BRIEFLY SUSPECTS CAUGHT AFTER BRIEF GUNFIRE.PACOIMA - An intense search of a Pacoima neighborhood launched after police officers on patrol heard gunshots early Saturday led to the arrest of two suspects, 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. Apparently no one was injured by the gunfire, police said. ``We don't have any victims,'' said Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee. Officers were on routine patrol near Remick Avenue and Jouett Street when they heard gunshots about 3:30 a.m., Lee said. Officers set up a perimeter and brought in at least one dog, a helicopter crew and a SWAT team to search for the shooter or shooters. Two men subsequently were arrested on suspicion of negligently discharging a firearm, Lee said, but no firearms were recovered in connection with the incident. A search for the weapon or weapons was continuing, Lee said. There were no reports of injuries. - City News Service Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. asks for holiday trees The Los Angeles Department of Public Works is encouraging those with now-unwanted Christmas trees to recycle them. Beginning at 8 a.m. today trees may be brought to the following collection points: --The Los Angeles Zoo The Los Angeles Zoo founded in 1966, is a large zoo located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Zoo, located in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, is home to 1,200 animals from around the world. , 5333 Zoo Drive --Branford Park, 13300 Branford St., Arleta --Chatsworth Park South, 22360 Devonshire St. --Balboa Sports Center, 17015 Burbank Blvd., Encino --Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland Blvd. --Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, 2551 Motor Ave. --Sylmar Park, 13109 Borden Ave. --Sunland Park, 8651 Foothill Blvd. - City News Service Two shot, injured near Oxnard bar OXNARD - Two men suffered moderate injuries Friday night when they were shot leaving an Oxnard bar, Oxnard Police reported. The shooter fired and ran away, said police, who had not determined a reason for the attack. The victims were walking out of the La Cascada bar on the 100 block of North Harrison when they were fired upon. A 28-year-old victim was hit in the arm and torso. He drove himself to a local hospital and was listed in stable condition Saturday, police said. A 48-year-old victim was shot in the hip. He was treated at a local hospital and released. - Daily News Police praised for drug ring bust 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. - Two detectives were honored for helping crack a ring that illegally sold the animal tranquilizer tranquilizer, drug whose action calms the central nervous system, decreasing emotional agitation without impairing alertness. Tranquilizing drugs differ from hypnotic drugs such as barbiturates in that they do not act on the brain's cortical areas but rather on its ketamine ketamine /keta·mine/ (ke´tah-men) a rapid-acting general anesthetic, used as the hydrochloride salt. ke·ta·mine n. . Richard Lamb and Kevin Duncan were among several law enforcement agents who received awards for investigative excellence from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established in 1973 by President richard m. nixon as part of the Justice Department, thus uniting a number of federal drug agencies that had often worked at cross-purposes. earlier this month in Washington. The case began more than two years ago on a tip that the drug was being sold at a Simi Valley gym. In a series of October raids in Mexico, New York Mexico, New York may refer to:
More than 600,000 vials of the drug and $2 million in cash were seized. - Associated Press |
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