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Duarte Man Convicted of Murder A jury convicted a 42-year-old man today of killing his neighbor, shooting another and pointing a gun at several other individuals before fleeing from deputies, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. The jury deliberated for about a day before finding Luis Santillan Valdes of Duarte guilty of seven felony counts in case GA099511: one count each of first-degree murder, attempted murder and fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving and four counts of assault with a firearm. Jurors also found true special allegations that the defendant personally and intentionally discharged a firearm, which caused great bodily injury and death during the crime. Valdes is scheduled to be sentenced April 6 in Department T of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Alhambra Branch. The defendant faces a maximum possible punishment of 77 years to life in prison for the murder and attempted murder, plus an additional 27 years and eight months for the assaults and fleeing police. Deputy District Attorney Vanessa Alfaro, who prosecuted the case, said on the evening of Aug. 19, 2016, victim Gabriel De La Torre invited his neighbor, Luis Santillan Valdes, and several others to drink alcohol in his backyard. See Page 4
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The Crossroads of Business Opportunity At The 2018 NAMM Show In Anaheim The Global Music, Sound and Production Industries Create a Strong Future Together
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he global leaders in the music, pro audio and event technology industries came together in Anaheim, California for the annual NAMM Show, a crossroads of business opportunities with innovative product debuts, fresh inspiration from over 500 educational sessions, and the immeasurable power of 115,085 registered industry professionals gathering to advance the industry forward over four days of the annual conference. “NAMM members, alongside our partners and guests, deserve all the credit for creating such an incredibly powerful industry gathering,”
LONG BEACH ANNOUNCES 2018 IMPACT AWARD WINNERS The Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office announced the winners of the Seventh Annual IMPACT Awards. The honors are bestowed each year on groups and persons who, working with the City Prosecutor’s Office, have made “a positive, significant impact in the City of Long Beach in the past year.”
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“The prosecutors of my office are pleased to put a spotlight on those making a major difference in Long Beach,” said City Prosecutor Doug Haubert. “Long Beach is a great city because of the work of these super stars. They should be recognized for their extra-ordinary efSee Page 2
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Major Injury Traffic Collision in San Bernardino On January 25, 2018, at approximately 5:00 pm, deputies from the Hesperia Station and personnel from the San Bernardino County Fire Department were dispatched to a two-vehicle traffic collision, involving a motorcycle, in the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Orange Street in the City of Hesperia. Deputies and Fire personnel arrived on scene and found the adult male motorcycle rider down on the shoulder of the roadway suffering from major injuries. The driver of the second vehicle involved was not injured during the collision and remained on scene. Based on statements and evidence at the scene, it was determined a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche was traveling north on Seventh Avenue, when the adult female driver attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Orange Street. At the same time, a 2016 Suzuki, being driven by an adult male was southbound on Seventh, crossing Orange Street. The two vehicles collided in the intersection, ejecting the motorcycle rider from his vehicle. The victim was transported to Desert Valley Hospital and later airlifted to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he is receiving ongoing treatment for life threatening injuries. The female driver of the involved vehicle cooper-
affirmed Joe Lamond, NAMM President and CEO. “The ‘crossroads’ of industry pros, coupled with the passion and dedication to drive business forward in new and innovative ways, ensures an exciting year ahead for all aspects of music making and production.” The creative and entrepreneurial spirit of the industry was on display among the 7,000 brands and nearly 2,000 exhibiting companies on The NAMM Show Campus. Across the two convention center buildings and multiple levels, members had the opportunity to engage and interact with a variety of exhibiting companies. “For
us, the whole ecosystem of music is so important, you can’t separate traditional from technology, you need both to succeed,” said Lauren Hendry Parsons of BandLab Technologies. “There are so many opportunities now for a musician with technology and we are really pleased to see NAMM embracing this.” The sentiment was not lost on Adam Hall ProSound’s Nikke Blout who shared, “I think that NAMM is really the true epicenter for our business which is event technology. We are involved in all of M.I. - that’s pro audio, that’s stage equipment, that’s lighting - and we love the mix of customers. We also love
the mix of global reach. The overall vibe of working with NAMM is very good…moving forward I see the NAMM Show being of more strategic importance to us.” “Yamaha serves a lot of different tribes: drums, guitars, pianos, pro audio, school band and orchestra tribes just to name a few, and The NAMM Show actually unites them all”, said Tom Sumner, Senior Vice President of Yamaha. “That’s a big deal for us to reach all of that, at the same time. We get to show the whole company to all those different tribes.” With business at the top of the agenda, the mixture of
In conjunction with Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced details and results from the fourth annual ‘Operation Reclaim and Rebuild’ enforcement operation, conducted by the Los Angeles Regional
Human Trafficking Task Force and more than 80 participating federal state and local law enforcement agencies, and task forces from across California. The three-day, statewide effort
A Riverside woman who was the controller at a Fontana-based metal forging company was sentenced this morning to one year and one day in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from her employer. Jacquelin Dyer, 68, who was the controller and co-general manager at Pacific Forge, Inc., was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu. In addition
More than 50 Saved During Human Trafficking Task Force Reclaim & Rebuild Operation
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Riverside Resident Sentenced to Over One Year in Prison for Embezzling $1.5M
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