BRIEFLY.Gunshot death is investigated WINNETKA -- Police worked Friday to determine whether foul play foul play n. Unfair or treacherous action, especially when involving violence. foul play Noun 1. violent activity esp. murder 2. was involved in the death of a woman who died of a gunshot wound to the upper torso, officials said. Authorities responded about 5:30 a.m. to the 19800 block of Hart Street, where the unidentified woman had been staying with friends. She was transported to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where she later died, officials said. Authorities had not determined whether her death was a suicide or homicide. -- Daily News Drunk driving suspect is killed VAN NUYS -- A suspected drunk driver from Canyon Country was killed early Friday when he lost control of his Honda Civic The Honda Civic is a compact car manufactured by Honda. It was introduced in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, followed by a three-door hatchback version that September. With the transverse engine placement of its 1169 cc engine and front-wheel drive, like the British Mini, the , which flew off a freeway overpass, officials said. The 32-year-old motorist died about 1:50 a.m., when his car left the Hollywood Freeway near Vanowen Street and crashed into an embankment, officials said. His name was not released, pending notification of his family. Officials said they believe alcohol played a factor in the crash. -- Daily News Not guilty is plea to rape, torture LANCASTER -- A 23-year-old gang member has pleaded not guilty to charges that he kidnapped, raped and tortured a 19-year-old woman on Christmas Eve. Deandre Jamaal Thomas is accused of going to the woman's Lancaster home, forcing her into a vehicle, then driving her into the desert, where he beat and sexually assaulted her, officials said. He is also accused of tying her ankle to the rear bumper of his vehicle and dragging her across the desert floor until the rope snapped. When nearby residents noticed, he threw her back in the car and drove her to a house near 10th Street West and Avenue I, where he tortured and sexually assaulted her through the night, officials said. The woman was eventually able to call 911 and summon help. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. -- City News Service Driver leads cops on slow chase A woman in a minivan led police on a leisurely pursuit on the Hollywood Freeway through downtown Friday before surrendering in East Los Angeles East Los Angeles, uninc. city (1990 pop. 126,379), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles, in an industrial area. It has a large Mexican-American population. There is a performing arts center and a cultural center. A junior college is there. , police said. The pursuit began on the southbound 101 Freeway at Melrose Avenue Melrose Avenue is a well-known Los Angeles street that starts from Santa Monica Boulevard at the border between Beverly Hills and West Hollywood and ends at Hoover Street in Silver Lake. Melrose runs north of Beverly Boulevard and south of Santa Monica Boulevard. about 4:50 p.m. when the driver of a blue 1991 Toyota minivan refused to pull over, 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. police Officer Martha Garcia. The woman drove at 55 mph in light traffic with no erratic moves through downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or and then on to the eastbound Pomona Freeway. At Whittier Boulevard, police had closed down the freeway, and the woman pulled to the right shoulder and stopped. The woman unbuckled her seat belt, and holding a cell phone, stepped out. -- City News Service Teens don't tell docs of sexuality Most lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers do not tell their doctors about their sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , even though they think it is important for physicians to know about their sexuality, according to a report released Friday. About 70 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers who participated in the Rand Corp. and 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 study said their friends and families knew about their sexual orientation, but only 35 percent had told their doctor. The study was published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine adolescent medicine n. The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of youth between 13 and 21 years of age. Also called ephebiatrics, hebiatrics. . -- City News Service |
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