BRIEFLY SMALL QUAKES HIT EAST L.A. COUNTY.DIAMOND BAR - A series of temblors shook eastern 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. County on Sunday evening, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The temblors hit about two miles southeast of the city of Diamond Bar, along the border with San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County, about 25 miles east of Los Angeles. The largest was a magnitude-3.5 quake, which hit at 4:49 p.m. It was followed by a magnitude-3.2 quake at 5:03 p.m., according to a preliminary report from the U.S. Geological Survey. County fire supervisor Ray Dong said there were no reports of damage or injuries. - Associated Press Holiday crashes kill six in county Six people were killed in traffic crashes on Los Angeles County highways during the first 84 hours of the Christmas holiday, the California Highway Patrol reported Sunday. Statewide, 37 highway deaths were reported between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Sunday. 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 officers made 210 arrests in the county and 1,217 statewide during the period for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The CHP has declared a maximum-enforcement period - with more officers than usual on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout traffic violations - for the duration of the holiday period that will end at midnight. There are no comparable figures from the 2002 Christmas holiday, due to the difference in the time span covered by the maximum-enforcement periods. - City News Service Boy leads officers in winding pursuit California Highway Patrol officers took a boy into custody after he led them on a serpentine high-speed pursuit that wound from the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. to downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , officials said Sunday. The suspect's capture early Sunday morning came after a struggle with CHP officers in which the youth received minor injuries, authorities said. The suspect, whose name was withheld because he is juvenile, drove a small white sedan that left the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles and stopped at Nadeau Street west of Crockett Boulevard at about 2:15 a.m., officials said. Officers said the boy bolted out of the car, ran between the CHP cruisers and wielded a knife threateningly before he was subdued. - Staff and Wire Services House fire leaves three homeless THOUSAND OAKS - Three people were left homeless after their house on Rancho Road burned to the ground Saturday evening, the Ventura County Fire Department Not to be confused with Ventura Fire Department. The Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, and for six other cities within the county. reported Sunday. One firefighter sprained his ankle fighting the fire, officials said. - Daily News Gang-style shots hospitalize hos·pi·tal·ize tr.v. hos·pi·tal·ized, hos·pi·tal·iz·ing, hos·pi·tal·iz·es To place in a hospital for treatment, care, or observation. two VALLEY VILLAGE - Police are still investigating a shooting on Magnolia Boulevard, possibly gang-related, that left two men hospitalized, officials said Sunday. The two men were shot in their car around 11 p.m. Friday near Magnolia Boulevard and Bellaire Avenue, police said. - Daily News |
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