October 2009 Archives
The Long Beach Fire Department is urging everyone to change the batteries in their fire alarms this weekend when they push back their clocks for daylight savings time.
Fire authorities recommend the changing of batteries twice a year and say the bi-annual time change is a good reminder to make sure all the fire alarms in your home are functioning properly.
Long Beach Fire authorities linked to a video that shows in graphic detail why it's so important to keep the devices working in your home.
For a peek at the video, go to the Long Beach Fire Department's news Web site at www.firechannel.org and check out the video titled "Lose an hour gain a life."
Fire authorities recommend the changing of batteries twice a year and say the bi-annual time change is a good reminder to make sure all the fire alarms in your home are functioning properly.
Long Beach Fire authorities linked to a video that shows in graphic detail why it's so important to keep the devices working in your home.
For a peek at the video, go to the Long Beach Fire Department's news Web site at www.firechannel.org and check out the video titled "Lose an hour gain a life."
More than 100 drivers were cited in a drunk-driving patrol operation carried out by the Long Beach Police Department over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
In addition to the 101 citations, three people were arrested and booked on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, four vehicles were impounded and one person was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, an LBPD spokeswoman.
The patrol operation began at 6 p.m. Friday and ran until 2 a.m. Saturday. An additional eight police officers, paid for by grants, were staffed to run the program, the sergeant said.
DUI Saturation Patrols are a vital component in the fight against impaired drivers. It is estimated that the average American has a 30% chance of being killed or injured by an impaired driver and nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol or drugs causes one death every 30 minutes, Zapalski said.
Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
In addition to the 101 citations, three people were arrested and booked on a charge of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, four vehicles were impounded and one person was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, an LBPD spokeswoman.
The patrol operation began at 6 p.m. Friday and ran until 2 a.m. Saturday. An additional eight police officers, paid for by grants, were staffed to run the program, the sergeant said.
DUI Saturation Patrols are a vital component in the fight against impaired drivers. It is estimated that the average American has a 30% chance of being killed or injured by an impaired driver and nationally, impaired driving caused by alcohol or drugs causes one death every 30 minutes, Zapalski said.
Funding for the program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Opening statements and the first prosecution witnesses were called Monday in the case of a twice-convicted killer who stabbed and slashed two women to death.
Santiago Martinez Jr., a 28-Long Beach was most recently convicted last year of slashing one girlfriend to death when she refused to help him dispose of the remains of another murder victim back in 2003.The jury, however, deadlocked on the penalty phase of the trial, voting 11-to-1 in favor of death and requiring the court to hold a new penalty phase hearing which began Monday morning.
before she was dumped out of a car Martinez had borrowed and then run over on March 30, 2003.
The new penalty phase is expected to last until late October.
Santiago Martinez Jr., a 28-Long Beach was most recently convicted last year of slashing one girlfriend to death when she refused to help him dispose of the remains of another murder victim back in 2003.The jury, however, deadlocked on the penalty phase of the trial, voting 11-to-1 in favor of death and requiring the court to hold a new penalty phase hearing which began Monday morning.
Martinez was first convicted in 2005 of killing Christina Wilkerson, 28, of Long Beach on March 18, 2003.
Wilkerson was stabbed 20 times in the face, neck and body, then shot at point-blank range with a .22 rifle. Martinez was sentenced to more than 50 years to life in prison for her murder.
Martinez was convicted again last November for the slaying of Myra Orozco, 24.
Orozco was killed after she refused to help the defendant dispose of Wilkerson's remains. She died after being stabbed and slashed close to 30 times in the face, neck and body
The new penalty phase is expected to last until late October.
