BRIEFLY.Man sentenced for animal cruelty ENCINO -- An Encino man will serve three months in jail after pleading no contest to an animal-cruelty charge that he housed seven emaciated e·ma·ci·ate tr. & intr.v. e·ma·ci·at·ed, e·ma·ci·at·ing, e·ma·ci·ates To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation. dogs in squalor. Martin Jay Gomez pleaded no contest Monday for owning seven sick boxers, including two puppies suffering from fractures or severe head trauma, Animal Services officials said. Last September, department officers responded to a citizen complaint about the dogs in the 5600 block of Lasaine Avenue. The dogs were treated at West Valley Animal Shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. and adopted by Boxer Rescue. "This case is an example of the kind of cruelty that is no longer tolerated in our city," Animal Services General Manager Ed Boks said in a statement. "If you are going to abuse or neglect an animal, you can plan on going to jail." -- Daily News USOC (Universal Service Order Code) An equipment coding system created by AT&T. The number was applied to telephone equipment and to wire termination patterns. See 568A. to visit L.A. in games bid The U.S. Olympic Committee's evaluation committee will visit Los Angeles today as part of a two-day tour to determine whether the city is equipped to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. USOC officials will also visit Chicago before announcing April 14 which city they will select as a bid city to host the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee “IOC” redirects here. For other uses, see IOC (disambiguation). The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23 will select a host city from a pool of worldwide candidates in 2009. USOC officials will tour the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX campus, which would serve as the athletes' Olympic Village. The Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games will also premiere for the USOC a short Disney-produced film that underscores the region's support for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. -- City News Service 2 gang suspects arrested in chase NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- Two gang members in an older model sport utility vehicle were taken into custody late Wednesday when a police officer used a pursuit intervention technique to end the chase, police said. The chase began when officers saw a suspect get into the vehicle with a weapon on Daventry Street in Pacoima at 4:35 p.m., police said. The driver drove past the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the North Hollywood shootout The North Hollywood shootout was an armed confrontation between two heavily-armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips, Jr. and Emil Matasareanu, and patrol and SWAT officers of the Los Angeles Police Department in North Hollywood, California on February 28, 1997. on Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). . He looked out of the vehicle, smiled, and made an obscene gesture with his hand toward the crowd, police said. An officer used a maneuver to end the chase at Laurel Canyon and Sherman Way. -- City News Service |
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