BRIEFLY.Grenade triggers evacuation WOODLAND HILLS - A Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. fire station was evacuated Tuesday while a police bomb squad examined a grenade dropped off by a resident. A dozen firefighters from Fire Station 105 left the building just after 2 p.m. when a resident walked in with a grenade found in a box at home, Los Angeles fire spokesman Brian Humphrey said. Firefighters stood outside the station at Fallbrook Avenue and Victory Boulevard Victory Boulevard is a major thoroughfare on Staten Island, measuring approximately 8.0 miles (12.87 km) and stretching from the west shore community of Travis to the upper east shore communities of St. George and Tompkinsville. for nearly 2 1/2 hours while a 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 . bomb squad destroyed the grenade.A Los Angeles police spokesman said the grenade was inert. ``If you ever have what appears to be a dangerous substance or device, don't bring it to the fire station,'' cautioned Humphrey. ``Call 911.'' - Daily News Work to begin on MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. parking The MTA will begin street work on Friday for construction of the Orange Line's $26 million Canoga park-and-ride lot. Temporary traffic controls will be put in place on Canoga Avenue between Victory Boulevard and Vanowen Street for construction of street widening. The nearly 600-space lot is scheduled to open at the end of the year. - Daily News One dead after two-SUV crash THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - A 54-year-old Colorado woman died when the Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. she was driving west on Thousand Oaks Boulevard was hit by a Ford Expedition The Ford Expedition is a full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1997 it slots between the smaller Ford Explorer, and the now discontinued and larger Ford Excursion. The Expedition offers up to eight passenger seating and a range of V8 engines. that crossed into opposing traffic headed east, authorities said Tuesday. The crash occurred about 3 p.m. Monday just west of Rancho Road when the Expedition came into the opposing lanes and collided with the Explorer, driven by Marolyne Morrison, police said. Morrison was pronounced dead at the scene, and a passenger in her SUV was taken to Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
The driver of the Expedition, identified as Felicia Floriano of Thousand Oaks, was also treated for serious injuries, police said. Floriano has not been cited, and the crash is under investigation. - Daily News Man in court over daughter's death A Hesperia man made his initial court appearance Tuesday on a murder charge stemming from the stabbing death of his 45-year-old daughter at a home in Pomona. But Norberto Hernandez Sr. did not enter a plea. He remains jailed in lieu of $1 million bail pending 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 on April 19. The 69-year-old defendant is accused of attacking Anna Hernandez with a kitchen knife at a home in the 400 block of Foothill Boulevard early Saturday evening. The motive for the attack has not been determined, according to Deputy District Attorney Amy Glaudini. The victim was airlifted to County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, where she died. Her father was arrested at another family member's home after the stabbing, according to Pomona police. - City News Service Man arrested for child porn SIERRA MADRE - A Sierra Madre man who works in the music and children's television industries was arrested Tuesday for possession and production of child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. , officials said. Andrew West Reid Jr., 52, known professionally as Awest, had pornographic images of children on a personal computer and digital cameras seized from his Sierra Madre home, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said. Awest also was arrested in January by Pasadena police on suspicion of molesting a child, Eimiller said. He was released on bail and charges are pending, she said. - Daily News |
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