Assult

Apr 12 2011

"…they can't handle the crowd at full price…"

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A county supervisor today called on Dodger executives to cancel a planned half-off special on alcohol at games.

"They don't need to be offering alcoholic beverages at half price when they can't handle the crowd at full price,'' Supervisor Michael Antonovich said.

The half-off deal was planned games on April 21, May 4, June 15, June 22, August 10 and August 31, but team executives are now reconsidering in the wake of the near fatal beating of Bryan Stow on March 31.

Apr 8 2011

Increased LAPD presence

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Police Chief Charlie Beck announced a litany of strict security measures today that will go into effect at Dodger Stadium during the next home game, saying there will be a zero-tolerance policy for misbehaving fans.

The announcement came eight days after an attack in a stadium parking lot left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, a 42-year-old Northern California paramedic and father of two, in a coma.

Among the measures announce by Beck were:

Apr 5 2011

San Francisco Giants fan

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The cousin of a San Francisco Giants fan who was severely beaten in a Dodger Stadium parking lot by two people in Dodgers gear issued a call for civility today among sports fans, and thanked well-wishers across the country who have expressed support for the man and his family.

Bryan Stow, a 41-year-old paramedic and married father of two, remains in a comatose state and in critical condition at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 18 2010

Baldwin Hills Village area

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Aug. 11, a 13-year-old girl was brutally attacked by two men in the Baldwin Hills Village area. According to reports, at around 7 p.m., the young lady ventured out to search for her two younger brothers, who left home without notifying an adult, to attend the nearby Friday Night Lights Festival at Jim Gilliam Park. As she perused the neighborhood, she noticed two men standing at a bus stop, watching her closely.

Oct 15 2010

Booked on suspicion of felony robbery and assault

SAN GABRIEL, Calif.—San Gabriel's mayor was arrested today on suspicion of felony robbery and assault for allegedly taking a woman's purse during an argument, and then driving away in his SUV with her hanging on to the side of his vehicle, police said.

Mayor Albert Y.M. Huang, 35, was booked on suspicion of felony robbery, felony assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury, and misdemeanor battery, said San Gabriel police Lt. Ariel Duran. He was held at the police station on $100,000 bail.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.