BRIEFLY.Couple beat man, steal pickup truck PALMDALE - A man and woman beat a man with a metal pipe and took his truck outside a restaurant early Sunday, authorities said. The attack and carjacking The criminal taking of a motor vehicle from its driver by force, violence, or intimidation. The u.s. justice department categorizes the crime of carjacking as a "completed or attempted Robbery of a motor vehicle by a stranger took place at 3 a.m. outside the Mi Ranchito restaurant at 1060 E. Palmdale Blvd., said Watch Deputy Daryl Bonsall of the Palmdale sheriff's station. The man and woman, both in their 20s, attacked the victim and took his 2000 Nissan Frontier The Nissan Frontier, which is also known as the Navara in other parts of the world such as Australia, is a model of pickup truck assembled by Nissan and sold under the Nissan brand. Nissan was the pioneer of the compact pickup truck market in 1959, joined in the 1960s by Toyota. pickup. The victim was hospitalized, but his wounds were not life-threatening, Bonsall said. The truck was later recovered at 11th Street East and Avenue Q, but the couple is still at large. - Daily News Katrina evacuee e·vac·u·ee n. A person evacuated from a dangerous area. Noun 1. evacuee - a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another off gator patrol HARBOR CITY - The Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. evacuee said to be an expert
alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. trapper - and who was enlisted to snare snare (snar) a wire loop for removing polyps and tumors by encircling them at the base and closing the loop. snare n. the elusive gator in Machado Lake - was taken off the job Sunday, a park official said. Thomas ``T-Bone'' Quinn was sidelined, at least temporarily, while officials run a background check on him and address ``liability'' issues, said Ron Berkowitz, superintendent of the Harbor area for the city Recreation and Parks Department. Quinn ``worked a little last night'' as a volunteer with the wranglers from Gatorland of Orlando, Fla., Berkowitz said. On Sunday, he was taken back to the Dream Center in Los Angeles, where he has been housed with other people left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. - City News Service One killed in crash outside Gorman GORMAN - One person was fatally injured Sunday in a traffic crash near Gorman, a California Highway Patrol officer said. The crash, reported about 2:45 p.m., occurred on Highway 138 at the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. , said 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 Officer Tariq Johnson. Further details were not immediately available. - City News Service Shooting leaves 1 person injured One person was wounded in a shooting Sunday at or near Los Angeles City College Los Angeles City College, known as LACC, is a public community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. A part of the Los Angeles Community College District, it is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. , police said. The attack in the 800 block of North Vermont Avenue was reported at 8:53 a.m., said Los Angeles police Officer Grace Brady. The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of a leg wound, she said. Authorities initially detained two people, but no arrests were made, Brady said. - City News Service Carjack car·jack or car-jack tr.v. car·jacked, car·jack·ing, car·jacks To commit forcible theft of (a vehicle) from its users. [car + (hi)jack. suspects now in custody Three male carjacking suspects were in custody Sunday after leading police on a three-hour car chase on city streets west of downtown, police said. The late-model Nissan Altima was taken from its driver at gunpoint in Los Angeles sometime Saturday, said Sgt. Mike Patriquin of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart station. Rampart officers began chasing the suspects near Normandie Avenue and Sixth Street in the Wilshire Center area about 8:25 p.m. Saturday, Patriquin said. The chase ended peacefully at Beverly and Occidental boulevards in the Westlake District about 11:25 p.m. Saturday, he said. The suspects, whose names were not immediately released, were taken into custody without further incident, he said. - City News Service Girl, 11, missing; seen with man, 37 WALNUT PARK - An 11-year-old girl last seen in Washington Park with a 37-year-old man remained missing Sunday, as was the man, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. . Crystal Ramos was reported missing about 10 p.m. Friday night. She was last seen with Rafael Vasquez Garcia, aka ``Smiley,'' at Washington Park at Firestone Boulevard and Maie Avenue in Los Angeles. Someone saw them running together toward Firestone Boulevard from the park, according to the Sheriff's Department. ``We know that the young girl knows the gentleman; as far as we know, that's the only information that we have,'' Sgt. Don Manumaleuna of the Sheriff's Department said. Ramos is Hispanic, 5 feet 2 inches and 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black tank top with gray jeans. Anyone with information about Ramos or Garcia should call sheriff's Century station detectives at (323) 567-8121. - City News Service Two women killed in crash in forest ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los - Two women were pronounced dead Sunday, hours after the car they were riding in went off a remote mountain road in the Angeles National Forest, a California Highway Patrol sergeant said. The 1990 Honda Civic struck a 3-foot rock wall while traveling south on Mount Baldy Road south of Tunnel1 about 8 p.m. Saturday, said CHP Sgt. Kari Clark. The vehicle flipped over the wall and went about 500 feet down a dirt-and-rock embankment, Clark said. At about 6:30 a.m. Sunday, the driver used his cell phone to contact 911 and request assistance, Clark said. Two female passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and another passenger were taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is a hospital located in Colton, California within Southern California's Inland Empire. The director of the hospital is Dr. Dev Gnanadev. , where they were treated for moderate injuries. - City News Service |
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