BRIEFLY.Officials: Attack not hate crime LA MIRADA La Mirada (lä mĭrä`də), city (1990 pop. 40,452), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1960. La Mirada derives from the Spanish for "the view," referring to the panoramic view of the surrounding valleys from atop the city's hills. -- Two large windows of a mosque were shot out with a BB gun, but authorities don't believe the vandalism was directed at Muslims. The attack on the storefront mosque on Imperial Highway happened late Thursday, said 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. Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Doyle. Officials said many cars' windows in the area were also shot out. ``The FBI was notified and deemed it not a hate crime,'' Doyle said. ``Other than the fact that the BBs were shot at the window, there was nothing to show they were singled out.'' Police said the incident may be connected to a handful of BB gun shootings in the La Mirada area Thursday night. Islamic leaders were not convinced, claiming that pictures of minarets on the windows were targeted. ``We urge the FBI and other law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). working on the case to investigate this incident as a possible hate crime,'' said Hussam Ayloush, director of the Southern California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an advocacy group for Muslims in North America; its professed goals are to "enhanc[e] understanding of Islam, promot[e] justice and empower American Muslims. . -- Associated Press Prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. patients sought Researchers from two local medical centers announced Saturday that they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. men with prostate cancer and their spouses for a joint study to better understand the disease. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as and Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center in Inglewood hope data from the study will lead to the development of future treatments. Those interested in participating in the Prostate Patient Profiles Project can call Cedars-Sinai at (310) 423-7600 or Centinela's Memorial Campus at (310) 674-7050, Ext. 4664. -- City News Service 500-pound man lifted from chair With a little ingenuity and lot of muster, Los Angeles firefighters lifted a wheelchair-bound, 500-pound man from the battery-powered device after it ran out of juice, officials said Saturday. The unidentified 61-year-old Vietnam veteran from Alaska was visiting the city when someone called authorities to report his wheelchair had given out. Fire personnel were dispatched to Figueroa Street and Wilshire Boulevard at 10:02 a.m. Eight firefighters were able to lift the man out of the chair while a tenant at an area high-rise provided a generator to recharge the wheelchair. -- City News Service |
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