BRIEFLY.Chemical weapon drill is Saturday PORT HUENEME Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. - Several law enforcement and emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' agencies will participate in an emergency response exercise Saturday that will simulate release of a chemical weapon of mass destruction weapon of mass destruction (WMD) Weapon with the capacity to inflict death and destruction indiscriminately and on a massive scale. The term has been in currency since at least 1937, when it was used to describe massed formations of bomber aircraft. in Ventura County. The Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States exercise, known as Unified Independence 2005, is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Naval Base Ventura County-Port Hueneme by the California National Guard's 9th Civil Support Team. Officials said the goal is to improve cooperation between federal, military, state and local response entities by practicing the response to a simulated terrorist attack in a maritime environment. The California Army National Guard The California Army National Guard is a component of the California National Guard, the United States Army and the United States National Guard. The California Army National Guard is composed of about 20,000 soldiers. , U.S. Coast Guard, Ventura County Emergency Medical Services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. Agency and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. are participating. - Daily News 4 to plead guilty in trading scheme Three Southern California men, including one from Northridge, and a Las Vegas resident agreed to plead guilty and another has been charged in an insider-trading scheme that prosecutors say netted them nearly $1 million, authorities said Thursday. Charged are Benjamin Y. Chiu of Northridge, Ernesto V. Sibal of Arcadia, Chae-Hyon ``Jason'' Chin of Los Angeles and Doseph Joshua Shin of Las Vegas. Prosecutors say it was known inside Los Angeles-based investment bank Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin that several companies that did business through the banks were about to be bought by other companies. Insiders at another Los Angeles investment bank, Chanin & Co. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , knew that another company might be sold, authorities said. - City News Service Family seeks aid in finding woman Police and the family of an 85-year-old Alzheimer's patient missing from her West Los Angels home since April 2 asked Thursday for the public's help in finding her. Margaret Mary Daniels, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. , was last seen at her home in the 1600 block of Greenfield Avenue, Los Angeles police said. Police believe Daniels may be with a 48-year-old man and his dog. The man is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs about 200 pounds, has silver-gray hair and green eyes, police said. Daniels is about 5 feet 5 inches and 165 pounds, with blond hair, green eyes and a light complexion, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD's Missing Persons Unit at (213) 485-5381 or (877) 529-3855 on nights and weekends. - City News Service Mom fatally shot as children watch Police searched Thursday for a man who shot a 27-year-old woman in her car while her two young children looked on, authorities said. Jade Carson was shot shortly before 9:40 p.m. Wednesday while her 3- and 4-year-old children were ``in the immediate vicinity,'' said police Detective Robert Lait. The gunman walked up to the passenger side of the parked car in the Crenshaw cren·shaw also cran·shaw n. A variety of winter melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) having a greenish-yellow rind and sweet, usually salmon-pink flesh. [Origin unknown.] District and opened fire, killing Carson immediately, police said. The children, who were not harmed, saw the shooting, Lait said. Officers who responded to 911 calls found the boy and girl sitting inside the car near their mother's body, he said. Police haven't determined the link between the shooter, who remains at large, and Carson. Detectives believe Carson knew the killer, said Lt. Mark Day. - Associated Press Warning issued on snail poison Snail bait, a poison used to rid gardens of pests, can also kill pets, the nation's largest animal hospital chain warned Thursday. ``Snail bait toxicity leads to many emergency veterinary visits during the warmer months, with some of our hospitals reporting as many as three cases a week during the season,'' said Dr. Todd Tams, chief medical officer for West Los Angeles-based VCA VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA Victorian College of the Arts (Australia) VCA Vehicle Certification Agency (UK) VCA Veiligheids Checklist Aannemers Antech Inc. Dogs may be attracted to snail and slug bait because it often comes in pellets, which can resemble dry dog food. Powder and liquid forms of snail bait are also dangerous because if they get on an animal's paws, the poison will be licked off during normal grooming, according to the animal care provider. - City News Service |
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