BRIEFLY.Missing woman armed, distraught NEWBURY PARK - Ventura County sheriff's deputies were searching Sunday for a 51-year-old woman armed with a handgun who has been missing since Friday. Authorities believe Barbara Young Barbara Young may refer to:
Deputies said she has been distraught because she was recently diagnosed with a serious disease. She left her identification, purse and cell phone at home. She was driving a 2002 black Plymouth PT Cruiser with a personalized license plate that reads: PIXIES pixies prank-playing fairies; mislead travelers. [Br. Folklore: Briggs, 328–330] See : Mischievousness . She is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 90 pounds and has blond hair and green eyes. She was possibly wearing a teal-green bathrobe. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. at (805) 654-2311. - Daily News Pedestrian killed; motorist arrested BURBANK - While walking across the street, a 64-year-old Burbank man was hit and fatally injured by a car driven by a woman who may have been under the influence of alcohol, police said Sunday. David Doidge died at a hospital soon after he was hit at the intersection of Magnolia Boulevard and Orchard Drive late Saturday, the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. reported. Kathryn Gustafson, 38, of North Hollywood was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. . - Daily News Driver fatally shot from another car A motorist was fatally wounded by at least one person firing from another vehicle Sunday, Los Angeles police said. The victim - Anthony Andres Vega, 31 - was driving south on Avenue 20, passing Pasadena Avenue, at about 1:50 a.m. when he was shot in the upper body, said Officer April Harding 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 . .
The gunfire came from a white Honda Civic, and Vega died at the scene, Harding said. - City News Service Guardian of elderly accused of theft VENTURA - A Ventura County worker who managed the finances of elderly residents faces criminal charges that she stole nearly $100,000. Esther Anaya Torres, 32, of Oxnard has pleaded not guilty to 52 counts of embezzlement embezzlement, wrongful use, for one's own selfish ends, of the property of another when that property has been legally entrusted to one. Such an act was not larceny at common law because larceny was committed only when property was acquired by a "felonious taking," i. , forgery and theft. Authorities said Torres stole money from the residents over a 20-month period beginning in September 2003 while she worked in the Ventura County Public Guardian's Office. Office employees administer finances under court order for 1,000 county residents unable to do it themselves. Caseworkers become legal guardians and oversee income and pay bills through trust accounts. - Associated Press At least 2 on foot struck by vehicle At least two pedestrians were taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle Sunday in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. , a city Fire Department representative said. The crash in the 3900 block of South Menlo Avenue was reported about 1:30 p.m., said Jim Wells 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. . - City News Service Woman survives plunge from cliff HOLLYWOOD HILLS - A woman was recovering Sunday after her husband apparently intentionally drove off a cliff in the Hollywood Hills to kill them both, then fatally shot himself when they survived the crash. The man drove off a cliff in Franklin Canyon about 11 Saturday night, KCBS KCBS Kansas City Barbecue Society KCBS Korea Christian Book Service (now called KCB; Seoul, Korea) KCBS Kerala Catholic Bible Society (Kerala, India) (Channel 2) reported. But the two were not seriously injured The casualty status of a person whose injury may or may not require hospitalization; medical authority does not classify as very seriously injured, seriously injured, or incapacitating illness or injury; and the person can communicate with the next of kin. Also called NSI. See also casualty status. after the vehicle came to rest some 200 feet down the embankment, and she got out and fled on foot, the TV station reported. When authorities arrived, the man had apparently shot himself and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the TV station. - City News Service |
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