BRIEFLY STOWAWAYS FOUND IN CARGO CONTAINER.LONG BEACH - At least 20 stowaways Stowaways are a Portuguese band from Matosinhos, who formed in 2001. They are made up of Nuno Sousa (vocals and guitar); Pedro Gonçalves (guitar); João Carujo, (drums)and Sérgio Seabra (bass). Fred on keyboards and João Covita on the accordion are more recent additions. were found huddling inside a cramped cargo container at Long Beach Harbor on Monday night, and authorities said they may have been holed up there a month or more on a voyage from China. The container was opened shortly before 10 p.m. after someone called the Long Beach Fire Department to report one of the group might have suffered a broken ankle trying to get out. Capt. Mike Garcia of the Long Beach Fire Department said the stowaways would be taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation, then turned over to immigration authorities. ``We do believe they are from China,'' Garcia told KCAL-TV Monday night, adding the group is believed to have been at sea for a month or more. ``Our main concern right now is for their health,'' he said. The cargo container they were found inside of was one of perhaps as many as 100 at the harbor Monday night, and authorities were searching the others to see if they might contain people. Despite the long journey, members of the group, which numbered 20 to 25 people, were able to walk out of the container on their own, Garcia said. - Associated Press Teen sentenced in school threat SYLMAR - A 15-year-old boy accused of posting an Internet message in which he threatened to shoot fellow students at Birmingham High School Birmingham High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of the city of Los Angeles, California. The school is a part of District One of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). and set off bombs in the school's cafeteria admitted Monday to a charge that he made a terrorist threat. 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. Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial Judge Morton Rochman ordered the teen-ager to stay away from Birmingham in Van Nuys, perform 125 hours of community service, serve an undetermined amount of time on probation and undergo counseling as needed as needed prn. See prn order. , said Deputy District Attorney Dan Feldstern. - City News Service First lady delivers grants to libraries During a visit Monday to the Los Angeles Central Library, California first lady Sharon Davis presented $110,000 in School Library Enrichment Grant checks to representatives of 22 Southland school libraries. Six of the schools awarded the $5,000 grants through the Governor's Book Fund are in the San Fernando Valley or Ventura County. The local schools are Burton Street Elementary School, Panorama City; Gaspar de Portola Middle School, Tarzana; John H. Francis Polytechnic High School John H. Francis Polytechnic High School is a secondary school located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Polytechnic, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Despite its name, Polytechnic is a comprehensive high school. , Sun Valley; Lawrence Middle School Lawrence Middle School is a middle school in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Lawrence Township Public Schools. The school teaches students in grades 7 and 8. Lawrence Middle School's mascot is the cardinal. , Chatsworth; Victory Boulevard Elementary School, North Hollywood; and Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School is the name of numerous schools, with most of them in the U.S. named after President Abraham Lincoln, including:
- City News Service Simi Valley named a Tree City USA Tree City USA is a tree planting and tree care program sponsored by The National Arbor Day Foundation for cities and towns in the United States. Requirements
SIMI VALLEY - The city has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation The National Arbor Day Foundation is the world's oldest and largest tree-planting organization.[1] Its million members plant millions of trees every year. New members receive 10 free trees. , Mayor Bill Davis announced. - Daily News County property tax due next week The Los Angeles County tax collector reminded taxpayers Monday that the second installment of the 2000-2001 secured property taxes is due in his office by 5 p.m. on April 10. - City News Service Heart laboratory given $1 million The Fritz B. Burns Foundation has given a gift of $1 million over four years in support of Valley Presbyterian Hospital's new cardiac catheterization laboratory, hospital officials announced Monday. The new laboratory will provide the most technologically advanced digital imaging system available in the treatment of cardiac patients, allowing cardiologists to review images immediately while a procedure is being performed, officials said. - Daily News Officer injured directing traffic BURBANK - A 26-year veteran of the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. was recuperating at home Monday, a day after being hit by a pickup truck while directing traffic for a film shoot, officials said. Officer Kelly Carsten, 49, was hit by a truck driven by Joshua James Doell of Burbank as he directed traffic about 4:30 p.m. at Magnolia and Glenoaks boulevards, officials said. Doell, 25, was turning left from westbound Magnolia onto southbound Glenoaks Boulevard when the incident occurred, officials said. Doell was not cited. Carsten was treated at St. Joseph's Medical Center for back injuries, officials said. - Daily News NoHo man jailed in bank robberies BURBANK - A North Hollywood man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing banks in the Burbank, Glendale and surrounding areas, Burbank police said Monday. David Lopez, 29, was arrested on suspicion of robbing a Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. on East Olive Avenue in Burbank on Friday. Burbank police Sgt. Bill Taylor said Lopez demanded money from a female bank teller, and fled with a large sum of money. Police tracked the suspect to his home, followed him and ultimately arrested him near Burbank Boulevard and the Hollywood (170) Freeway in North Hollywood. Lopez was booked into the Burbank jail with bail set at $250,000. He was transferred to the Metro Detention Center in 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 Monday after the FBI took over the investigation of the case. - Daily News |
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