BRIEFLY SIMI VALLEY STILL THE SAFEST CITY.Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and 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. have again maintained their status as the nation's two safest cities with more than 100,000 residents, FBI crime statistics show. During the first half of 2000, Simi Valley ranked first in safety with only 822 serious crimes while Thousand Oaks was second with 1,032, records show. The statistics are based on the serious crimes of murder, rape, aggrevated assault, robbery, burglary, arson, auto theft and larceny larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of someone else. theft, authorities said. - Daily News SuperScoopers head for home VAN NUYS - The SuperScoopers - those big Canadian firefighting aircraft - are wrapping up another tour of duty in the Southland, and being prepared for the long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. home today. The two Canadair 415 aircraft arrived Sept. 13 - about a month earlier than usual - because of the concern that 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, might experience wildland fires like the ones that ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. parts of the West earlier this year. But 2000 turned out to be a ``slow year'' for the aircraft, according to Bud Melges of the manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace. - City News Service Woman, 91, hit by school bus OXNARD - A 91-year-old Oxnard woman suffered major head injuries Wednesday when she she was hit by a school bus while crossing an unmarked crosswalk, officials said. Officials said the bus, which did not have any passengers at the time, was turning left when Rosa Garcia was struck by the side and knocked to the ground. - Daily News Fire sparked by power lines VENTURA - Downed power lines were blamed for Tuesday night brush fire that burned 52 acres on a ridge near Crimea Fire and Hall Canyon roads, officials said Wednesday. About 350 firefighters worked to entinguish the fire, which broke out shortly after 5 p.m. It was 80 percent contained by 9 a.m. Wednesday. - Daily News USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. student charged in rape Charges were filed Wednesday against a USC student accused of raping an 18-year-old woman in Koreatown after threatening her with a 3-foot samurai sword. A sheriff's bloodhound bloodhound, breed of large hound whose ancestors were known in the Mediterranean region before the Christian era. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs between 80 and 110 lb (36.3–49.9 kg). led officers yesterday to the home of the suspect in the 4400 block of Victoria Park Drive, just a few blocks from the condominium complex where he allegedly assaulted the woman Dec. 13. - City News Service Hahn asks for help to fight Bush City Attorney Jim Hahn called Wednesday on more than 50 other cities, counties and states to join him in fighting President-elect George W. Bush's anticipated ban on the use of corrected census data. - City News Service |
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