Daily Archives: July 12, 2012

Who got arrested in Lancaster? TUES 7/10 to WED 7/11/2012

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July 12, 2012

List of arrests made by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster Station. An arrest does not imply someone is guilty of any alleged wrongdoing. These arrests occurred from midnight on TUESDAY, July 10 to 11:59 p.m on WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2012. Juvenile arrests (younger than 16) are not included. The information is listed...
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Who got arrested in Palmdale? TUES 7/10 to WED 7/11/12

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July 12, 2012

List of arrests made by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Palmdale Station. An arrest does not imply someone is guilty of any alleged wrongdoing. These arrests occurred from midnight on TUESDAY, July 10 to 11:59 p.m on WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2012. Juvenile arrests (younger than 16) are not included. The information is listed...
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Learn how to play guitar

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July 12, 2012
guitar lessons

PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale’s parks and recreation department is offering an “Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People” class on Friday, July 27 from 6:30 to 9 pm at the Marie Kerr Park Recreation Center, 2723 Rancho Vista Blvd. in Palmdale. Renowned music teacher Craig Coffman, who also teaches an “Instant Piano” class,...
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Starlight Concert Series Walks the Line this Saturday

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July 12, 2012
Terry Lee Goffee

PALMDALE – The City of Palmdale will kick off its 2012 Starlight Concert Series at the Palmdale Amphitheater this Saturday, July 14 with a performance by Terry Lee Goffee, The “Ultimate” Johnny Cash Tribute. Goffee’s show will feature classics such as “A Boy Named Sue,” “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” “I Walk the Line,” “Ring...
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UPDATED: Parolee sexually assaults woman in store parking lot

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July 12, 2012
Corey Green captured

PALMDALE – An alert employee and quick work by Palmdale deputies Wednesday helped nab a parolee who had just sexually assaulted a woman in an Auto Zone parking lot, authorities said. Corey Green, 41, was arrested for attempted rape, penetration with a foreign object, and sexual battery. He is being held without bail due...
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Valedictorians from Quartz Hill, Paraclete High Schools named President’s Scholars at CSULB

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July 12, 2012
Valedictorian presidents scholars 2012

EDUCATION – Stephen Cortez of Rosamond and Michael Tocco of Lancaster have been named President’s Scholars with the fall 2012 incoming freshman class at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Each has been awarded a full, four-year scholarship from the university worth about $70,000. Cortez was both a valedictorian and National Hispanic Recognition scholar...
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Smash and grab theft at Palmdale strip mall

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July 12, 2012
The glass in the storefront was smashed and the lower bars of the security gate were bent upward. Photo by LUIS MEZA

PALMDALE – Palmdale detectives are on the hunt for two thieves who smashed their way into an east Palmdale store and stole money from the store’s register. The incident happened early Wednesday morning at the Tobacco Shop, located at 248 E. Palmdale Boulevard. An alarm company notified the store owner that the alarm had...
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Rachel Thomson awarded NASA Dryden employee scholarship

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July 12, 2012
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EDWARDS AFB – The NASA Dryden Employee Exchange Council has presented its 2012 John K. Russell Memorial Scholarship Award to Rachel Thomson. A graduate of the class of 2012 at Desert High School on Edwards Air Force Base, Thomson plans to major in kinesiology with an emphasis in pre-athletic training at California State University—Long...
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Report shows spike in violent crimes

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July 12, 2012
crime rate scene

ANTELOPE VALLEY – Violent crimes, which include homicide, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault, have increased by 16% in Lancaster and 3.5% in Palmdale, according to a report released by the Sheriff’s Department this week. The report includes a comparison of the crime rates for the first six months of this year with the...
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