BRIEFLY.Robber may have hit target twice ENCINO - A man in his 50s armed with a gun robbed a bank Monday, getting away with about $1,000 in cash, officials said. The man, wearing a dark blue baseball cap and a navy blue shirt, walked into Manufacturer's Bank at 16255 Ventura Blvd. at 12:10 p.m., pointed a blue steel handgun at the teller and demanded money, 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 . Sgt. Andrew Risse said. The same bank had been robbed about two weeks ago, and bank officials believe the same man committed both robberies, Risse said. The robber was gone when police arrived. No shots were fired, and there were no injuries, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Jason Lee said. - Daily News Reward offered in veteran's death VAN NUYS - Authorities hope a $50,000 reward being formally announced today will flush out the hit-and-run driver responsible for the death of an 85-year-old World War II veteran July 16. Ralph Blackwood was walking near his home on White Oak Avenue, south of Ludlow Street, in Granada Hills when he was hit by a vehicle going north on White Oak about 1 a.m., Los Angeles police said. The driver failed to stop. Anyone with additional information about the crime was asked to call the LAPD's Valley Traffic Division detectives at (818) 756-8391. - City News Service Heat puts strain on water demand WOODLAND HILLS - Water outages in the morning hours in some Woodland Hills neighborhoods over the past week were due to hot weather, utility officials reported Monday as they urged Angelenos to conserve. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. asked residents and businesses to take measures to make preparations; to provide means. See also: measure to conserve water during the hot weather. The brief water outages occurred between 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. in neighborhoods south of Ventura Boulevard and west of Canoga Avenue due to ``high water demands in the area,'' according to the DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection . - City News Service Schaffer enters plea of not guilty GLENDALE - Scott Schaffer, 51, a former Water and Power commissioner who owned a Sun Valley-based cab company, pleaded not guilty Monday to federal gun and drug charges. He was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. last month and charged with unlawful sale of a firearm to a known felon An individual who commits a crime of a serious nature, such as Burglary or murder. A person who commits a felony. felon n. a person who has been convicted of a felony, which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. , being an addict in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He faces 45 years in prison if convicted of all charges. He remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail. Once he secures his client's release, defense attorney Roger Rosen said, Schaffer will be assigned to a drug treatment center, where he will be monitored by electronic ankle bracelet. Schaffer's longtime companion, Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Murphy, was arrested along with Schaffer on suspicion of cocaine possession and child endangerment. She has not been formally charged. - Daily News LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) sub gets jail time for acts A former substitute teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. was sentenced Monday to 270 days in jail, stemming from his conviction on indecent exposure indecent exposure n. the crime of displaying one's genitalia to one or more other people in a public place, usually with the apparent intent to shock the unsuspecting viewer and give the exposer a sexual charge. , child annoying and lewd conduct charges. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Monica Bachner also ordered former special-needs substitute teacher Richard Wayne Allen to pay $1,200 in fines, register as a sex offender and stay at least 500 yards away from any school, according to the City Attorney's Office. The 43-year-old defendant was arrested in conjunction with a Los Angeles Police Department undercover sting operation to investigate allegations of lewd acts taking place on school property. Female students at Fremont High School Fremont High School can refer to:
- City News Service Disneyland ride remains closed The California Screamin' roller coaster at Disney's California Adventure Disney's California Adventure is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001. The park is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. remained closed indefinitely Monday while park inspectors and other agencies investigate an accident that injured 15 people. Dean Fryer of the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health said the probe continues into what caused a 24-person rail car to rear-end another 24-person car stopped near the ride's passenger platform Friday. The ride remains shut until a cause is determined and changes, if needed, are completed, Fryer said. The trains collided just before 6:40 p.m. Friday, with 13 adults and two children taken to hospitals to be examined, mostly for back and neck injuries, according to Anaheim spokesman John Nicoletti. - City News Service |
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