BRIEFLY.Two shootings appear unrelated PACOIMA -- A man was shot in the eye early Sunday at a party and a woman was shot in the hip about the same time less than two miles away, an LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. officer said. The shootings, which appeared unrelated, happened about 4 a.m. The man, whose name was not released, was shot in the 13000 block of Terra Bella Street. He was taken by friends to a nearby hospital, said 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 Norma Eisenman. The woman, whose name was also not revealed, was shot in the hip about the same time in the 13400 block of Cornelius Street, Eisenman said. -- Daily News Fewer air tankers to battle blazes POINT MUGU -- An upgrade by the California Air National Guard The California Air National Guard is the air component of the California National Guard. The California Air National Guard is headquartered at Sacramento, California, and its commanding officer is currently Major General Dennis G. Lucas. to a newer version of aircraft means fewer air tankers will be available just as California enters a particularly nasty fire season, it was reported Sunday. The aircraft shortage is caused by an equipment changeover, the Ventura County Star reported. The California Air National Guard has taken delivery of a new version of the venerable C-130 cargo plane cargo plane n → avión m de carga cargo plane n → avion-cargo m cargo plane cargo n → , a military workhorse that can drop parachutes, haul gear, and land on short runways. -- City News Service 2 men wounded near Hyde Park Hyde Park, park, London, England Hyde Park, 615 acres (249 hectares) in Westminster borough, London, England. Once the manor of Hyde, a part of the old Westminster Abbey property, it became a deer park under Henry VIII. Two men were wounded Sunday in separate shootings near Hyde Park, police said. The first shooting happened about 4:10 p.m. at 1707 W. 80th St. near Hyde Park and Morningside Park, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Jerome Calhoun of the 77th Street Station. The second attack occurred about the same time at 1721 W. Florence Ave. in Hyde Park, Calhoun said. The conditions of the victims were unavailable, and the suspects in both shootings were at large, he said. -- City News Service Cruiser wrecked, biker gets away HUNTINGTON PARK Huntington Park, city (1990 pop. 56,065), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; founded 1856, inc. 1906. Its varied manufactures include metal, glass and rubber products and industrial equipment. -- A motorcyclist eluded capture Sunday after a pursuing squad car collided with another vehicle, injuring four people. Four people, including a police officer, suffered injuries ranging from critical to minor, a fire official said. A Vernon police officer was pursuing a motorcyclist when he collided with a vehicle at Templeton Street and Saturn Avenue about 2:20 p.m., said Capt. Mike Brown of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La . -- City News Service |
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