BRIEFLY.Bicyclist killed by garbage truck PACOIMA -- A 30-year-old bicyclist died Friday when he was struck by a garbage truck in Pacoima, officials said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was hit by the 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. city garbage truck about 12:50 p.m. in the 13100 block of Fillmore Street, said Officer Jason Lee of 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 . . -- City News Service Incident involves shot fired, arrest LANCASTER -- Sheriff's officials on Saturday were investigating a shooting in which at least one deputy fired a gun, but no one was hit. Three suspects -- two men and a woman -- were taken into custody, officials said. Sheriff's officials said the shooting occurred about 11:20 a.m. Saturday at the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. and Avenue I. They did not disclose the circumstances. The names of the suspects were not released. Sheriff's homicide detectives were called out to investigate the circumstances, which is standard department procedure when a deputy fires his weapon, officials said. -- Daily News 1 killed, 3 injured in party shooting CANOGA PARK -- One man died and three people were wounded early Saturday when a gunman opened fire on a crowd standing outside a house where a large party was under way, police said. The gunman pulled up in a dark sedan, asked who the party was for, then yelled the name of a street gang and fired a pistol indiscriminately into the crowd, police said. He got back into the car and sped off. Officers responded to the shooting call in an alley off Valerio Street just west of Canoga Avenue around 12:40 a.m., and found a 20-year-old man fatally wounded from numerous bullet wounds to his head and chest. The other three victims, all shot in the legs, were taken by friends to local hospitals where they were treated and released. Police said anyone with information should call the West Valley Division's Homicide Unit at (818) 374-7721 during normal business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a or the 24-hour Detective Hotline at (877) LAW-FULL on evenings and weekends. -- Daily News Forest fire burns 15 acres of grass 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 -- Fire burned about 15 acres of grass in the Angeles National Forest before firefighters knocked down the blaze, a fire official said Saturday. Firefighters were dispatched to the area near the northbound 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. , south of Gorman Road, at 7:34 p.m. Friday. They had the fire out by 9:05 p.m., said Los Angeles County Fire dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. Melanie Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the . No injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation. No structures were threatened, Flores said. -- City News Service |
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