BRIEFLY.Two anti-Semitic letters probed SHERMAN OAKS -- An anti-Semitic letter was sent to a Jewish community center in Sherman Oaks on Wednesday, the second such letter in two weeks, 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 said. The letter comes less than two weeks after swastikas and an anti-Semitic message were posted on the Sherman Oaks office door of City Councilman Jack Weiss Jack Weiss, is a member of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 5th district. Weiss was elected in 2001 and reelected in 2005. The 5th district includes parts of the Westside and the San Fernando Valley. . The letter is being investigated as a "hate incident" not a "hate crime" because the letter did not contain a threat, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Jason Lee said. Officials at The Valley Cities Jewish Community Center called police about noon to say they had received the letter, according to Los Angeles police spokesman Kevin Maiberger. -- Daily News Park restoration urged after blaze To promote the recovery of Griffith Park after 817 acres burned last week, Councilman Tom LaBonge wants to set up a task force of city employees, advocacy groups and neighborhood councils to develop a restoration plan. LaBonge also wants more weather monitoring stations closer to Griffith Park to provide more accurate information on conditions in the park, and a ban on construction Dumpsters on narrow hillside streets. -- Daily News Man hospitalized after car chase SIMI VALLEY -- A man who was hit with a stun gun after leading officers on a low-speed car chase that ended when he crashed into the side yard of a home is in critical condition, police said Wednesday. Police responded to a reckless driving reckless driving n. operation of an automobile in a dangerous manner under the circumstances, including speeding (or going too fast for the conditions, even though within the posted speed limit), driving after drinking (but not drunk), having too many passengers in call about 9:30 p.m. at Fitzgerald Road and Sequoia Avenue, where they attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Raymundo Guerrero Garcia, 33. Simi Valley police said in a statement that Garcia refused to pull over and he became combative after he drove through a fence and into the side yard of a home in the 800 block of Chelsea Court. He was hit with a stun gun, and as police were putting handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. on him, he showed signs of "medical distress" and officers performed CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac . He was arrested for felony evading, vandalism and possession of cocaine and is in critical condition at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. . -- Daily News Patrol car hits man in traffic SIMI VALLEY -- A man who was believed to be driving under the influence early Wednesday crashed his car into some trees, walked into traffic and was hit by a police car, landing him in critical condition at the hospital, authorities said. Mark Weiler, 26, of Simi Valley was heading west on Alamo Alamo Eighteenth-century mission in San Antonio, Texas, site of a historic siege of a small group of Texans by a Mexican army (1836) during the Texas war for independence from Mexico. Street near Valencia Avenue about 12:10 a.m. when he hit some trees in the median and his vehicle rolled on its side, police said. He got out and stepped into the eastbound lanes on Alamo, into the path of Senior Officer Jim Buckley, who was returning his squad car to the station. Weiler suffered major injuries and was in critical condition at Simi Valley Hospital, police said. Buckley was treated and released. Weiler was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. -- Daily News Funds proposed for river project The Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. would get $25 million under a massive water bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. The money could help the city of Los Angeles
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., championed the bill, which also funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' work on how to restore the river but not lessen its flood control capacity. -- Daily News |
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