BRIEFLY VICTIM WAS GOING TO DONATE KIDNEY.Police on Friday sought the killer of an Arleta man who had promised to donate a kidney to a sick friend. Jonathan Merino Merino Breed of medium-sized sheep originating in Spain that has become prominent worldwide. It has a white face, white legs, and crimped fine-wool fleece. Known as early as the 12th century, it may have been a Moorish importation. Escalante, 25, of Arleta was gunned down about 2:15 a.m. Sunday near Koreatown as he tried to rescue another friend from a robber. ``As a result of this murder, the tragedy was compounded because the victim's friend now can't receive the kidney transplant kidney transplant or renal transplant Replacement of a diseased or damaged kidney with one from a living relative or a legally dead donor. The former's tissue type is more likely to match, reducing the chance of rejection; but removal puts the donor at risk, ,'' Detective Tom Murrell said. ``Jonathan kept saying 'I'm going to give you my kidney.' He was a very kind person,'' Aristides Cerna said at a news conference as he blinked back tears. Cerna, 25, of Huntington Park Huntington Park, city (1990 pop. 56,065), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its varied manufactures include metal, glass and rubber products and industrial equipment. said he developed kidney disease Kidney Disease Definition Kidney disease is a general term for any damage that reduces the functioning of the kidney. Kidney disease is also called renal disease. five years ago and is on dialysis for 10 hours a day. His sister and Escalante had compatible blood types to donate a kidney for transplant, but Escalante volunteered, saying he wanted to spare Cerna's sister from surgery, Cerna said. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Speed role probed in deadly collision WINNETKA - A 19-year-old man was killed Friday when his car collided with a cargo van. The man was driving west on Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. when the car hit the van at the intersection of Winnetka Avenue about 11 a.m., said 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 . Sgt. Fred Meck. The van had turned in front of the car to go north on Winnetka, but Meck said speed on the part of the 19-year-old may have been a factor in the collision. - Daily News Suspicious device closes Metrolink BURBANK - Metrolink service between Ventura County and Burbank was interrupted Friday afternoon, while authorities investigated a possible explosive device left at a Burbank intersection, police said. A passing motorist saw something at Buena Vista and Vanowen streets that prompted him or her to report it about 3:30 p.m., said Burbank police Lt. Robert Giles Robert H. Giles (born circa 1933) is current curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Giles graduated from DePauw University in 1955 and received his master's degree in 1956 from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. . Police closed a stretch of nearby track, while 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. County sheriff's bomb squad investigated. The object was removed and streets and tracks were reopened about 5 p.m. - City News Service Tree-sitter's trial set for December Trial of a trespassing claim against tree-sitter John Quigley is set for Dec. 10, a Los Angeles judge ruled Friday. Quigley entered the spotlight by climbing up a centuries-old oak in Santa Clarita last November to protest John Laing Homes' plan to uproot and move the tree to clear the way to widen Pico Canyon Road from two lanes to four. The developer claims it was under orders from Los Angeles County to move the tree - dubbed Old Glory - and widen the road in anticipation of additional traffic from its Stevenson Ranch housing project. - City News Service 5 suspects jailed in auto-theft case SUN VALLEY - Los Angeles police arrested five people Friday and shut down an auto-thief ring operating from a Sun Valley home, a detective said. ``These guys are responsible for 40 cars stolen at $20,000 apiece over three months,'' Detective Robert Graybill said. Police broke up an operation being run out of a home in the 12000 block of Neenach Street about 8 a.m., said Los Angeles police Officer Don Cox. Five people were arrested, including two teenagers, police said. - City News Service Rear-end crash kills driver on I-5 SUN VALLEY - A man was killed Friday on the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. when his Honda sedan rear-ended a tractor-trailer in traffic. The man was in a northbound lane near Sheldon Avenue about 4 p.m. when his car crashed into the back of the rig and slipped underneath the trailer, said California Highway Patrol Officer Bruce Gaines. The man, believed to be about 30 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not immediately identified publicly. - Daily News |
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