BRIEFLY SHOOTING AT PARTY SENDS 2 TO HOSPITAL.A party at an Atwater Village home soured into a shooting rampage that wounded two people Saturday after one man fired 20 shots with a pistol and another blasted a shotgun five times, police said. At least two people were sent to a hospital, a man listed in serious condition and a 15-year-old boy in critical condition, police said. The shooting, in the 3700 block of Seneca Avenue occurred about 1:15 a.m., 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. Zimmie Williams of the Hollenbeck Station. Partygoers told police that a group of men brandishing weapons walked in and began shooting minutes later. At least one man held a shotgun and another a handgun, Williams said. - City News Service Probation to end for notorious hacker A Southland man once considered the federal government's most-wanted hacker will reach a milestone on Monday. That's when probation officially ends for Kevin Mitnick Kevin David Mitnick (born October 6, 1963) is a controversial computer cracker and convicted criminal in the United States. Mitnick was convicted in the late 1990s of illegally gaining access to computer networks and stealing intellectual property. , now a 39- year-old Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. resident, who served five years in prison for hacking-related crimes. 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. native was freed in January 2000, under a strict probation that did not allow him to go online and kept him from traveling outside Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . The restrictions will end when his probation does. - City News Service Disputed gas pump leads to fatal shot BELLFLOWER - An argument over a gas pump at a Bellflower Chevron filling station burst into gunfire, leaving one man dead and another wounded, a sheriff's deputy said Saturday. The shooting in the 8500 block of Artesia Boulevard occurred about 9:45 p.m. Friday, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Rick Varela. Two men in one car got into an argument with at least three others in another vehicle over who would first use a gas pump, said sheriff's Deputy Bill Spear. The two men stayed and filled their tank while the others moved their car, but the fight continued, Spear said. One man drew a gun and opened fire at the men pumping gas Pumping GAS was a two-hour programming block on the Nickelodeon spin-off network, Nick GAS. "Pumping GAS" was commercial-free, with only a thirty-second "pit stop" every now and then. , he said. A man struck in the chest was pronounced dead at a hospital, Spear said. Another man was hit in the chest as well. Their names were not released. The other men fled, Spear said. - City News Service Jail inmate escapes trip to courthouse Law enforcement officials were seeking the public's help Saturday in their search for an inmate who escaped during a routine trip to the courthouse. The inmate, Arturo Navaro, 25, was in custody on charges of child abduction Child abduction is the abduction or kidnapping of a child (or baby) by an older person. Several distinct forms of child abduction exist:
intr.v. co·hab·it·ed, co·hab·it·ing, co·hab·its 1. To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married. 2. To coexist, as animals of different species. and kidnapping, deputies said. His bail was set at $250,000, but he escaped at 11 a.m. Friday. Navaro had been transported from the Pitchess Detention Center in Saugus to the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center (formerly known as the Criminal Courts Building) is the county courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. It is located on Temple Street, between Broadway and Spring Street. in Los Angeles when he escaped. Navaro is described as Latino with black hair, brown eyes, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds. Sheriff's officials are investigating how Navaro escaped. Anyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (323) 526-5541. - Daily News |
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