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Sgt. Troy Buzard stands in front of troops during the benediction during a send off ceremony for the Army Reserve 420th Movement Control Battalion at the Church on the Way in Van Nuys Friday, January 27, 2012. The unit is being sent to Kuwait where they will stationed. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Gov. Jerry Brown speaks to the media outside of Bret Harte Elementary School in Burbank Wednesday, January 18, 2012. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

El Camino Real soccer huddle together before their game against Cleveland at Cleveland High in Reseda on Friday, January 13,2012. El Camino goalie Francisco Rodriguez was murdered outside of his Winnetka home on Wednesday after a game. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles City firefighters battle a fire along the NB 405 freeway at the Devonshire exit in Mission Hills. The fire started on the southbound side and soon jumped to the northbound side of the freeway causing both on and off ramps to be closed. It took 80 firefighters over a hour to knock down the flames. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Homeless advocates Dennis Davis pays his respects before a ceremony to honor the remains of 1,639 people who where buried in a mass grave at the LA County Crematory and Cemetery in Los Angeles Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese, Detective Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department speaks during a press conference to discuss the results of a multi-agency operation called Bell Bottoms II that crackdown on the sales of counterfeit goods in Los Angeles. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

USPS Sales Associates Dien Ngo and Joe Esqueda help customers at the Woodland Hills Post Office Monday, December 5, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Occupy Los Angles protestors wait along N. Spring Street near Our Lady of Angeles Church Wednesday, November 30, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Pierce College student Vahan Sarkissian, 31-years-old, listens to speakers during a rally at the Woodland Hills community college. The rally and march were held to protest the 400 million dollars that has been cut from California Community Colleges in the past year and proposed fee hikes. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles City Firefighters battle a house fire in the 1400 block of Elysian Park Dr. Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in Los Angeles. The greater alarm fire severely damaged the two story home. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Seth Khachtourin was in the kitchen of his home at 19657 Hatteras St in Tarzana when a large tree came crashing through the roof from his backyard. “It felt like a 10.0 earthquake,” Kahachtourin said as he watched Los Angeles Fire Department personnel move furniture away from the damaged section. Kahachtourian was home alone when the massive tree fell severely damaging the living and dining rooms “ it was so loud, it felt like the home was lifted in to the air.” A portion of the home was red tagged by City of LA Department of Building and Safety because of the risk of further collapse. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

LAPD Bait Car Unit arrest a pair of car theft suspects at the intersection of Saticoy St. and Gentry Ave in North Hollywood Friday, October 6, 2011. The Bait Car Unit, which is part of theLAPD's Valley Crime Task Force uses a car that has been rigged with devices that allow officers to shut off the motor and lock the doors after a suspect has taken it without permission. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Veronica Castro holds her hand to her face and looks away from the wreckage of the Ford Mustang that she was driving after being involved in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of Burbank Blvd and De Soto Ave in Woodland Hills on Thursday, September 22, 2011. After the car was cut in half Castro climbed out of the wreckage and appeared to have suffered only minor injuries. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

A car that flew off the road in a traffic collision at the intersection of Owensmouth Ave. and Victory Blvd. in Woodland Hills. One victim was transported to a local hospital and one victim was pronounced dead at the scene. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Conor Lynch's aunt Donnelle Dye Juelsson and family friend Elizabeth Gerberg during a ceremony to unveil a speed trailer near the site on Woodman Ave where Notre Dame High School student Conor Lynch was struck and killed by a motorist on October 19, 2010. The trailer was funded by Westfield Fashion Square and the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council in hopes of raising awareness of drivers in the area and improve pedestrian safety. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Hagop "Jake" Kuredjian's mother Annie hugs Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich after a ceremony to mark the 10 year anniversary of the in the line of duty death of her son Deputy Kuredjian. Kuredjian was shot and killed in the line of duty while assisting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms during the service of a search warrant on Friday, August 31, 2001, in Stevenson Ranch, CA. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles Fire Department at the scene of a traffic collision Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 in the 13200 block of Mclay Ave in Sylmar, CA. The truck was unoccupied at the time of the collision with only one victim being transported. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

LAPD's Off-Road Enforcement Officers talk to a man found living under a bridge in Pacoima Wednesday, July 27, 2011. The unit on motorcycles deploys on a random basis during weekends, holidays and during the heightened fire season. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Prince William prepares to play polo for the Royal Salute Foundation Team during a round robin tournament at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in Carpinteria, CA to raise funds for The American Friends of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry and Polo Training Center Santa Barbara. (Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)

Los Angeles Police Officer Ray Navarro issues a citation to a driver for talking on his cell phone while driving in Sherman Oaks Wednesday, April 27, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles CIty Firefighter Mike Hayes gives oxygen to a pair of cats rescued from a burning house in the 21900 block of Woodland Crest Dr. in Woodland Hills, CA. Tuesday, April 12, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

Los Angeles Police and other law enforcement agencies remove bags of marijuana for a warehouse in the 8500 block of Canoga Ave in Canoga Park Wednesday, March 30, 2011. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

A street vender looks for customers on South Olive St. as protesters march their way from the Los Angeles Convention Center to a rally at Pershing Square to show support for unions to have the right to collective bargaining. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)

PETA activists Virginia Fort, left, and Meggan Anderson take a shower on Sunset Blvd. at Ivar Ave. in Hollywood to celebrate of World Water Day. The demonstration was held to remind people that meat industry uses lots of water and produces greenhouse gasses. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)