BRIEFLY.Suspect arrested after cop standoff NORTH HILLS - A man who allegedly brandished a weapon at a neighbor, then holed up in a parking garage at a condominium complex near North Hills, was arrested Sunday after SWAT officers fired tear gas tear gas, gas that causes temporary blindness through the excessive flow of tears resulting from irritation of the eyes. The gas is used in chemical warfare and as a means for dispersing mobs. into the structure, authorities said. Officers arrested the suspect about 11:45 a.m., 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 D. Mendoza of the Devonshire station. No officers were hurt, said Mendoza. Police were sent to the 9800 block of Vesper Avenue about 8:15 a.m. after the suspect brandished ``a rifle and/or a sword'' at a neighbor, 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. Los Angeles police Officer Sara Faden. The suspect and the neighbor apparently had been involved in an ongoing dispute, she said. Nearby homes were evacuated during the standoff, Faden said. The man was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. . Officers recovered an unloaded rifle and a sword, according to Faden. The suspect's name was not immediately available. - City News Service Fugitive still loose in wake of escape SAUGUS - An inmate who escaped from the county jail complex just north of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, remained at large Sunday, while his sister was locked up on suspicion of helping him escape, a deputy said. Dewey West, who was doing time for burglary, escaped from Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
A search of the area was fruitless. Late Saturday, sheriff's deputies picked up Mahogany West-Singleton, 26, at her home in Los Angeles on suspicion of aiding and abetting a·bet tr.v. a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting, a·bets 1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on. 2. an escapee escapee A popular term for older relatives of those at risk for Huntington's disease, who didn't develop the disease. See Huntington's disease. , Deputy Scott Gage said. She was held in lieu of $10,000 bail. - City News Service Expert to examine chimney remains A forensic anthropologist today is expected to examine the skeletal remains of a ``young person'' found in the chimney of a vacant building in South Los Angeles South Los Angeles is the official name for a large geographic and cultural area lying to the southwest and southeast of downtown Los Angeles, California. The area was formerly called South Central Los Angeles, and is still sometimes called South Central. , a coroner's lieutenant said Sunday. The anthropologist will try to determine the gender and age of the deceased, said coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. Authorities also will check missing-persons records in an effort to identify the deceased, she said. Investigators have determined that the bones were from an ``unidentified young person,'' Los Angeles police Officer Sandra Escalante said. - City News Service Shots leave boy dead, man critical A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot and a man was critically wounded in an attack in unincorporated West Valinda, authorities said. The shooting in the 800 block of Duff Avenue occurred about 10:25 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Don Manumaleuna of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau. The boy died at the scene. The man was taken to a hospital in critical condition, said the sergeant. The boy was later identified as 15-year-old La Puente La Puente (lä pwĕn`tē), city (1990 pop. 36,955), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; laid out 1841, inc. 1956. Primarily residential, the city manufactures hardware, electronics, and paper products. resident Edwin Sanchez, said coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. - City News Service Man shot, killed in Elysian Park A shooting that took place in Elysian Park on Sunday left one man dead, a police officer said. Police were called to 1398 Academy Road at Stadium Way in Elysian Park at 4:35 p.m., said Officer Micheal McCarty of the 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 . .
A ``low-rider gathering,'' or car show, had taken place earlier at the same location, but it was unclear whether it was related to the murder, said Lt. Gary MacNamara. - City News Service Police investigate double homicide PACOIMA - Police were investigating a double homicide in Pacoima late Sunday, police said. Officers were called to the 13900 block of Weidner Street about 8 p.m. after hearing reports of a shooting, said Officer Donovan Lyons of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill station. Circumstances of the slayings were not immediately available. Detectives remained at the scene late Sunday questioning witnesses and collecting evidence, Lyons said. - Daily News |
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