BRIEFLY.Shooting victim a Van Nuys man BAKERSFIELD -- The body of a man found shot to death in a field off Highway 99 was identified Wednesday as a 19-year-old from Van Nuys. Saul Betancourt, 19, had been shot multiple times, apparently late Monday or early Tuesday, Kern County sheriff's officials said. His body was found by a farmworker just before sunrise Tuesday off Sandrini Road, which is about 12 miles north of the Grapevine. -- Daily News Authorities say rape claim untrue 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 Yorba Linda Yorba Linda (yôr`bə lĭn`də), city (1990 pop. 52,422), Orange co., S Calif., in a region of citrus fruit; inc. 1967. The city has grown tremendously along with the southern California area; its population increased fivefold between woman was arrested on suspicion of filing a false police report, claiming she was raped at a gas station over the summer, authorities said Wednesday. Dana Marie White, 21, said she was attacked by a black man Aug. 9 at a gas station near the Ronald Reagan Freeway, then went to Placentia-Linda Hospital for treatment. White was reinterviewed about the allegations after detectives didn't see her on any surveillance tape from several gas stations. She then admitted to making a false report, saying it had to do with problems in a relationship. -- Daily News Undercover drug buy sparks chase VAN NUYS -- An undercover drug buy Wednesday turned into a five-minute car chase, with one man in custody and another man on the run, authorities said. Around 2:10 p.m., undercover LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officers from the Van Nuys narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. enforcement detail approached the two men at Sherman Way and Woodman Avenue. The men sped off only to ditch their car at Roscoe Boulevard and Canterbury Avenue, where one was arrested on suspicion of narcotics possession, said Kevin Maiberger, 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 . spokesman.
Police are searching for the second man. -- Daily News Glendale police hunting robber GLENDALE -- Police are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a man suspected of stealing an undisclosed sum from a local bank, even though he had trouble with his robbery note, authorities said Wednesday. The man -- described as being tall and thin and between 25 and 32 -- entered the Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. at 345 N. Brand Blvd. just before 6 p.m. Tuesday, police spokesman John Balian said. The suspect, who wore a beige baseball cap and white sweater and carried a black backpack with red straps, walked up to a teller and tried to take a note out of his pants pocket. ``He had trouble getting it out and got frustrated, so he just said, `This is a robbery, give me the money,''' Balan said. He apparently wasn't armed, and no one was hurt. Anyone with information on the case can call Glendale police at (818) 507-STOP. -- Daily News Field lab studies to be released SIMI VALLEY -- A series of independent scientific studies about the potential off-site impacts of toxic contamination at the Santa Susana Santa Susana can refer to several places:
The panels looked at how much radioactivity was released during a 1959 nuclear meltdown and how many cancers and illnesses in the community could have resulted from the incident. The meeting will be held 6:30-10 p.m. at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Ave. -- Daily News Law may help curb ID theft GLENDALE -- A new state law allowing local prosecution of mail theft will help stem identity theft, authorities said Wednesday. The Personal Information Trafficking and Mail Theft Prevention Act authored by state Assemblyman Dario Frommer, D-Glendale, and signed into law last week updates the state Penal Code to address mail theft, a federal crime, at the state level. It also allows prosecutors to press felony charges against anyone caught with personal information of 10 or more people. -- Daily News Apartment fire victim has died One of two people injured in a fire at a six-story apartment building in the Westlake district has died, it was reported Wednesday. A 50-year-old man died overnight from injuries suffered in Tuesday night's fire at the Lafayette Park Towers Condominiums at 421 S. Lafayette Park Place, 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. The man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital may refer to: In the United States:
Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. , said 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. spokesman Brian Ballton. -- City News Service |
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