The Signal from Santa Clarita, California • 3

Sunday, December 30, 1990 Newholl Signal Sougus enterprise 3 Local The Week In Review SANTA CLARITA Burglars shattered the front door of Zale's Jewelers in Granary Square early Tuesday morning and made off with an unknown amount of valuables. Sheriffs officials said there are no suspects in the heist, the second attempt at the store in a week. The previous attempt was foiled by an off-duty police officer who chased the would-bc thieves out of the Granary Square store last Thursday. Co. hired an Orange County-based consulting firm to study the impact of the new ordinance on the development company's projects.

TUESDAY Fire gutted an apartment near Sand Canyon, destroying everything inside and leaving a Canyon Country family homeless. No one was seriously injured in the blaze, which caused an estimated $110,000 damage to the apartment building in the 16440 block of Palomino Way. The fire began when a burning napkin was accidentally dropped into a waste basket. dents have had their mail stolen in the past few weeks. Kester said the thefts appeared to target the seasonal mail generated by the Christmas holiday.

FRIDAY Dale Poe Development Co. has rejected the city's demands to settle Santa Clarita's lawsuit that seeks to negate county approval of 2,555 Poe Development homes west of Interstate 5. A progress report on 55 goals set by city officials in 1 989 on a variety of issues including landfills, traffic and day laborers, is scheduled to be delivered next week. The report indicates that 40 of the 55 goals have already been accomplished, just 18 months after a three-year Strategic Plan for the city was devised. The goals included making plans for several traffic projects, improving law enforcement and obtaining a sphere of influence an area outside city boundaries where the city can affect legislative decisions.

necessary technological developments for the magnetic-Ievitation train were behind schedule. THURSDAY An off-duty sheriff's deputy was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of drunken driving after rolling his pickup truck on The Old Road and driving the totalled vehicle to College of the Canyons where he surrendered to fellow deputies. Six Flags Magic Mountain announced plans for "Psyclone," a new wooden roller coaster that will replicate the thrills of lhc legendary 64-year-old Cyclone coaster at Coney Island in New York. The roller coaster will be an "unforgiving, unnerving and unforgettable experience," according to Magic Mountain promotional materials. An investigation into a recent rash of Valencia mail thefts has been initialed by the U.S.

Postal Inspector's Office. Santa Clarita Postmaster Jim Kester said between 50 and 60 resi MONDAY Firefighters quickly extinguished a hillside fire in Saugus which blackened over a half-acre of brush and briefly threatened nearby homes, but caused no structural damage. A city ordinance intended to preserve the beauty of the Santa Clarita Valley by setting guidelines for hillside development drew praise from local residents. The Newhall Land and Farming WEDNESDAY Despite reports to the contrary, plans for a high-speed train service between Las Vegas and Southern California, with a possible link to Saugus, are on schedule, project proponent Paul Taylor said. A Dec.

12 report in the Los Angeles Times indicated that I -4 1 Stereo equalizer, battery ripped from parked vehicle "'4 Sllii Crime watch parked at the corner of The Old Road and Parker Road. Deputy Continued from page 1 fically or to comment on the case, instead deferring to the CHP, the agency conducting the investigation. Wcilbacher, 32, of Palmdale was found by a Santa Clarita sheriff's deputy Thursday night "hiding under a car" in the College of the Canyons parking lot shortly after the alleged accident, Peters said. A witness at the Valencia campus described Wcilbacher, who was off-duty at the time, as unsteady and "caked with dirt," when he supposedly called someone from a pay phone saying, "the cops are after me. Sheriff's officials and the CHP did not disclose where on campus Weilbacher was found.

Torres, meanwhile, said he intends on filing one charge of driving under the influence with the district attorney's office against the deputy on Monday and possibly a second DUI charge pending the results of a blood-alcohol test. Wcilbacher was stripped of his patrolling responsibilities and his ability to arrest on Friday, Santa Clarita sheriff's Lt. Marvin Dixon said. Dixon refused to identify Weilbacher as the deputy arrested other than to say "a deputy has been relieved of his peace officer duties." JOHN DEMOSTha Signal, 'Jo' SAUGUS A late-model car was broken into while it was parked in front of a home in the 21900 block of Centurion Way, according to sheriff's officials. A stereo equalizer in the 1980 Datsun pickup truck was stolen and the battery ripped from its mountings, according to a Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's station report.

Damage was estimated at $500. Other crimes reported to the SCV sheriffs station include: CASTAIC A 1981 tractor trailer worth $28,000 was stolen Thursday while ormer Santa Clarita City Councilman Dennis Koontz and Parks Commissioner Linda Storli exchange wedding vows at City Hall's council chambers Saturday. Judge Floyd Baxter, the presiding judge of the Newhall Judicial District, performed the ceremony. SANTA CLARITA The engine to a 1968 Volkswagen was damaged Thursday and several mechanical parts, such as the air cleaner, were stolen while it was parked in the 19500 block of Cedarcreek Street. Damage was estimated at $360.

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