SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : RAPE SUSPECT HELD IN THOUSAND OAKS.THOUSAND OAKS - A man police believe is responsible for a string of rapes that terrorized residents in this bedroom community was arrested Saturday after he attacked his third victim in less than a month, authorities said. Jose Zavala, 21, of Thousand Oaks was arrested on suspicion of burglary and rape after he tried to strangle Strangle An options strategy where the investor holds a position in both a call and put with different strike prices but with the same maturity and underlying asset. This option strategy is profitable only if there are large movements in the price of the underlying asset. a 44-year-old woman in her home in the 100 block of Sunset Drive, said Thousand Oaks police Sgt. Dave Paige. The victim was saved when the commotion awoke others living in her home. When they came to her aid, Zavala dove through the bedroom window, cutting himself as he fled, Paige said. A police dog tracked Zavala's trail of blood to where he was hiding beneath a car, officials said. Police believe Zavala raped a 64-year-old woman Jan. 25 in the Thunderbird Mobile Home Park, and a 57-year-old Feb. 20 at the Camelot condominium complex on Pleasant Way. ?13Daily News Man pleads guilty in exorcism exorcism (ĕk`sôrsĭz'əm), ritual act of driving out evil demons or spirits from places, persons, or things in which they are thought to dwell. It occurs both in primitive societies and in the religions of sophisticated cultures. death MALIBU - A Glendale church deacon pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter The act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally. Most unintentional killings are not murder but involuntary manslaughter. The absence of the element of intent is the key distinguishing factor between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. in exchange for his testimony about an exorcism ritual that killed the wife of a Korean missionary. Jin Hyun Choi, 47, entered his plea Friday before Superior Court Judge James A. Albracht in connection with the July 4 death of Kyung Jae Chung, 53. Choi, a deacon at the Glendale Korean Presbyterian Church, faces no more than three years in state prison if he testifies at his co-defendants' trial. A March 14 trial is scheduled for the woman's husband, Jae Whoa Chung, 50, and Sung Soo Choi, 42, a visiting missionary from China who is not related to the deacon. The woman died following six hours of religious rites to drive demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. out of her body. Police said the woman consented to the multiple rituals, in which the men used their bare hands and feet to ``force out'' demons that the woman believed were affecting her health and spirituality. One of the men called 911 from a Century City apartment after realizing that the woman was in trouble, police said. ?13Associated Press 2 banks held up in Ventura County Two Ventura County banks were robbed Saturday in what police believe are unrelated holdups. Just 10 minutes after it opened for business Saturday, the Wescom Credit Union Wescom Credit Union is a credit union and financial services company serving Southern California. It has over $3.8 billion in assets and more than 295,000 members[1]. on Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks was robbed by three African-American males brandishing handguns and wearing dark clothing and ski masks, police said. There were 13 employees and one customer in the credit union at the time. No one was hurt. The suspects escaped in a metallic green compact car driven by a fourth suspect. 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. deputies searched for them by air for an hour without success. In the county's second robbery of the day, a Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. branch on Ponderosa Drive in Camarillo was robbed just before 2 p.m. by a white man in his early 40s wearing a straw cowboy hat, dark sunglasses, blue jeans and a blue shirt. He had brown curly hair and green eyes. The lone suspect, who had what appeared to be a handgun stuck in his waistband, handed a teller a note demanding money. He escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Once again, an air and ground search proved fruitless. ?13Daily News Reseda house fire leaves one injured RESEDA - A house fire in Reseda on Saturday left one person injured, a Fire Department dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. said. The fire at 18164 Lull St. was reported at 12:54 a.m. and was out 11 minutes later, he said. A person at the home suffered smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. and was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , the dispatcher said. More information on the blaze was unavailable. ?13City News Service |
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