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VI’S CORNER: “P ATT Y” AND “ ROSE Y”
BEVERLY HILLS—We’re
“Patty” and “Rosey,” and
we’re waiting for that special someone to make us
part of their family. We’re
sisters, and I’m “Patty,” the
one on the left. You can tell
us apart because I have a
white patch on my chest.
So, just remember, “Patty”
with the patch.
We would love to be
adopted together, but, if
necessary, we can be separated. However, wouldn’t it
be nice to have the two of
us? That way, when you are
gone during the day we
would be together to keep
each other company. And,
can’t you just see heads
turn when they see you
walking down the street
with both of us?
We were abandoned when
we were very young, and
we’re still young – just a little over a year old. We tend
to be a little shy when we
meet someone for the first
time. So, please don’t let
that turn you off. It takes us
B y Vi Lo ga n
MAN PLE ADS NOT GU ILTY TO ATTE MP TED MU RDER
LOS ANGELES—A 24year-old man accused of
setting a homeless woman
on fire while she slept on
a bus bench pleaded not
guilty on Monday, December 31 for charges of
attempted murder and aggravated mayhem.
The suspect, Dennis
Petillo, appeared at the
courthouse in Van Nuys
four days after he was arrested for the crime. Witnesses indicated that the
man allegedly went into a
Walgreens store at the intersection of Van Nuys
Boulevard and Sherman
Way where he purchased
By Ivetta Babadjanian
what seemed to be rubbing alcohol on Thursday, December 27.
He then walked out of
the store and poured the
flammable liquid on the
67-year-old woman. Petillo threw a match on her,
setting her on fire, and ran
from the scene. He was
chased by a witness who
called 911 to report the
crime.
Authorities believe Petillo may be mentally ill and
state there appears to be
no motive to have triggered the incident. Petillo has twice pleaded guilty
to charges related to ve-
hicle theft since 2008. He
was sentenced to two
years in prison for his second offense.
Reports indicate that
the woman has lived on
the bus bench for years.
The victim's name is Flo
Parker but people in her
neighborhood know her as
Violet. She currently remains in the hospital in
critical but stable condition.
Parker attended the 4
p.m. Spanish service each
Sunday and the community breakfast on Saturday
mornings at the First
Lutheran Church of Van
Nuys. The church is accepting donations and
even blankets for Violet
who may be facing a long
recovery. Donations can
be made to First Lutheran
Church of Van Nuys, Attention: Help for Violet,
6952 Van Nuys Blvd., Van
Nuys, CA 91405.
According the the Los
Angeles District Attorney's
Office, Petillo could have
a maximum sentence of
life in prison if he is convicted. Prosecutors are requesting his bail be set at
$1 million. His next hearing is scheduled for midJanuary.
UC LA RECEI VES DONATION OF 4. 6 MILLI ON
a little time to get acquainted. I bet if you look
into our amber colored eyes
you will be able to tell how
much love we have to give.
So, won’t you give us a
chance – please?
We’re what you would call
medium size, so if you want
a smaller or bigger or older
dog, or if you would rather
have a kitty cat, we have no
objection to that. You can
see all of us if you check the
website
at:
foafla.petfinder.com. Then if
you have any questions, or,
hopefully, you would like to
make an appointment to see
us, we’ll be waiting for your
call and looking forward to
meeting you!!
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KATT WIL LIAMS ARRESTED FOR C HILD E ND ANGERMENT
By Ivetta Babadjanian
WOODLAND HILLS—Comedian Katt Williams was
arrested on Friday, December 28 at his Woodland Hills home due to
suspicion of child endangerment and possession of
a stolen firearm.
Williams, 39, was arrested at approximately
8:30 p.m. after a welfare
check was done at his
home made by the Los
Angeles County Department of Children and
Family Services. Authorities stated that more than
one firearm was found
one of which had been
reported stolen. Additional reports indicate
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there were illegal drugs
found at Williams' home
by police.
The comedian was held
at the LAPD's Valley Jail in
Van Nuys with a bail set at
$100,000 and was released
on Friday night. Authorities placed Williams' four
kids in protective custody
and the case will allegedly go to court next week
for possible felony child
endangerment charges.
In the past few months,
Williams has had a number of run-ins with the
law. In November, he was
accused of hitting a man
on the head with a bottle
during a fight in Oak-
land. He was arrested
again in December near
Sacramento on a felony
warrant that alleged he
led police on chase while
he was riding a threewheeled motorcycle and
nearly hitting pedestrians.
Recent reports have also
indicated that Williams
was notified that the IRS
issued tax liens against
him for over $4 million.
The IRS states that
Williams owes the federal government $3.2 in
taxes from 2008 and
$829,352 from 2009.
Hours after Williams
was released from jail,
footage was released of
the comedian caught up
in a club fight with Suge
Knight on Saturday, December 29. The fight occurred outside of Club
Eden with Knight involved in the brawl while
Williams attempted to
avoid the commotion by
walking behind a dumpster. Knight continued to
fight as Williams made
his way to a black SUV
while being chased by
someone, but he managed to get away. Soon after, Knight leaves the
scene in a white SUV and
drives off nearly hitting
multiple people.
By Jennifer Alcaraz
WESTWOOD—The University of California, Los
Angeles, will be awarded
$4.6 million to support
research at the Clark
Urology Centers at UCLA’s
Westwood Campus and
Santa Monica Campus.
The financial contribution was made by Frank
Clark, a late University of
California Board of Regents member and former
May Co. department store
executive, and his wife
Dorothy H. Clark who
passed away in 2011.
Clark was appointed by
then Governor Jerry
Brown in 1980 to the UC
Board of Regents where
he served there for more
than 20 years. He completed his education at
UCLA in 1946 after joining the Office of Naval Intelligence after Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Frank was a UCLA
alumni who passed away
LOS ANGELES—December
was the first month that Los
Angeles animal shelters did
not kill adoptable animals
at their facilities, naming
the campaign "No Kill December."
The plan was made by NoKill Los Angeles (NKLA), a
coalition of animal welfare
organizations, city shelters
and individuals who strive to
prevent treatable pets from
being killed in local shelters. Shelters usually euthanize animals, but for the
month of December, only
animals that are too sick or
dangerous to adopt were to
be put down.
As of December 16, the
city took 1,951 dogs and cats,
euthanizing 313, which is a
saving rate of 84 percent.
Animal welfare groups consider it a no-kill when there
is a 90-percent save rate with
only ten percent of untreatable animals put down.
The entire fiscal year 20112012, the city took in 57,000
pets of which 22,000 were
put down with a total save
By Ivetta Babadjanian
rate of 62 percent. In documenting euthanasia, Los Angeles does not separate treatable or untreatable pets.
"The city shelters are onboard for the December nokill push," said General Manager Brenda Barnette, of Los
Angeles Animal Services, in
a statement. "We are asking
the community of Los Angeles and the rescue community help us achieve this goal.
What better holiday gift than
a new home of their own
and a new chance at life for
our amazing companion animals?"
At its peak, Los Angeles
has once putdown 50,000
dogs and cats a year. Former
P h o t o c ou r t es y of NK L A .or g.
Los Angeles Mayor, James
Hahn, vowed that Los Ange- fund the NKLA coalition in- pets that are harder to adopt,
les would stop killing un- cluding $450,000 in adoption such as older animals.
Until the end of December,
wanted pets within five years incentives and $500,000 for
in August 2004. Since then, spray and neuter services in Angelenos can adopt a dog
Animal Services had a no-kill pool areas. An additional $3 from a shelter at a discountmission yet received criti- million was spent in Los An- ed price of $83 and cats for
$50. The animals are already
cisms by activists claiming geles.
The Found Animals Foun- sprayed and neutered with
not enough was being done.
Best Friends Animal Soci- dation had the program "12 vaccines and a microchip.
ety, which is based in Utah, Pets of Christmas" lower the For more information, go to
spent almost $1 million to costs of shelter adopting for NKLA.org/December.
at the age of 90 in 2008.
He was also a supporter of
UCLA’S urology department. In 1993. he was a
contributor in the creation of the Clark Morrison Pediatric Urology
Center, which is committed to treating children suffering from congenital conditions. A part
of the couple’s estate was
given to UCLA’s Department of Urology. According to Mark Litwin, the
chairman of the urology
department, there is another donation to be expected for the upcoming
year. Clark is considered
a diligent supporter,
whose contributions will
help sustain the department’s ongoing research,
educational and clinical
efforts in finding improved treatments and
cures for the various urologic conditions they focus on.
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