Methamphetamine

Mar 27 2013

City attorney to decide drunk driving charges

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Prosecutors decided there’s not enough evidence against Too Short to prosecute him him on a felony drug charge made against him a week ago.

Los Angeles Police arrested the West Coast rapper for meth possession and driving under the influence of alcohol on a Hollywood street during a traffic stop last Wednesday.

Jan 30 2013

Four arrested

LANCASTER, Calif.—The raid of a drug house in Lancaster led to four arrests and the seizure of counterfeit $5 and $20 bills, as well as cocaine, methamphetamine, pot and psilocybin mushrooms, sheriff's deputies said today.

Jan 25 2013

Drug, fraud and theft-related crimes

LANCASTER, Calif.—One of four people arrested on suspicion of drug- and theft-related crimes at a Lancaster residence could be facing more legal trouble today for identifying himself to deputies using his brother’s name.

When he was arrested, Jacob Andrada identified himself as Jonas, which is his brother’s name, according to sheriff’s Deputy Miguel Ruiz of the Lancaster Station. Andrada could face an additional charge of providing false information to authorities, Ruiz said.

Dec 19 2012

Across the street from elementary school

LANCASTER, Calif.—Methamphetamine, tar heroin and assorted prescription drugs were seized and a 70-year-old woman and her son, as well as a teenage girl, were taken into custody today in a home across the street from an elementary school, authorities said.

Deputies raided the home in the 3200 block of West Avenue L-8 after receiving complaints about drug sales in the vicinity, said Deputy Michael Rust of the Lancaster Sheriff's Station.

Bail was set at $30,000 for Katherine Hales, 70, and Daniel Hales, 43.

Aug 24 2012

Handguns and cash found during search

LANCASTER, Calif.—A traffic stop in Lancaster resulted in the arrests of a known gang member and a woman and the discovery of three pounds of methamphetamine, thousands of dollars in cash and a semi-automatic handgun, authorities said today.

Christopher Delgado, a 37-year-old Lancaster resident, was driving in the 200 block of East Lancaster Boulevard about 9 p.m. Friday when deputies assigned to the Lancaster Community Appreciation Program conducted a traffic stop.

Across Black America

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

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”