Reward offered in Lancaster hit-and-run
$10,000
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Board of Supervisors approved a $10,000 reward today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver who struck an 18-year-old Lancaster woman, leaving her hospitalized on life support.
The collision happened about 8:45 p.m. on June 20 in the 300 block of East Avenue J in Lancaster.
Sheriff’s investigators say the car that struck Maccaia Miller was a dark red, four-door sedan—maybe a midsize Buick—that probably sustained severe damage to the hood, windshield, front bumper, grille and roof.
Investigators are also interested in talking to the driver of a newer-model silver Jeep Liberty who may have witnessed the crash or have important information about it, said Supervisor Mike Antonovich, who recommended the reward.
Miller, a graduate of Eastside High School, is a student at Antelope Valley College. She is on life support in the intensive care unit of Antelope Valley Hospital, according to Antonovich.
Anyone with information about the hit-and-run was asked to call Sgt. Brian Dunn or Traffic Investigator Richard Dailey at (661) 948-8466.
LANCASTER, Calif.—A former Antelope Valley College accounting assistant has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling $500,000.
Mandy Borquez, 33, was charged with six felony counts of grand theft/identity theft after a 10-month investigation by the Commercial Crimes Bureau of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, said Sgt. Pauline Panis of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The investigation started after “the college reported the embezzlement in 2010 discrepancies in their accounting,” Panis said.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A state appellate court panel is set next month to hear arguments in the case of an ex-security guard convicted of murdering an 18-year-old woman in a Palmdale park-and-ride lot, where he worked more than a decade ago.
On Oct. 27, the three-justice panel from the 2nd District Court of Appeal is set to consider an appeal filed on behalf of Raymond Lee Jennings, who was convicted in December 2009 of second-degree murder for the Feb. 22, 2000, slaying of Antelope Valley College student Michelle O’Keefe.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will hold a Social Service Transportation Advisory Council meeting and a Transportation Development Act Article 8 Hearing Board meeting in Palmdale to review oral and written comments previously made in the North County and the city of Avalon public hearings. These meetings will follow up on the Article 8 Unmet Needs Public Hearings held in April.
LANCASTER, Calif.—A man walking on a freeway in the Antelope Valley was killed Sunday night in a hit-and-run accident, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The man was walking on the northbound Antelope Valley (114) Freeway in Lancaster north of Avenue K when he was struck around 8:55 p.m. by a vehicle that kept on going, said CHP officer Monica Posada.
The man, who was in his mid 50s, died at the scene, Posada said. His name was not immediately released.
Lancaster is inviting the public to the Prime Desert Woodlands after dark to experience a magical evening of nature and astronomy. On Saturday at 8 p.m., participants will join Jeremy Amarant, director of the SAGE Planetarium, for an enlightening Moon Walk, to learn about the stars and constellations.
The event is open to the public. A $2 donation is welcome. For more information, please call (661) 816-4466.
