BRIEFLY.Fire investigators probe pub blaze WOODLAND HILLS - Fire investigators were probing the cause of a blaze that gutted a popular British-style pub in Woodland Hills, officials said Tuesday. A fire ripped through Pickwick Pub, off Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. near De Soto de So·to , Hernando or Fernando 1496?-1542. Spanish explorer who landed in Florida in 1539 with 600 men and set out to search for the fabled riches of the north. Avenue, about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, said 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 Jim Wells. - Daily News Woman hit, killed by auto on Roscoe PANORAMA CITY - A motorist struck and killed a woman Tuesday as she walked along Roscoe Boulevard, police said. The victim, whose name and age were withheld pending notification of her family, was hit just before noon in the 13400 block of Roscoe Boulevard. The car was being driven by 74-year-old Robert Smith. Detectives were investigating the cause. - Daily News Smoke-free units OK'd by council The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. on Tuesday approved a pilot program to
set aside as smoke-free some units in buildings financed through the
city.
Under the proposal from Council President Alex Padilla, the city Housing Department will work with developers to insure that some units are kept smoke-free to help people with allergies. Los Angeles has been in the forefront in anti-smoking laws, but this is its first effort at limiting smoking in residential areas. - Daily News Rewards offered in shooting death The City Council on Tuesday offered a $60,000 reward for information leading to the suspect or suspects in the killing of a 20-year-old student who was shot in the head while driving on the Harbor (110) Freeway. Michael Ryan Livingston, a Long Beach resident, was shot while driving a silver Chevrolet Camaro on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway near Manchester Avenue 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. shortly before 2 p.m. March 29. A $10,000 reward was also offered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five member governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district, the current members as of April 2006 are:
2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Sgt. Catherine Plows. Anyone with more information about the killing is asked to call 77th Street Division homicide detectives at (213) 485-1383 weekdays or (877) 529-3855 weekends or evenings. - City News Service Two boys rescued from Arleta wash ARLETA - Boys ages 13 and 17 were rescued from the Pacoima Wash in Arleta in about 20 minutes Tuesday by Los Angeles firefighters using ladders, ropes and a harness, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the wash at 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). at 5:23 p.m., said Jim Wells of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The boys suffered minor injuries and were taken to Olive View Medical Center for observation, Wells said. Los Angeles police had stationed themselves downstream in case the rescue by firefighters failed. - City News Service Piracy suspect jailed in Florida A 34-year-old Hollywood man who became notorious for videotaping movies at premieres was taken into custody in Florida on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. . Johnny Ray Gasca, 34, was arrested in a motel room at noon in Kissimmee, Fla., which is near Orlando, Jimell Griffin of the U.S. Marshals Service said. Gasca had been a fugitive since Jan. 7, 2003, Griffin said. Gasca was originally wanted for criminal infringement of copyright Noun 1. infringement of copyright - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright copyright infringement plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own , interstate communication of a threat, possession of false identification and witness retaliation threats, Griffin said. - City News Service Murder suspect may be released MOORPARK - Ventura County sheriff's deputies on Tuesday were gathering evidence against a ``person of interest'' who was detained in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Moorpark teen. The unidentified suspect was stopped at the Mexican border on Sunday and brought back to Ventura County for questioning in connection with the Saturday murder of Daniel Mora MORA, In civil law. This term, in mora, is used to denote that a party to a contract, who is obliged to do anything, has neglected to perform it, and is in default. Story on Bailm. Sec. 123, 259; Jones on Bailm. 70; Poth. Pret a Usage, c. 2, Sec. 2, art. 2, n. , 16, said Eric Nishimoto, a spokesman for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. . The District Attorney's Office on Tuesday said there was not yet enough evidence to charge the man, but detectives were building a case to prevent his possible release today, Nishimoto said. By law, anyone detained in connection with a crime must be charged within 48 hours, or be released. Mora was found dead in a garage about 10 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 400 block of Harry Street in Moorpark. - Daily News |
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