BRIEFLY SUSPECT ARRESTED IN DINER SHOOTING.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A man suspected of wounding three people at a North Hollywood restaurant early Saturday later barricaded himself in his home, but he was wounded by a police SWAT team and taken into custody, 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 said. The chain of events began about 12:15 a.m. when a gunman wounded three people in a restaurant in the 12900 block of Sherman Way, said Sgt. David Delgado of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood station. The man later holed up in his residence near Sherman Way and Tyrone Avenue in Van Nuys, said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt. Kenneth Henkle. A SWAT team was sent to the scene, Henkle said. The man eventually was shot by at least one SWAT officer, said the sergeant. The man was at an undisclosed hospital. It was not clear whether the man shot at police. - City News Service Victim's 911 call foils car burglary BURBANK - Two men possibly responsible for a recent series of car burglaries in the Fry's Electronics Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley. Starting with one store located in Sunnyvale, California, USA, the chain now boasts sales of $2. parking lot in Burbank were arrested Friday in North Hollywood, police said. Roberto Diaz Roberto Díaz or Roberto Diaz may refer to:
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The worker called 911 and police began pursuing the car, but backed off when the driver narrowly missed a pedestrian, Dilibert said. - City News Service Stolen-car driver sought after crash GLENDALE - Police were searching for a man who crashed a stolen car into a fast-food restaurant Saturday. Nobody was injured in the 4:30 p.m. incident at Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, at 1651 W. Glenoaks Blvd. Three employees were behind the counter when a 1986 gray Toyota Camry The Toyota Camry is a mid-size sedan assembled by Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky; Altona, Victoria, Guangzhou, China and the original factory in Toyota City, Japan. In some markets, the top range Camry models are seen as executive cars. crashed through the store windows, said Haseena Qazi, the store's manager. Described as a male Hispanic in his 20s, the driver appears to have lost control of the car while speeding along Glenoaks Boulevard, said Sgt. Alan Frazier of the Glendale Police Department. - Daily News MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. , mechanics meet at deadline Negotiators with the MTA and its mechanics union met Saturday in an effort to reach an agreement on a new contract before a court-ordered ``cooling-off'' period expires. That 60-day period ends at 11:59 p.m. today, said Marc Littman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The two sides are said to be far apart in their respective contract demands. A strike by union workers would shut down much of the county's bus and train service, affecting hundreds of thousands of riders. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Littman, the MTA has either signed agreements or is making good progress in negotiations with four of the five unions that represent its workers. - City News Service Jobs department co-sponsors expo VAN NUYS - A career expo co-sponsored by the California Employment Development Department, Maximus and WorkSource will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the gymnasium of the Church on the Way, 14300 Sherman Way in Van Nuys. - Daily News Pasadena PD gets excellence award PASADENA - On Monday, the Pasadena Police Department The Pasadena Police Department is the police department serving Pasadena, California The headquarters of the Pasadena Police Department is located at 207 North Garfield Avenue in Pasadena, just a few blocks from the Pasadena City Hall and Paseo Colorado. is to receive the National League of Cities' highest honor. The league will present its Helen Putnam Award of Excellence to the city and its Police Department for its development and implementation of the Youth Accountability Board. The award ``recognizes and promotes the outstanding efforts and innovative solutions of city governments to: improve the quality of life in local communities; implement efficiencies in service delivery and operations; and provide service responsive to local needs,'' said Janet Pope, adjutant ADJUTANT. A military officer, attached to every battalion of a regiment. It is his duty to superintend, under his superiors, all matters relating to the ordinary routine of discipline in the regiment. to the police chief. The presentation will be made in the City Council chambers at 100 N. Garfield Ave. at 6 p.m. - City News Service Up to four cars hit in shooting on 91 LONG BEACH - Suspects in a white sport utility vehicle opened fire on as many as four other vehicles on the Artesia Freeway The Artesia Freeway is a freeway in southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County, California. It is signed as California State Route 91 for its entire length. in Long Beach on Saturday, critically wounding a woman, Long Beach police said. No one else was hurt in the attack, according to Long Beach police spokeswoman Jana Blair. Officers were sent to the Artesia Freeway at Atlantic Avenue about 12:30 a.m. The victim - Latisha Stephens, 25, of Los Angeles - was in a black SUV when she was shot, said Blair. A 29-year-old woman in the vehicle was not hurt. It was not clear who was driving. Investigators believe the occupant or occupants of one of the four vehicles that came under fire may have been the intended target, according to Blair. - City News Service |
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