BRIEFLY.Reward offered in temple attack TARZANA -- The City Council voted Tuesday to offer a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever vandalized an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Tarzana. Someone spray-painted profanities and anti-Semitic slurs on the walls and tried to set fire to the front door of Temple Beith David about 8 a.m. on July 7, causing about $9,000 in damage to the building at 18648 Clark St. Debi Weiss of the temple said the sanctuary where the Torahs are kept also was spray-painted with offensive words. The vandalism didn't deter the temple's Orthodox Jewish congregation -- many of them of Iranian descent -- from moving into their new temple during a ceremony the following day. -- City News Service Man found shot, dies at hospital VAN NUYS -- An unidentified man who was found shot in a car Tuesday night died at the hospital, police said. The man's body was discovered about 6:30 p.m. in the 6600 block of Woodley Avenue in Van Nuys. He died a short time later while being treated at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. . No other information was immediately available. -- Daily News Kanan junction work to resume AGOURA HILLS -- Road work on a $22.3 million improvement project on the traffic-choked Kanan Road interchange at the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. will resume next week after a short delay, city officials said Tuesday. The Kanan Road improvement project was delayed because Caltrans officials had to approve some plans. The schedule had to be rearranged but the project is still on schedule to be completed by winter 2007, said Nathan Hamburger, assistant to the city manager. The interchange will reduce traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. by eliminating all left-hand turns onto the freeway, relocating traffic signals, increasing the number of lanes in exit ramps and other improvements. -- Daily News Man sought after kidnap attempt BURBANK -- Police were asking for the public's help Tuesday to find a man who posed as a police officer and tried to kidnap a 15-year-old girl from Valley Park in Burbank. The girl, from North Hollywood, was with her family at Valley Park in Burbank when a male Latino attempted to kidnap her about 7:30 p.m. Friday, police said. The girl was riding her scooter scooter: see motorcycle. around the park when the man drove up next to the victim, showed her a badge and told her he was a police officer. The man questioned the juvenile victim about why she was not wearing a helmet while riding her scooter. Then he told the girl to get into his car so he could take her to her parents. The girl was able to walk away from the man's vehicle unharmed and return to her family, police said. The suspect was described as light-skinned, 35 to 40 years old, with short brown hair, brown beard and brown eyes Brown Eyes (브라운 아이즈) was a Korean musical duo, specializing in ballads. Although both members have powerful voices, they were initially disregarded because of their physical looks. . The vehicle he was driving was described as a newer gray four-door sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. . Anyone with information is asked to call Burbank Police at (818) 238-3210. -- Daily News Train clips SUV; nobody injured BURBANK -- A westbound Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run train clipped the front bumper of a sport utility vehicle at a crossing Tuesday, but no one was injured, police said. The train, carrying about 150 passengers, struck the vehicle at 9:40 a.m. at Clybourn and Empire avenues, Sgt. Kevin Grandalski said. The driver, a 68-year-old man from Van Nuys, had part of the SUV on the tracks when the crossing arms came down. ``He started to back up, but the front end of his car got caught by the train,'' Grandalski said. No one was injured. The train was stopped for officials to investigate before continuing on its way. -- Daily News Crash reveals fake cash cache SYLMAR -- A routine fender-bender Tuesday yielded a cache of phony cash -- 20 sheets of $100 bills -- as well as counterfeit vehicle titles and identification cards, the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. reported. 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 found the goods in a briefcase after learning one of the cars involved was stolen, as were the two motorcycles being towed on a trailer, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report. Driver Alfred Ortiz Santana and passengers Conrad Eric Santos and Stefani Hiller, all of Tracy in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , were arrested on suspicion of auto theft and possession of counterfeit money. Santana was involved in a minor accident on the southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. 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. at Roxford Street. -- Daily News Flight museum has longer hours The LAX Flight Path Museum, which houses one of Southern California's largest collections of historic aviation materials, expanded its operating hours Tuesday. The museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to Rowena Ake, president of the nonprofit museum. The museum is in the LAX Imperial Terminal, 6661 W. Imperial Highway, on the south perimeter of the airfield. Admission and parking are free. More information on the museum is available by calling (310) 215-5291 or on its Web site, www.flightpath.us. -- City News Service |
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