BRIEFLY.Ex-officer must stand trial in case SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. - A former Glendale police officer has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he used the Internet to try to lure someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl in order to molest mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. her. Arthur Crabtree, 44, of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, , is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 8 at San Fernando Superior Court to face charges of attempted lewd act upon a child, trying to send harmful matter and attempted child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. . Authorities said Crabtree was arrested Jan. 19, 2005, at the Greyhound Bus Depot in 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. , where he had arranged to meet the girl. - Daily News School nominated for national award Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School is a senior high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District with a focus on serving students who plan to major in the healthcare field. in Los Angeles was nominated Thursday for a prestigious National No Child Left Behind Title I Distinguished Schools Recognition Award. State schools Chief Jack O'Connell also nominated Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School is the name of numerous schools, with most of them in the U.S. named after President Abraham Lincoln, including:
Title I is part of the federal No Child Left Behind law and is designed to give socioeconomically disadvantaged children equity and access to a high-quality education. - Daily News Sprint on freeway fatal for motorist NORTH HILLS - A 26-year-old Panorama City man was killed early Thursday after police said he crashed his car on a North Hills street, ran onto the San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. and was struck by an oncoming Ford Explorer. Police believe Fidel Cuevas crashed his car into another vehicle on Roscoe Boulevard at about 2 a.m. Cuevas then ran up the Roscoe Boulevard onramp to the northbound San Diego freeway, said California Highway Patrol spokesman Leland Tang. ``For reasons still unknown this person ran across the northbound lane, and was struck by the Ford Explorer,'' Tang said. Cuevas was pronounced dead at the scene, Tang said. The driver of the Ford Explorer, a 32-year-old man from Granada Hills, was uninjured, Tang said. An investigation is ongoing, Tang said. - Daily News Care and pruning of roses is topic NORTHRIDGE - Reservations are being accepted for a free lecture and demonstration Saturday on the care and pruning of roses. The class will be held 9-10:30 a.m. at the Botanic Garden at California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , 18111 Nordhoff St. For reservations, call (818) 677-3496. For information, see www.csun.edu/botanicgarden. - Daily News Police arrest 36 during Rose Bowl PASADENA - Police arrested 36 people for misdemeanor offenses at the Rose Bowl during a national championship game where excited fans were mostly well-behaved, police said Thursday. The game on Wednesday drew 93,986 fans to the venerable stadium, where the University of Texas Longhorns defeated top-ranked USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . Thirty-two men and four women were arrested for public intoxication, ticket scalping and other crimes, Pasadena police spokeswoman Ronnie Nanning said. ``Considering the number of people in attendance, the number of arrests was very manageable,'' police Cmdr. Chris Vicino said in a prepared statement. Rose Bowl spokesman Charles Thompson said cleaning up the stadium will take about a week as workers pick up trash, strip down the field and dismantle barricades. - Associated Press Children's play leads to death COMPTON - Sheriff's arson and homicide detectives determined that a fire in a mobile home that claimed the life of a 2-year-old boy in an unincorporated area near Compton was caused by children playing with matches. The blaze at the Compton Knolls Mobile Home Park in the 15000 block of Wadsworth Avenue in West Rancho Dominguez broke out around 6 Wednesday night, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Diane Hecht. Firefighters arrived in eight minutes and extinguished the blaze 15 minutes later, Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La Capt. Mark Savage said. On overnight investigation determined that the fire was an accident, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Bill Spear. - City News Service |
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