BRIEFLY ZINE: PAY BURGLAR ALARM CHARGES.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. City Councilman Dennis Zine introduced a motion Friday that calls for all of the city's elected officials to pay the $31 annual permit fee and false alarm charges for the free, city-installed burglar alarms in the homes. ``It's just the right thing to do,'' Zine said. The issue arose in January, when the Police Commission adopted a policy to ban officers from responding to calls initiated by unverified burglar alarm calls. During the debate, it was revealed that city officials get free alarms installed in the homes and get top priority police response. Zine's motion wouldn't apply to council district offices, nor would it affect the automatic, unverified response that elected officials receive when their alarms are tripped. - Daily News Baby boy injured in Drano mishap PANORAMA CITY - A 10-month-old Panorama City boy who chewed on the cap of a can of Drano ended up with red and swollen lips Friday, a fire official said. The emergency in the 8700 block of Tyrone Avenue was reported at 2:50 p.m. Friday, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . Some of the toxic contents from the Drano - drain openers often contain the caustic chemical lye, which can eat through the skin - may have dripped on to the youngster's chest as well, Humphrey said. - City News Service Avoid rain runoff, authorities warn Los Angeles County health officials Friday reminded Southlanders to avoid contact with storm drain storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. runoff and ocean water, especially near flowing storm drains, until at least Tuesday. Runoff from storm drains has caused the bacteria levels in the ocean water to rise to unacceptable levels, which may cause some individuals to become ill if they come into contact with the water, said Maria Iacobo of the Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
Elevated bacterial levels can last for as long as 72 hours after a storm, authorities said. Recorded information on beach conditions is available around the clock on the county's beach closure hotline, at (800) 525-5662, and on the DHS' Web site at www.lapublichealth.org/beach. - City News Service Man's conviction of murder upheld A state appellate court A court having jurisdiction to review decisions of a trial-level or other lower court. An unsuccessful party in a lawsuit must file an appeal with an appellate court in order to have the decision reviewed. panel this week affirmed the conviction of a man for the beating death of a woman in a makeshift shack they shared by the 210 Freeway in the Tujunga wash Tujunga Wash is a stream in Los Angeles County, California. It is a tributary of the Los Angeles River, providing about a fifth of its flow, and drains about 225 square miles. . The three-justice panel from the 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected John E. Kosmider's contention that there were errors made in his trial. Kosmider was convicted of second-degree murder for the June 2001 beating death of Patricia Bowers and sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison. In a videotaped confession to Los Angeles police officers, Kosmider said he and Bowers had been drinking heavily and that he recalled hitting her after she called him names. - City News Service Area man gets 4 years for fraud GLENDALE - A Glendale man who cheated the state's beverage container recycling program out of more than $2.5 million was sentenced Friday to four years in prison. Migran Changulyan, 35, was arrested Oct. 17 along with 17 others allegedly involved in a recycling fraud scheme. He pleaded guilty to grand theft and recycling fraud counts. Prosecutors claimed Changulyan was the ringleader ring·lead·er n. A person who leads others, especially in illicit or informal activities. ringleader Noun a person who leads others in illegal or mischievous actions Noun 1. of the group, which brought plastic and aluminum containers into California from Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Mexico and received California state refunds on the recyclables. - City News Service Faulty furnace sparks local fire GLENDALE - A fire sparked by a faulty furnace roared through a Glendale home, causing an estimated $80,000 in damage, officials said Friday. The blaze in the 1000 block of Alcalde alcalde (ălkăl`dē, Span. älkäl`dā) [Span., from Arab.,=the judge], Spanish official title, in existence at least from the 11th cent. Since the late 19th cent. Way broke out about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, said an operator for the Verdugo Emergency Communication Center. The fire was sparked by a malfunctioning furnace, the operator said. It quickly spread from a hallway to a bathroom and two bedrooms. - City News Service Pursuit suspect remains at large BALDWIN PARK - A man who led officers on a chase from Thousand Oaks to Baldwin Park remained at large Friday. The California Highway Patrol is investigating it as felony evasion and felony hit and run, Officer Mark Garrett said. The man, whose identity is not known, made an unsafe lane change on the eastbound Ventura Freeway in Thousand Oaks about 9:30 p.m. Thursday but did not stop when CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officers tried to pull him over, authorities said. He drove through the 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. , 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 and the San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. , hitting a car on the San Bernardino Freeway The San Bernardino Freeway is the assigned name of an approximately 60-mile (95 km) long segment of Interstate 10 (I-10) between the cities of Los Angeles, California and San Bernardino, California. along the way. He eventually drove onto surface streets in Baldwin Park and abandoned the pickup in the 4300 block of Walnut Street. He hopped a fence and disappeared into an apartment complex, police said. - Daily News |
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