BRIEFLY.SCAG scag - To destroy the data on a disk, either by corrupting the file system or by causing media damage. Compare scrog, roach. sub-region for Valley urged With the U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census decision last week to recognize the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. as a separate area, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel called Tuesday for a regional planning agency to take the same action. Greuel called on the City Council to urge the Southern California Association of Governments to have the Valley considered a sub-region for statistical purposes to deal with transportation, growth, waste management and air quality. ``This is critical for the businesses, the nonprofits and government agencies,'' Greuel said. ``Creating a SCAG sub-region for the Valley will ensure it gets the recognition and acknowledgment it deserves.'' - Daily News Suspect arrested in Armenia in U.S. NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A fugitive wanted in connection with a 5-year-old North Hollywood murder and arrested in his native Armenia has been returned to Los Angeles by FBI and Armenian law enforcement agents, it was announced Tuesday. Akop Akopyan, 32, is charged with the September 2000 murder of Garnik Madoyan, according to the FBI. Akopyan allegedly argued with the victim, whom he knew personally, before shooting him several times and then fleeing in a Jeep driven by someone else. Authorities believed Akopyan fled to his native country, and their hunch panned out with the Aug. 12 arrest of the suspect in Yerevan. Akopyan is the third murder suspect this year to be returned from Armenia to face charges in the United States, according to the FBI. - City News Service Deputy is indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. in weapons case VENTURA - A Ventura County sheriff's deputy was indicted by the county's grand jury on charges of embezzlement embezzlement, wrongful use, for one's own selfish ends, of the property of another when that property has been legally entrusted to one. Such an act was not larceny at common law because larceny was committed only when property was acquired by a "felonious taking," i. by a public employee, grand theft of a firearm, possession of an illegal assault weapon and illegal transfer of a handgun, officials said Tuesday. Deputy Edward Garcia Ponce was indicted after an investigation by the Sheriff's Department into the activities of deputies assigned to the Fillmore Police Station. Ponce was arrested in September along with two other deputies, but the District Attorney's Office chose not to seek criminal indictments against the others because of insufficient evidence insufficient evidence n. a finding (decision) by a trial judge or an appeals court that the prosecution in a criminal case or a plaintiff in a lawsuit has not proved the case because the attorney did not present enough convincing evidence. , officials said. Ponce was released on his own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. , and his arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted was scheduled for Dec. 20. - Daily News Report ordered on inmate slaying Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San on Tuesday called for the demotion de·mote tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes To reduce in grade, rank, or status. [de- + (pro)mote. or suspension of the sheriff's deputies who left a group of jail inmates unattended, during which time one inmate was fatally beaten. The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion authored by Antonovich requesting the Sheriff's Department present a report and corrective action plan by Dec. 6 in connection with Wednesday's slaying, allegedly carried out by two other inmates. The report must include information on current staffing levels, recruitment efforts, implementation of previous recommendations and a timeline for new policies. - City News Service Supervisors OK shelter funding As part of renewed interest in helping the homeless and those on Skid Row, the Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allocate more than $25 million for increased emergency shelter beds. The supervisors directed officials to refurbish existing emergency shelters and build new ones. The board expects $3.5 million per supervisory district will be spent on emergency shelters, $2 million will go toward administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. and $5.5 million will fund services provided to homeless individuals through the Department of Community and Senior Services. Some of the money is expected to be used to provide up to 102 units for women and children at the Union Rescue Mission's Hope Gardens in Sylmar, renovate 10 trailers for homeless families at the Bell Shelter in the City of Commerce and expand services for homeless families through the East San Gabriel Homeless Coalition and the Institute for Urban Research & Development in El Monte and Pomona. The county has about 90,000 homeless people but only room for 7,000 people at emergency shelters. - Daily News Hollywood sign for sale on eBay Tinseltown's original icon has gone up for sale once again. After selling chunks of the original Hollywood sign on eBay last year, bringing in $25,000, West Los Angeles-based producer Dan Bliss said he has put the entire thing up on the online auction site. With an opening price of $300,000, he hopes to sell the weather-worn sign's 50-foot-tall letters to a nostalgia buff or tourist attraction. With four days remaining in the auction, no bidders have placed offers for the iconic piece of Los Angeles. It comes in ``as is'' condition, complete with 1970s-era graffiti exalting ex·alt tr.v. ex·alt·ed, ex·alt·ing, ex·alts 1. To raise in rank, character, or status; elevate: exalted the shepherd to the rank of grand vizier. 2. both sweethearts and Pink Floyd. - Daily News LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. stops using Glock 21 pistols The 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 . has instructed its officers to stop using Glock 21 pistols amid concerns that the weapons misfire, Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell told the Police Commission on Tuesday. Officers were told to stop using the Glock 21 model Thursday after the LAPD's armory discovered that there may be a mechanical flaw with about 2 percent of the guns, McDonnell told the commission. Officials with Austrian-based Glock Inc. are expected to investigate the matter with the LAPD next week, he said. - City News Service |
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