BRIEFLY.Board clears cops in fatal shooting BURBANK - A Burbank police sergeant and a detective acted within department policy when they fatally shot a 25-year-old Israeli man last year after he hit the detective with his car, the department's shooting review board has found. Assaf Deri hit Detective Scott Meadows in an alley in the 12000 block of Oxnard Boulevard in North Hollywood on June 25, 2004. Meadows and Sgt. Jose Duran were on a 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. investigation and had approached Deri to detain him. Both officers shot multiple rounds at Deri, and Deri died at the scene, 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. the Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. . - Daily News Cyclist's tattoo results in warning A professional cycling team A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind - whether they are recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel. has told one of its new riders from the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to remove his head-turning face-and-scalp tattoo or stop riding. The San Francisco-area Webcor cycling team signed former Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France—cycling's most prestigious race—seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. teammate David Clinger, of Woodland Hills, to a contract in late 2004 and was excited to land one of the most gifted road racers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . But when Clinger showed up at training camp recently, team officials saw Clinger's tattoo and balked balk v. balked, balk·ing, balks v.intr. 1. To stop short and refuse to go on: The horse balked at the jump. 2. , he said. The tattoo is modeled after that of a Maori warrior of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . Team officials say they are concerned it could upset team sponsors, which include Webcor Builders Webcor Builders is the largest commercial construction contractor in San Francisco, USA. The company is headquartered in San Mateo with offices in San Francisco, Hayward, Los Angeles, San Diego and Anaheim, and clients include Starwood Lodging, Lucasfilm, Oracle Corporation, The , PowerBar and Nike Cycling. - Associated Press Fernando Award dinner set Friday The Fernando Award Foundation will present the 46th annual Special Recognition Dinner on Friday, honoring Karl L. Boeckmann as the recipient of the 2004 Fernando Award. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the dinner at 7:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Universal Hotel's Grand Ballroom, 333 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City. The Fernando Award is the highest award for volunteerism in the San Fernando Valley. Boeckmann has volunteered in the community for many years, participating in the Juvenile Justice Connection Project; Goodwill Industries; New Directions for Youth; as a Fernando board member; Childhelp USA and many others. Tickets are $100. For information for reservations, call Daniale Perry at (818) 980-7867. - Daily News Suspicious blaze damages dwelling WEST HILLS - A suspicious fire damaged a single-family house Wednesday, but no one was hurt, authorities said. Thirty firefighters sent to the 24000 block of Jensen Drive, near Valley Circle Boulevard, at 6:15 a.m. doused the flames in the two-story home in about 20 minutes, said Brian Humphrey of the 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. . The fire apparently began in the kitchen, and the cause was deemed suspicious, Humphrey said. - City News Service Burbank council OKs police raise BURBANK - The Burbank City Council has unanimously approved a one-year contract with the city's police union giving officers a 3.75 percent raise. The one-year contract was approved Tuesday by the City Council, after members of the Burbank Police Officers Association approved it in a ratification vote. - Daily News Man enters plea in three slayings A man accused of killing his parents and his ex-girlfriend after being released early from jail pleaded not guilty Wednesday to three counts of murder and other charges. Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Dennis E. Mulcahy ordered Joshua Vick, 23, to be held without bail pending a hearing March 14 to determine if there is enough evidence to require him to stand trial. Vick is charged with murder in the Jan. 14 shooting deaths of his parents, Mary, 52, and Gable, 54, and the Jan. 15 slaying of his ex-girlfriend, Tesha Collins, a 29-year-old mother of four who had a child with the defendant. - City News Service |
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