BRIEFLY.Boy stable after falling into pool CHATSWORTH -- A 3-year-old boy was in stable condition after nearly drowning in a backyard pool in Chatsworth, a fire official said. Paramedics were sent at 4:15 p.m. Saturday to Marilla Street, where the boy, who was fully clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. , had already been pulled from the pool, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . The pool was surrounded by a fence that appeared to be open or partially missing, he said. The boy was airlifted to Childrens Hospital, Humphrey said. -- City News Service Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. car rear-ended CAHUENGA PASS The Cahuenga Pass (IPA: [kə'wɛŋgə]) (from the indigenous Tongva language) (el. 745 ft. / 227 m) is a mountain pass through the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Hollywood district of the City -- A California Highway Patrol car was rear-ended Saturday on the Hollywood (101) Freeway in the Cahuenga Pass area of 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. . The officer escaped unharmed, the 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 reported. The incident on the southbound freeway north of Lankershim Boulevard occurred at 8:05 a.m., said CHP Officer John Seumanutafa. The motorist that rear-ended the CHP unit was also uninjured. It was not immediately known if that driver was cited or arrested, he said. -- City News Service Brush fire burns through 50 acres WESTLAKE VILLAGE -- A brush fire blackened black·en v. black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens v.tr. 1. To make black. 2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name. 3. 50 acres before it was controlled by 200 firefighters aided by water-dropping helicopters. The fire at Agoura and Lindero Canyon roads near the Westlake Village Golf Course was reported at 5:20 p.m. and was knocked down in 90 minutes, officials said. Los Angeles County firefighters were assisted by Ventura County firefighters, officials said. There were no reports of injuries and no damage to structures, officials said. There was no immediate word on how the fire started. -- Daily News Teen found guilty on murder charge VENTURA -- A Newbury Park teenager was convicted of first-degree murder for stabbing a 61-year-old neighbor and beating him with a baseball bat. Nathan Sessing, 19, showed no emotion Friday after a Superior Court jury found him guilty of murder, burglary and assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. causing great bodily harm The medical idea of (grievous) bodily harm is more specific than legal ideas of assault or violence in general, and distinct from property damage. It refers to lasting harm done to the body, human or otherwise, although in its legal sense it is exclusively defined as lasting . He was found not guilty of attempted auto theft. He could face life in prison without chance of parole when he is sentenced next month, prosecutor Richard Simon said. Authorities said Sessing stabbed Larry Phifer of Newbury Park in the neck six times and beat him during a burglary on Dec. 4, 2004. During his trial, Sessing testified that he had stabbed and wounded another man during a car burglary two days before killing Phifer. He also admitted burglarizing Phifer's house twice earlier. -- Associated Press Sprinklers douse douse 1 also dowse v. doused also dowsed, dous·ing also dows·ing, dous·es also dows·es v.tr. 1. To plunge into liquid; immerse. See Synonyms at dip. 2. Koreatown blaze LOS ANGELES -- Sprinklers on the ninth floor of a 12-story Koreatown office building knocked out a small fire, confining it to a kitchenette or break room area, a city fire spokesman said. Fire personnel were dispatched to the fire at 3660 W. Wilshire Blvd. at 10:25 a.m. Saturday on a report of smoke seen from three floors of the high-rise building, said Los Angeles fire spokesman Brian Humphrey. No injuries were reported. -- City News Service Man shot, killed in Willowbrook WILLOWBROOK -- Homicide detectives were investigating the shooting death of a man. The man died Saturday at King-Drew Medical Center after being shot around 6:30 p.m. Friday on East Piru Street in Willowbrook, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Diane Hecht. No further information was immediately available. -- City News Service |
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