY SHERMAN OPENS NEW VALLEY OFFICE.SHERMAN OAKS - U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills, announced Monday that his new 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. office is now open at 5000 Van Nuys Blvd., across the street from the Valley Economic Alliance Building that is home to several important San Fernando Valley business-oriented organizations. Sherman noted that his new location is also about a mile south of the Van Nuys government center, which includes federal, state, city and judicial offices. - Daily News Man held in spate of local robberies A man has been charged in connection with a number of robberies committed by the so-called ``Tennis Elbow tennis elbow - overuse strain injury Bandit'' in the San Fernando Valley area, authorities said Monday. Terrence Miller, 47, was arrested Wednesday after a special police detail spotted him in the 2600 block of 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. , officials said. He was held at the Parker Center Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on December 30, 1952 Jail in lieu of $1.3 million bail and charged by the District Attorney's Office Friday with 37 counts of robbery, officials said. Investigators dubbed the robber the ``Tennis Elbow Bandit'' after he held up one business wearing a tennis-type brace on his elbow. Police said the bandit bandit: see brigandage. hit banks and businesses throughout the Valley, including Tarzana, Burbank, Glendale, Sun Valley, La Crescenta and Universal City. - Daily News Two sentenced in investor scam WOODLAND HILLS - Two former operators of a Woodland Hills mortgage brokerage were sentenced in federal court Monday in connection with an investment scheme, officials said. U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder sentenced Edward Rostami, 39, to a year behind bars and ordered him to pay $481,898.50 in restitution. He pleaded guilty to a money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. and conspiracy charge. Co-defendant Sandra Palmer For the 24 character, see . Sandra Palmer (born March 10, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American professional golfer. She attended North Texas State University where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi and Homecoming Queen. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1964. Ross, 41, was sentenced to three years' probation, including four months of home detention, and fined $1,000. She pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. - Daily News Deputies blamed in prisoner death Four deputies were negligent in the 1998 death of a man who died after being hogtied in the back of a patrol car, a jury found Monday in a civil lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . Dwayne Nelson, 41, died after being bound during his Sept. 13, 1998, arrest for allegedly shooting at motorists and being under the influence of cocaine. The jury awarded $1 million each to Nelson's parents, Lottie Nelson of Memphis and Wallace Nelson of Chicago. But the damage award will be reduced because Nelson was found to be 35 percent responsible for his own death. - Associated Press Crosswalk crash kills pedestrian TARZANA - A 55-year-old woman died Monday night after she was hit by a car as she crossed the street at Burbank and Reseda boulevards, police said. Officers said the light on Reseda turned green and a man driving south on Reseda apparently did not see the woman who was crossing the boulevard in a crosswalk. - Daily News |
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