BRIEFLY.Man robs $3,000 from bank branch GLENDALE -- A man wearing a fishing hat stole $3,000 Saturday from a Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. branch at 610 N. Brand Blvd., police said. The suspect, described only as African-American and in his 40s, handed a teller a note demanding money around 9:20 a.m., police said. Police suspect the man may be the ``Different Hat Bandit bandit: see brigandage. ,'' who is suspected in a string of bank heists. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (818) 548-4840. -- Daily News Autopsy finished on found woman The autopsy was completed Saturday on a 42-year-old woman whom police believe was killed by a veteran 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. firefighter, but the coroner's office is withholding the results, officials said. 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 . placed a security hold on the autopsy for Jennifer Teresa Flores Flores, town, GuatemalaFlores (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 , of San Gabriel San Gabriel (săn gā`brēəl), city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. , whose nude body was found early Wednesday just blocks from the Eagle Rock home of fire Capt. David Jaime Deltoro, 50. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of murder and placed on administrative leave from 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. . Deltoro posted $1 million bail and was released shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, officials said. Prosecutors have not filed charges. -- Daily News Cat litter spilled onto 5 Freeway SUN VALLEY -- A big-rig carrying 20 tons of cat litter overturned Saturday on the 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. , closing two lanes for four hours, 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 said. It was not unclear how much of the cat litter spilled onto the northbound freeway in the 6 a.m. mishap. No one was injured during the incident, and the two left lanes of the freeway re-opened shortly after 10 a.m. -- City News Service Protesters gather at Home Depot CANOGA PARK -- About a dozen anti-illegal-immigrant protesters gathered Saturday in front of the Home Depot parking lot, waving flags and signs. Members of Save Our State said they were objecting to the hiring of day laborers, who regularly gather at the site. Some told store customers that they would be reported to the state's Franchise Tax Board if they solicited any workers in their presence. The gathering drew a counterprotest of day laborers and community labor activists who chanted ``Si se puede'' (Yes, we can). No incidents were reported. -- Daily News Californians gain W. Nile immunity The number of cases of West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. in California is falling dramatically because both humans and birds are developing immunity. This year, 68 cases have been logged, with one death, compared with 935 cases and 28 deaths last year. Los Angeles County has seen two cases this year, compared with 43 last year and 309 in 2004. There have been no deaths from the virus in the county since 2004. San Bernardino and Orange counties have also shown a sharp drop in human infections largely attributed to adaptation in the bird population. -- City News Service Well shut down until tests done SAN CLEMENTE -- San Clemente authorities have shut down a water well in the city to test for radioactive contamination from the San Onofre nuclear generating plant. ``There is no indication that there has been contamination, but we will keep it closed until the test results are in,'' San Clemente Public Works Director David Lund told the Orange County Register. -- City News Service |
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