BRIEFLY.Hunt launched for car vandals WEST HILLS -- Vandals smashed the windows of at least three cars in the 24100 block of Hamlin Street, authorities said Thursday. Police believe two people, possibly juveniles, used a baseball bat or a stick to smash the cars' windows about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The suspects were seen driving away in a white car. -- Daily News CRA OKs Reseda Theater repairs In its continuing effort to revitalize the Reseda business district, the Community Redevelopment Agency voted 7-0 Thursday to spend $2.9 million on restoring the Reseda Theater. The expenditure is part of a $4.3 million project to transform the long- neglected theater at 18447 Sherman Way into a state-of-the-art entertainment venue. -- Daily News Arson charged in building blaze BURBANK -- The co-owners of International Recording Corp. were being held Thursday in lieu of $2.5 million on charges stemming from an explosion and fire that destroyed their recording studio, authorities said. William Schlegel, 59, of Thousand Oaks, and Daniel Medina, 29, of Los Angeles, are charged with arson, fraud and filing a $12.5 million false insurance claim. The charges stem from a fire and explosion on Oct. 10, 2004, that destroyed International Recording Corp., 75 E. Santa Anita Ave., and scattered debris over a three-block area. -- City News Service Murder charged in baby's death SAN FERNANDO -- The mother of a newborn girl found dead in a trash bin in Santa Clarita was charged Thursday with the child's murder, authorities said. Jacquelin Linaras, 22, of Santa Clarita, could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted of murder and assault on a child causing death, officials said. Her boyfriend, Jose de la Cruz Depaz, 43, was charged with being an accessory to murder and could face a three-year term if convicted. -- Associated Press Arthritis event planned Sunday WOODLAND HILLS -- The National Arthritis Foundation will host a three-mile fundraising walk Sunday at Warner Center Park, 5800 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Registration for the event, co-sponsored by the Daily News, begins at 8 p.m. and the walk will begin at 9:30, organizers said. ``Many people think that arthritis is a disease of the elderly, but it affects more than 2,400 kids who live in the Valley alone,'' said City Councilman Dennis Zine, who is co-chairman of the San Fernando Valley event and will be participating in the walk. For more information, see sfvarthritiswalk.kintera.org. -- Daily News Gunpowder gunpowder, explosive mixture; its most common formula, called "black powder," is a combination of saltpeter, sulfur, and carbon in the form of charcoal. Historically, the relative amounts of the components have varied. An increase in the percentage of saltpeter (potassium nitrate) increases the speed of combustion. In the past gunpowder was widely used for blasting and for propelling bullets from guns but it has been largely replaced by more powerful explosives. and bullets catch fire PALMDALE -- Fireballs bolide (bō`līd) is a fireball that explodes in the air because of thermal stresses created when it passes through the earth's atmosphere. lit up the pre-dawn sky when thousands of bullets and gunpowder stored in a cargo container in an industrial storage yard caught fire. Firefighters leaving stations in downtown Palmdale and west Palmdale after receiving a 4:11 a.m. call about a fire in a Sierra Highway storage yard saw three mushroom-like fireballs shoot into the night sky south of the city. No one was hurt in the fire at the U.S. Crane storage yard. - Daily News |
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