BRIEFLY.Prison for ex-cop in 15 sex crimes 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. -- A former 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 officer was sentenced to 11 years and four months in state prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in April to 15 felony counts of unlawful oral copulation copulation /cop·u·la·tion/ (kop?u-la´shun) sexual union; the transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals. cop·u·la·tion n. 1. and sodomy sodomy Noncoital carnal copulation. Sodomy is a crime in some jurisdictions. Some sodomy laws, particularly in Middle Eastern countries and those jurisdictions observing Shari'ah law, provide penalties as severe as life imprisonment for homosexual intercourse, even if the involving seven boys, prosecutors said. George Julian Stan of Simi Valley was an adviser to the LAPD's Devonshire Division Explorer Program in 2005, and two of the victims had contact with Stan during their involvement with the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Explorer Program, authorities said. He met the remaining victims via Internet chat rooms and the Myspace.com Web site, prosecutors said. Stan resigned from the LAPD after his arrest in July 2005. He had been in custody with bail set at $1 million. -- Daily News City's ITA ITA abbr. initial teaching alphabet ITA initial teaching alphabet: a partly phonetic alphabet used to teach reading ITA n abbr (BRIT) (= initial teaching alphabet) → chief says she'll retire The woman who oversaw the start of Los Angeles' 311 telephone network and provided teleconferencing of City Council meetings announced her retirement Wednesday. Thera Bradshaw, 56, who has been general manager of the city's Information Technology Agency for two years, said she and her husband want to spend more time with their daughters and grandchildren in Oregon. She was paid $185,000 a year. Bradshaw's department last year came under fire in a city audit that found it did not follow accepted business procedures in a variety of ways that could prove costly to the city and has failed to carry out changes that were recommended two years ago. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said he will appoint an interim general manager until a permanent department head is found. -- Daily News MacArthur Park council meet set The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. agreed Wednesday to spend $3,500 to hold a meeting next Wednesday in MacArthur Park. The 6 p.m. meeting will be televised live on the city's cable access channel. Park View Street will be closed between Wilshire Boulevard and Sixth Street from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. next Wednesday as the city prepares the area for the council meeting. In the past seven years since the Rampart station was stigmatized by a police-corruption scandal, the park has made a comeback and a report released Wednesday said its rebirth can become a model for collaborative approaches by police in other communities. -- City News Service `Booting' fee hiked to $125 Stiffer penalties will be levied against motorists whose vehicles are ``booted'' by parking control personnel under a plan approved Wednesday by the City Council. The council agreed to increase release fees from $100 to $125. The metal boots are locked on the tires of vehicles whose owners fail to pay for five or more parking violations. The fee hike will help offset increasing administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. for immobilization Immobilization Definition Immobilization refers to the process of holding a joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace. This is done to prevent an injured area from moving while it heals. , according to a report from the City Attorney's Office. -- City News Service Arnold signs bill, then gets sued SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Wednesday that will change a voter- approved measure mandating treatment for first- and second-time drug offenders and was sued immediately by the measure's co-author. The bill, which was tacked onto the budget the Legislature passed last month, changes Proposition 36, which voters approved by a wide margin in 2000. Under the new law, offenders can be jailed up to five days to force them to participate in treatment programs. Cliff Gardner, the co-author of Proposition 36, filed the lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court. His attorney, Daniel Abrahamson, said the changes were unconstitutional. ``Voters voted for treatment instead of incarceration Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. ,'' he said. ``It thwarts the people's will.'' -- Associated Press Injured girl flown to area hospital CANOGA PARK -- A 5-year-old Canoga Park girl was airlifted Wednesday afternoon to an L.A. hospital after suffering a head injury after colliding with a playmate at Hart Street Elementary School, officials said. A school nurse called 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. because the girl vomited and became lethargic after bumping heads with a playmate, said Brian Humphrey, spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. The child, whose name was not immediately revealed, was airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, where she was listed in stable condition. -- Daily News |
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