BRIEFLY.Pacoima man's body found in car MISSION HILLS -- Caltrans workers early Tuesday found the decaying body of a Pacoima man inside a car that skidded off the freeway several days ago, authorities said Tuesday. Marc Elliott Williamson, 36, was found in a silver sedan turned on its side down an embankment of the northbound 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. just south of Rinaldi Street. The Caltrans crew was clearing brush, said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. spokesman Patrick Kimball. There were skid marks skid marks skid npl → Reifenspuren pl; (from braking) → Bremsspuren pl , a damaged road sign and several damaged trees near the vehicle, authorities said. Emergency personnel could not immediately determine the age of the man due to the physical condition of the body, which appears to have been there for a number of days, said Brian Humphrey, 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. 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 officials are investigating the cause of the crash. -- Daily News Stolen camping gear replaced WEST HILLS -- Members of a West Hills Cub Scout pack will be heading to their annual camping trip this weekend after all, even though their camping gear was stolen earlier this year. The members of Cub Scout Pack 246 were broken-hearted in January when someone driving a Ford F-150 pickup stole their trailer from the pack's headquarters at Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills. The theft was captured by a security camera, but a suspect was never caught and the supplies were never recovered. But the pack's fortunes turned Tuesday when the Coleman camping company, working in conjunction with a Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. supply store, replaced all of the kids' supplies. The donation means the Scouts will be able to attend this weekend's Camporee camp·o·ree n. An assembly or gathering of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts on a local or district level. [camp1 + (jamb)oree.] event in Moorpark. -- City News Service Flags lowered in L.A. till Sunday Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday ordered all city flags lowered to half-staff until Sunday in honor of the students and teachers killed Monday at Virginia Tech. "We were all shocked and horrified hor·ri·fy tr.v. hor·ri·fied, hor·ri·fy·ing, hor·ri·fies 1. To cause to feel horror. See Synonyms at dismay. 2. To cause unpleasant surprise to; shock. by (Monday's) shooting," Villaraigosa said. "Our thoughts and prayers rest with the victims." The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. also adjourned its meeting early in
memory of those slain at the Blacksburg, Va., campus.
-- Daily News Ex-deputy chief's file to be viewed Attorneys for the city and for a group of 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 . officers suing the department for discrimination have agreed
on conditions for reviewing the personnel files of a former deputy
chief, the officers' lawyer said Tuesday.
The accord involves personnel files on Michael Berkow, formerly the head of LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Internal Affairs and now the chief in Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. , Ga. While head of Internal Affairs, Berkow was accused of giving promotions to female officers in exchange for sex and denying others promotions based on their race. The deal between attorneys was reached April 4 and signed by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Haley J. Fromholz, said attorney Bradley C. Gage, who represents officers seeking Berkow's personnel files. The agreement limits what can be made public in connection with the lawsuit, and calls for some papers to be filed under seal. -- City News Service Najarian chosen Glendale mayor GLENDALE -- Just call him Mayor Ara Najarian. The city councilman, elected in 2005, was selected by his peers Monday to serve a yearlong term as mayor. He succeeds Dave Weaver, who was re-elected as councilman in April. The office of mayor is mostly ceremonial and rotates among the five council members. Najarian will represent the city's elected leadership at local functions and forums, while setting the agenda at meetings. But Najarian's unanimous election came after a contentious round of voting. With newly elected Councilman John Drayman dray·man n. A driver of a dray. abstaining, the rest deadlocked in deciding between Najarian and Councilman Bob Yousefian for the post. Weaver and Councilman Frank Quintero sided with Najarian, while Najarian backed Yousefian, who also voted for himself. Yousefian later relented to allow a unanimous vote. -- Daily News Santa Susana meeting slated SIMI VALLEY -- The Santa Susana Field Lab Working Group will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Simi Valley Cultural Center, 3050 E. Los Angeles Ave. The group will provide information on groundwater contamination at the site. They will also talk about recent testing for radioactivity at a planned development in Dayton Canyon. -- Daily News CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) California Highway Patrol officers, above, check out the site where a car ran off the San Diego Freeway near Rinaldi Street, leaving a Pacoima man dead inside. Officers said the crash, and the death, apparently occurred several days ago, but the wreckage was not spotted until Tuesday. Left, officers and a coroner's employee wait for the victim's body to be removed from the wrecked auto. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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