BRIEFLY.15 concertgoers sent to hospitals An estimated 20,000 people turned out for a concert in 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 , a handful of whom were hospitalized for drug overdoses Drug Overdose Definition A drug overdose is the accidental or intentional use of a drug or medicine in an amount that is higher than is normally used. , police said. The Nocturnal nocturnal /noc·tur·nal/ (nok-tur´n'l) pertaining to, occurring at, or active at night. noc·tur·nal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or occurring in the night. 2. Festival near Figueroa and Eighth wrapped up at about 4 a.m. Sunday, 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 Lt. Rick Banks of the Central Station. The concert was a permitted event, and the streets in the area were blocked off, Banks said. About 15 people were taken to hospitals, mostly for drug overdoses, a sergeant told a video crew at the scene. -- City News Service Suicidal su·i·cid·al adj. 1. Of or relating to suicide. 2. Likely to attempt suicide. man jumps from cliff SAN PEDRO -- A San Pedro man apparently jumped to his death from a cliff at Point Fermin Park, police said Sunday. A passer-by telephoned police about 8 p.m. Saturday upon discovering the man's wallet with a suicide note A suicide note is a message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide. It is estimated that 12-20% of suicides are accompanied by a note.[1] However, incidence rates may depend on race, method of suicide, and cultural differences and may reach rates as high inside, said Los Angeles police Sgt. Mark Jauregui. The man's body was seen on the rocks about 200 feet below the park in San Pedro, said Jauregui, adding that the tide rose, and divers were summoned to get the body. The man's name was unavailable Sunday and the contents of the note were not disclosed. -- Daily News Police say driver ran down five A knife-wielding man who was kicked out of a party early Sunday in Boyle Heights ran down five people with his car, seriously injuring three of them, police said. Officers did not immediately release the name of the man arrested several hours later on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. . The people were hit at about 12:45 a.m. in an alley near North Fickett Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, said Los Angeles Police Sgt. Helmut Kramer of the Hollenbeck Station. The suspect had been thrown out of the party after brandishing a knife and threatening a fight, police said. He got into a Camaro and ran down five people, three of whom were treated at a hospital for various injuries, Kramer said. -- City News Service |
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