COUNCILMAN ARRESTED; HERNANDEZ FOCUS OF DRUG PROBE.Byline: Lisa Van Proyen and Rick Orlov Daily News Staff Writers 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. City Councilman Mike Hernandez was taken into custody Thursday in connection with a narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. investigation, Mayor Richard Riordan's office and police confirmed Thursday night. ``The mayor was saddened to learn of City Councilman Hernandez's arrest on drug-related charges,'' read a statement released from the Mayor's Office. ``He is hopeful that his family and friends will be there to help provide him with the support and any professional assistance he may need. ``This matter is now in the hands of the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. and the district attorney, so it would be inappropriate for the Mayor's Office to comment any further.'' Hernandez, a former bail bondsman bail bondsman n. a professional agent for an insurance company who specializes in providing bail bonds for people charged with crimes and awaiting trial in order to have them released. , was investigated by the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force, which received information about his alleged purchase and use of cocaine. ``Mr. Hernandez was observed on several occasions to procure and use what appeared to be cocaine,'' the statement from police said. The police statement said search warrants were served at 9:10 p.m. Thursday. Hernandez then was detained, the statement said. The 44-year-old councilman, who represents an east-side district, has been in office since 1991. He had been a longtime Latino activist before he was elected in 1991 to fill the 1st District City Council seat left vacant by Gloria Molina Gloria Molina is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, and the current chairwoman of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[1] Molina grew up as one of ten children in the Los Angeles suburb of Pico Rivera, California, U.S. , who resigned when she was elected to the county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. . Hernandez is a former bond agent and emerged as a consensus candidate with endorsements from many Latino officeholders, including Councilman Richard Alatorre Richard Alatorre is a politician, and a member of the Democratic Party. Alatorre has served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council. He was the first Latino to serve on the council in 23 years. and Molina. During the campaign, Hernandez stressed his involvement in community affairs. In 1974 he was a student community relations commissioner at Occidental College. His first try for public office was in 1986, when he made an unsuccessful run for the state Assembly. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Mike Hernandez Reportedly under surveillance |
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