BRIEFLY SUSPECT WOUNDED AFTER GRAB FOR GUN.CANOGA PARK - A 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 officer shot and wounded a 22-year-old burglary suspect who made a grab for his rookie partner's gun, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect, Casey Bauer of 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. , was listed in critical condition late Wednesday with a gunshot wound to the mid-torso, police said. The shooting occurred about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, when Officer Raphael Ferrer, 33, a seven-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . , and first-year Officer Ryan Kennedy, 24, responded to a burglary alarm in a closed business in the 22000 block of Sherman Way. The suspect, who had been hiding behind a counter, confronted Kennedy and grabbed his pistol during a scuffle, officials said. Ferrer fired two rounds at Bauer, police said. - Daily News Area woman joins insurance board Gov. Gray Davis announced Wednesday the appointment of a Sherman Oaks resident to the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board. Virginia M. Gotlieb, 51, formerly served as the manager of physical relations and manager of international recruiting for Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) is an operating company that owns and operates 57 hospitals in the United States [1]. It is based in Dallas, Texas. Its stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is NYSE: THC. , formerly known as National Medical Enterprises. The Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board determines subscriber eligibility and terms of service (networking) Terms Of Service - (TOS) The rules laid down by an on-line service provider such as AOL that members must obey or risk being "TOS-sed" (disconnected). for major-risk medical coverage. - City News Service Court clears way for dog's demise SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden - The state's highest court has declined to take the case of Hera, one of two dogs involved in the fatal mauling of a San Francisco woman, paving the way for the animal's destruction after nearly a year of legal wrangling. The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would not hear an appeal of lower courts' findings that the initial order to put the dog down - made by a city officer who declared the dogs ``vicious and dangerous'' after a hearing last February - should stand. In paperwork filed in November by owners Marjorie Knoller Marjorie Knoller (born c. 1946) is an attorney who was initially convicted of 2nd degree murder and manslaughter after her two Presa Canario dogs mauled her neighbor, Diane Whipple, to death in their San Francisco, California apartment building on January 26, 2001. , 46, and Robert Noel Robert John Baptist Noel MA, MPhil (b. 15 October 1962) is an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Robert Noel is the son of Hon. Gerard Eyre Wriothesley Noel, of Westington Mill, Chipping Campden, and grandson of the fourth Earl of Gainsborough. , 60, the couple asserted they already were preparing to take Hera's case to the highest court in the land should the state court pass on it. Noel and Knoller could not be reached Wednesday for comment on whether they still intend to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Jury selection for their trial on criminal charges stemming from the fatal attack is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on Jan. 24. - Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder (IPA: /ˈrɪdɚ/) was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Newspapers Schillo endorses Hoffman for seat 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. - Retiring Ventura County Supervisor Frank Schillo announced his endorsement for candidate Randy Hoffman to succeed him. Hoffman faces Thousand Oaks Councilwoman Linda Parks in the March 5 primary. Schillo said Hoffman, as president of Magellan Systems, has the know-how to lead the county out of a potential budget deficit given the state of the economy. - Daily News Disney executive in transit agency BURBANK - A theme park transportation executive for Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World was named a senior adviser to the newly created U.S. Transportation Security Administration, said Paul Pressler of Walt Disney Parks and Resort. Christopher Billings, the director of Transportation Planning for Walt Disney World, was picked to share his knowledge of transportation issues with the new federal government agency. ``During his tenure at Walt Disney World, Chris has worked on some of the most challenging transportation issues facing our company. I know he will make a significant contribution to this important effort,'' Pressler said. The Department of Transportation set up the Transportation Security Administration to oversee security on all modes of transportation nationwide. In announcing the new agency, Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta said, ``We need to tap into the expertise of the private sector as we shape the Transportation Security Administration, the first federal agency of the 21st century.'' - City News Service |
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