BRIEFLY.At least one man hurt in gunfight VAN NUYS -- At least one man was wounded Monday afternoon in a gunfight involving four to five gang members outside an apartment complex in the 7100 block of Valjean Avenue, police said. A 19-year-old Latino man was shot in the right leg during the shooting that erupted about 4:35 p.m., 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 Jason Lee said. Some of the men may have been in cars, Lee said. ``Some ran into the apartments, others hopped fences and there were reports of cars,'' Lee said. A 53-year-old driver caught in the crossfire A multi-GPU interface from ATI for connecting two ATI display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor. CrossFire machines require PCI Express slots, a CrossFire-enabled motherboard and, depending on which models are used, either a pair of ATI Radeon adapters or one narrowly escaped injury after his passenger-side window was blown out by one of the shooters. Officer Lee said the shooting was gang related. -- Daily News Nurse sentenced in kicking death PASADENA -- A Glendale pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. nurse was sentenced to 25 years to life Monday for kicking his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter to death in 2005. Pasadena Superior Court Judge Leslie Brown sentenced Joseph Alcoriza after Alcoriza pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault to a child causing death. At his sentencing, Alcoriza addressed the court and said if he could, he would trade his life for Kathe Manaig's, said Deputy District Attorney Natalie Adomian. Kathe died Jan. 11, 2005 after Alcoriza beat and kicked her. -- Daily News Three sentenced to federal prison Three men were sentenced Monday to terms ranging from 20 to 25 years in federal prison following their conviction in a federal drug and racketeering Traditionally, obtaining or extorting money illegally or carrying on illegal business activities, usually by Organized Crime . A pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity. case targeting an East 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. gang. The sentencings stem from an indictment returned in the summer of 2005 as part of a push by law enforcement officials to dismantle dis·man·tle tr.v. dis·man·tled, dis·man·tling, dis·man·tles 1. a. To take apart; disassemble; tear down. b. the Vineland Boyz. -- City News Service |
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