BRIEFLY.UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX police stun student in library A camera phone captured a university police officer using a stun gun stun gun, hand-held electronic device that produces a high-voltage pulse that can immobilize a person for several minutes with no permanent damage in most cases. on a UCLA student who refused to show his student ID and leave a campus library, officials said Wednesday. Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams promised an investigation of the incident, which occurred about 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Powell Library computer lab. Officials said police used a Taser on Mostafa Tabatabainejad, 23, after he refused to provide a student ID and would not leave. He was arrested on suspicion of resisting and obstructing a police officer, and released on his own recognizance own recognizance (O.R.) n. the basis for a judge allowing a person accused of a crime to be free while awaiting trial, without posting bail, on the defendant's own promise to appear and his/her reputation. . The arrest, recorded on another student's camera phone, showed Tabatabainejad screaming while on the floor of the computer lab. There is no phone listing for Tabatabainejad and neither he nor his attorney could be located for comment. -- Associated Press LAFD LAFD Los Angeles Fire Department LAFD Los Alamos Fire Department LAFD London Association of Funeral Directors (UK) : Beware of phony fireman VAN NUYS -- 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. is warning businesses and office workers to be aware of a man who is posing as a fire extinguisher inspector. Two businesses reported the man entering their offices Tuesday in Van Nuys, telling receptionists that he worked with the Fire Department and was there to inspect the extinguishers. He then demanded money for repairs, said Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Humphrey said firefighters do conduct safety surveys, but are always in uniform and never ask for money. Anyone who sees anyone posing as a firefighter should call police at 877- ASK LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. . -- Daily News Opinions sought on local councils The Neighborhood Council Review Commission will take comments from San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. residents about how the panels are representing the community and how city government could improve them. The meeting will be held 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at San Fernando High School San Fernando High School, located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school colors are black and gold. All girl teams are referred to as Lady Tigers, all boy teams simply as Tigers. , 11133 O'Melveny Ave. -- Daily News Pickup overturns; driver is killed AGUA DULCE -- A Valencia man died late Tuesday after his pickup truck overturned on a rural stretch of Sierra Highway, according to the Highway Patrol. Christopher I. Hey, 27, was heading south about 10:30 p.m. when he lost control of his Toyota Tacoma. It rolled several times and hit a raised dirt mound on the shoulder, 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 Officer John Lutz said. Hey suffered internal injuries and died at Holy Cross Medical Center, Lutz said. His two passengers were treated for minor injuries. -- Daily News Trio charged with avocado stealing VENTURA -- A trucking company owner and two employees could be in deep guacamole. Ventura County authorities charged them with grand theft and criminal conspiracy after a three-week investigation into the theft of more than $700,000 worth of avocados this past growing season. The trucking company was hired to take loads of avocados from growers to market, but the three men skimmed off portions of loads at a truck yard, the sheriff's and district attorney's offices alleged in a joint statement Tuesday. Florentino Castaneda, 38, the owner of Castaneda Trucking, and employees Fortunato Mendoza, 46, and Francisco Ponce, 32, all residents of Ventura, were arrested Nov. 9 and prosecutors filed charges. -- Associated Press DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection settles suit over dust control Under a settlement announced Wednesday between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is the largest municipal utility in the United States, serving 3.9 million residents in 2006. It was founded in 1902 to deliver water and electricity supplies to residents and businesses in Los Angeles. and the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, some $105 million will be spent to further reduce dust at Owens Lake. Under the settlement, the DWP agreed to control dust in a 12.7-acre section of the dry lake and the city will be able to save money by using water more efficiently and avoiding more expensive actions. The agencies' boards must approve the settlement. -- Daily News |
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