Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Monday, October 10th, 2011
On October 10, 2011 at approximately 1:45 AM, an El Segundo Police Department patrol officer observed a subject park and exit his vehicle near a construction site of two new homes at the corner of Washington Street and Oak Avenue.
After a few minutes, the subject re-entered the vehicle and drove away at a high rate of speed. The officer followed the vehicle a short distance and attempted to initiate a traffic stop suspecting that a crime may have just occurred. The driver failed to pull over and immediately sped away from the officer.
The officer initiated a vehicle pursuit which traveled through parts of the residential area, and ultimately westbound on Imperial Highway from California Street, where the suspect reached speeds near 100 mph.
As the driver attempted to turn northbound onto Vista del Mar from Imperial Highway, he lost control of the vehicle crashing into the west curb line barrier flipping the car onto its roof.
The 16 year old driver, an El Segundo resident, received minor injuries and was transported to UCLA Harbor General. He was subsequently arrested for possession of an unreported stolen vehicle, evading a police officer, and suspicion of DUI.
The Los Angeles Police Department is handling the single car traffic collision investigation.
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Actor-director Mel Gibson avoided the prying cameras of the paparazzi by going to the El Segundo Police Department at night to be fingerprinted and booked in connection with his misdemeanor battery conviction.
Gibson arrived at the station about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and was released a half-hour later.
Read the entire article at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/mel-gibson-fingerprinted-booked-on-misdemeanor-battery-conviction.html
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Sunday, March 13th, 2011
A helicopter crashed Sunday morning at a Raytheon plant in El Segundo, injuring the pilot and setting a building ablaze, according to the El Segundo Fire Department.
The accident occurred as a helicopter was lifting a large air-conditioning unit off the roof of a building at the defense contractor’s plant at 2000 E. El Segundo Blvd. at about 9:30 a.m., said Battalion Chief Richard Guyer. The pilot lost control, and the helicopter plunged into a patio and tunnel area, setting the first and second floors of the E-1 building on fire.
Read the entire article at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/helicopter-crashes-in-el-segundo-setting-building-ablaze.html
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Cities throughout Southern California, including El Segundo, are experiencing thefts of cable company back-up batteries from permanent gray utility boxes, which are located on sidewalks throughout town (pictured above). Since January 2011, nine boxes have been broken into in the City of El Segundo.
Unknown suspects pry open the utility boxes to remove the batteries, often times during early morning or daylight hours. It is not uncommon for the suspects to return to the same boxes multiple times.
It is important to note that residents, who use their internet provider for phone service, may lose the ability to call 9-1-1 if batteries are removed.
Time Warner is offering a reward for information leading to a suspect or suspects responsible for these thefts. Time Warner’s Tip Line is (877) 397-1706.
Residents are urged to call 9-1-1 if any suspicious activity is observed near one of these utility boxes.
If you have any information regarding these crimes, please contact Detective Eric Atkinson at (310) 524-2277 or eatkinson@elsegundo.org.
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
Lance
During the show’s closing segment, she said, “I wanna ask everyone if they can look for this dog. My friend’s dog, it’s his life, he adores his dog. The dog’s name is Lance and he went missing on 28 January in El Segundo. Please, there’s a huge reward out for it, $10,000. If you have seen my friend’s dog, please, please find the doggy for us. Thank you.”
And Osbourne isn’t the only famous face to lend Heller a hand – supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has taken to her Twitter.com blog to spread word of the dog’s disappearance.
In a post on her page, she writes, “My friend lost his dog in Los Angeles !!! please please please tweet www.findsirlancelot.com.”
Read the entire article at:
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/osbourne-appeals-for-help-to-find-missing-dog_1198478
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
The endangered butterfly’s population during summer 2010 was estimated at 111,562 to 116,474, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, said Richard Arnold, an entomologist hired by LAX.
“The present count has increased remarkably from the fewer than 500 El Segundo blue butterflies that existed in 1976 when it became the first insect to be listed as a federal endangered species,” said Robert Freeman, environmental services manager at LAX.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17186675?source=rss
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
Just hours after El Segundo police responded to a home where a woman had been wounded with a knife, officers returned to the same residence Wednesday night when a man allegedly tried to strangle another woman.
Police said multiple couples live in the home in the 800 block of Virginia Street.
While responding to the first call about 5 p.m., police found a woman with a puncture wound to her upper torso. The incident initially was reported as a suicide, but officers arrested Robert Bruce Parsons, 46, suspecting he stabbed the woman, police Lt. Raymond Garcia said.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17150742?source=rss
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Lydia Ann Pacheco, 51
On December 22, 2010 at 10:22 am, El Segundo Police Detectives arrested Redondo Beach resident Lydia Ann Pacheco, 51, for fraud and deceptively stealing approximately sixteen-thousand dollars from an 86 year-old retired school teacher.
The victim was referred to Pacheco by a fellow church member in 2009, to supplement the care she receives from licensed caretakers. During this period, Pacheco modified legal documents and drained the victim’s bank account.
Because Pacheco was referred and acting as a caretaker, it is believed she may have victimized other elderly church parishioners, who live in the South Bay area.
El Segundo Police Detective Vince Martinez (310-524-2263) would like to hear from anyone who has employed Lydia Ann Pacheco in a caretaking capacity.
Media Contact: Lieutenant Raymond Garcia rgarcia@elsegundo.org
310-524-2260
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Friday, December 24th, 2010
by Eric Busch, Mayor of El Segundo
This has been an interesting year for El Segundo. These are obviously tough economic times throughout the nation. The challenges the City of El Segundo is facing are being addressed in varying degrees by all cities in the United States, although we have fared better than many cities. So, this is a time of year to reflect and be thankful for the blessings in our lives. In that vein, let’s review the year as seen through El Segundo’s lens:
Our city saw improvements in our older facilities, including a new fire station, a community garden, and an improved softball facility. We also made plans for new facilities. Our schools began modernizing the high school auditorium and athletic facilities, the final piece to accomplish after improving all our classrooms. Our student athletes and their teams brought recognition to El Segundo in numerous CIF and other play-off appearances, including our water polo, volleyball, swimming, basketball, tennis and baseball teams of many different ages. However, we lost a local hero, John Stevenson, a record-breaking coach and teacher who helped many generations of boys become men, and in doing so changed a town.
In April, El Segundo held a council election, where we thanked former Mayor Kelly McDowell for his many years of service, welcomed council member Suzanne Fuentes, and appointed a new Mayor. The City also voted to index our business license tax, so this valuable source of funding will not continue to dwindle over time. And in November, the city voted down a business-proposed 1% utility tax increase and will likely vote down, in January according to early returns, the imposition of a fee for collecting trash.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.tbrnews.com/articles/2010/12/24/el_segundo_news/news04.txt
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
State officials Friday granted a 30-year lease to Chevron Corp. to continue operating its oil tanker terminal off the El Segundo coastline despite vigorous opposition from environmental groups concerned about the risk of an oil spill.
The 2-1 vote by the California State Lands Commission will result in the oil company paying a base rent of $1.3 million a year to lease 221 acres of state-controlled tidelands for the terminal through 2040.
For nearly a century, oil tankers have docked about 1 1/2 miles off the shore of El Segundo to pump crude through underwater pipelines to the onshore refinery, one of the largest on the West Coast.
Read the entire article at:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/12/state-approves-30-year-lease-for-el-segundo-offshore-oil-tanker-terminal-.html
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