The GOODS--STOLEN

Eds: Sgt. Leavins may be willing to display the stolen goods. He can be reached at (562) 762-7019.
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Two suspected gang members were behind bars today on suspicion of stealing about $200,000 worth of jewelry from a home in West Los Angeles, a sheriff's captain reported.
Ashton Carter of Los Angeles and Jason Willis of Inglewood were arrested Monday afternoon in an `upscale'' neighborhood in West L.A. when they allegedly came out of a home carrying two Gucci bags, according to sheriff's Capt. James Ritenour.
Sheriff's detectives watched Carter and Willis before they went into the home and pursued them when they came out with the bags and got into a rented car, Ritenour said.
Carter jumped out of the car and ran, but detectives caught both Carter and Willis, Ritenour said.
Detectives recovered about $200,000 worth of jewelry that had been taken from the home, he said.
Carter, 26, and Willis, 21, were held today at the sheriff's Temple Station in lieu of $50,000 bail each, according to jail records. They were scheduled to appear at the airport courthouse on La Cienega Boulevard some time this morning.
Ritenour said detectives are looking other similar burglaries and encouraged anyone with information to call the sheriff's Major Crimes Bureau at (562) 762-7019.

Centinela Hospital Center on Life Support

Some people living in South Los Angeles are worried that budget cuts will reduce the role of Centinela Hospital Center in Inglewood.

Since its takeover in 2007- Prime Healthcare services has fired more than 220 of its seventeen hundred employees.

Prime has closed seven of Centinela’s 13 operating rooms and canceled most of its private insurance contracts.

Prime says the cuts have been able to keep the hospital financially afloat.

State data shows that Centinela Hospital was unprofitable for years before Prime’s buyout and the previous owner considered shutting down the hospital.

State and federal data show Prime hospitals score above average on patient safety and treatment outcomes.

Still, many Inglewood residents are going to other hospitals.

Chief Executive of the Venice Family Clinic Liz Forer says she has seen a 15 percent increase in patients from Inglewood.