CONEJO VALLEY: BRIEFLY : FORMER FIRE CAPTAIN PLACED ON PROBATION.VENTURA - A former Ventura County fire captain who admitted to selling methamphetamine and possessing explosive devices was sentenced to probation Friday and could face up to a year in the Ventura County Jail. William Handy, 49, admitted in February to three charges of selling methamphetamine in December 1994. He also admitted to charges of keeping a blasting cap Noun 1. blasting cap - a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives detonating device, detonator, cap - a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a detonator detonator (dĕ`tənā'tər), type of explosive that reacts with great rapidity and is used to set off other, more inert explosives. Fulminate of mercury mixed with potassium chlorate is a commonly used detonator. and a military fuse in his Newbury Park home. Handy served 20 years with the county Fire Department when he resigned his post after being placed on administrative leave without pay in January 1995. Handy faced a maximum possible prison term of two years. In sentencing Handy to probation, Ventura Superior Court Judge Allan Steele said he would wait for a recommendation from county probation officials on the length of both the county jail term and the probationary term. Steele is scheduled to make his ruling at a June 7 hearing. SOURCE: - Daily News Teens held in armed robbery of pizza place CAMARILLO - Two female juveniles have been arrested on suspicion of an armed robbery at Little Caesar's Pizza in Camarillo earlier in May. Investigators for the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. arrested the female juveniles, ages 15 and 17, at Camarillo High School on Thursday. They are in custody at county Juvenile Hall. Sheriff's officials said the pair is suspected of threatening a restaurant manager May 1 with a .45-caliber handgun and leaving with an undisclosed amount of money. Information provided through the county Crime Stoppers stoppers see stopper pad. Program led investigators to the two female juveniles. SOURCE: - Daily News School district seeks to fill panel openings AGOURA HILLS - The Las Virgenes Unified School District Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) is a K-12 school district in north-west Los Angeles County, USA consisting of 14 public schools in the cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, and several small portions of the West Hills section of Los Angeles. is seeking applicants to serve on the district's Curriculum Council. There are three vacant positions on the panel, both for two-year terms ending June 1998. Residents interested in applying should have a strong interest in both curriculum and instruction provided by the district. The application deadline is June 21. For more information, phone (818) 880-4000, Ext. 218. SOURCE: - Daily News Auto theft suspect booked after chase SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Police arrested a man Wednesday suspected of stealing a car in Bakersfield, officials said. Chad Kiko Campbell was arrested and booked at Ventura County Jail on suspicion of auto theft and resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. after he attempted to escape on foot after being stopped in the 5640 block of 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. Avenue. Police located the suspect running westbound on Los Angeles Avenue toward Stow Street and later captured him at gunpoint as he left a rear yard and got on Bloomfield Street. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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