BRIEFLY.Homes emptied by bomb scare bomb scare n → amenaza de bomba bomb scare bomb n → alerte f à la bombe bomb scare n → Bombenalarm RESEDA -- Streets were closed and dozens of homes evacuated Saturday while 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. police explosives experts examined a suspicious ice chest left in a driveway. Residents called police about 4 p.m. Saturday because the Coleman cooler left in the 17000 block of Lemay Place was sealed with masking tape, police said. The cooler turned out to be empty, police said. -- Daily News SUV driver dies after hitting tree MOORPARK -- A Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. man was killed when his SUV ran off a curve and hit a tree, Ventura County Coroner's officials said. Pedro Barrera, 41, was driving a 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. east on Broadway (State Route 23) around 10:15 p.m. Friday and ran off the road where it curves south to enter the city of Moorpark, officials said. Paramedics pronounced Barrera dead at the scene at 10:33 p.m. There were no skid marks skid marks skid npl → Reifenspuren pl; (from braking) → Bremsspuren pl or other indications he tried to stop. The victim was wearing his seat belt. Officials hadn't determined how fast he was going. -- Daily News Gunman eludes police capture NORTH HOLLYWOOD -- A motorcycle-riding gunman who twice gave police the slip in North Hollywood was at large early Saturday, a sergeant said. Officers started chasing the man after he was seen firing a gun into the air behind a flower shop about 11 p.m., Los Angeles police Sgt. Michael Smith Michael or Mike Smith may refer to: Journalists
The motorcycle rider lost pursuing officers after five or six minutes, then was spotted again briefly before disappearing east on Burbank Boulevard, he said. The gunman was last seen speeding east on Burbank Boulevard from Laurel Canyon Boulevard Laurel Canyon Boulevard is a major street in the city of Los Angeles, California. It starts off at Polk Street in Sylmar in the northern San Fernando Valley near the junction of the San Diego (Interstate 405) and the Golden State Freeways (Interstate 5). about 11:10 p.m. Friday, Smith said. The man was wearing a black helmet, jeans and a dark jacket with an eagle or phoenix design on the back, and was riding an older-model racing bike, Smith said. -- City News Service Checkpoint ends in several arrests SIMI VALLEY -- Five motorists were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and four more were arrested on suspicion of driving on suspended licenses, at a five-hour checkpoint operated by Simi Valley police. Another 29 motorists were ticketed for driving without valid licenses, police said. In all, 28 vehicles were taken away from motorists without valid licenses or who were intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. . Police said they stopped about 1,500 motorists between 8:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of First Street to check if they had been drinking or carried valid licenses. Besides the motorists arrested or ticketed for intoxication intoxication, condition of body tissue affected by a poisonous substance. Poisonous materials, or toxins, are to be found in heavy metals such as lead and mercury, in drugs, in chemicals such as alcohol and carbon tetrachloride, in gases such as carbon monoxide, and or license violations, another 29 were ticketed for a variety of vehicle code violations, and one person was arrested on suspicion of felony drug possession. -- Daily News 300,000 forecast for gay parade WEST HOLLYWOOD -- LA Pride Parade organizers expect about 300,000 people to turn out today on Santa Monica Boulevard for the 36th annual event celebrating the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. communities. The parade begins at Crescent Heights Boulevard and heads west along Santa Monica Boulevard to Robertson Boulevard. Elected officials set to participate in the parade include Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica; and Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys. Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed from Fairfax Avenue to Doheny Drive from 6 a.m. today until the conclusion of the parade. Parking on West Hollywood residential streets without permits will be allowed until 7 a.m. Monday. -- City News Service |
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