BRIEFLY.Trucker arrested; connector closed SHERMAN OAKS - A trucker was arrested Thursday after the big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. he was driving hit the center divider of the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. in Sherman Oaks and closed a San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. connector road for about nine hours. After the crash, which occurred about 12:55 a.m. in eastbound lanes of the 101 Freeway just west of the 405, 58-year-old Deane Simpson of San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, said California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officer John Seumanutafa. No one was injured in the crash, but the truck damaged about 240 feet of guardrail, the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan reported. The No. 5 lane of the eastbound 101 and the connector road to both directions of the 405 freeway were closed while crews worked to repair the guardrail. All lanes were reopened by about 10 a.m. - City News Service Charges are filed after wild incident A 34-year-old Van Nuys woman who allegedly rammed police cruisers during a televised pursuit was charged Thursday with felony evading and assault on a peace officer, officials said. Charlotte Noga, 34, was charged with three counts each of evading an officer and assault on a peace officer and is being held on $375,000 bail. Authorities were led on a pursuit that began at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Van Nuys and ended on Hollywood Boulevard amid crowds of moviegoers, tourists and shoppers. Authorities say several California Highway Patrol and 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 . cruisers were hit before the suspect was taken into
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- Daily News Castillo is fill-in leader of League Longtime Urban League leader John W. Mack will be temporarily replaced by his senior vice president of operations upon his retirement July 1, it was announced Thursday. James E. Castillo will take over leadership of the group while a national search is conducted for Mack's replacement. Castillo's responsibilities have ranged from assistance with fund development to contract compliance by various funded programs and fiscal management oversight. Under Mack's leadership, the league became one of the most successful nonprofit community organizations in Los Angeles with an annual budget of $25 million. - City News Service Man surrenders after long pursuit An armed man led police on a pursuit through 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. for nearly an hour Thursday before surrendering in the Vermont Knolls area, authorities said. The chase began about 1:30 a.m. when someone reported that the suspect pointed a gun at him, said Sgt. Teresa Anderson of the Los Angeles Police Department's Newton Station. Police followed the suspect until about 2:20 a.m., when he pulled over around 76th Street and Kansas Avenue and surrendered peacefully. The man, whose name was not immediately released, 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. and evasion charges. - City News Service |
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