IN BRIEF

HOMEMADE AIRCRAFT

Las Vegas man killed in plane crash in Utah

A Las Vegas man died this weekend, and his wife was seriously injured, when a homemade plane they were in crashed in Utah, a dispatcher for the Iron County sheriff's office said Sunday.

Ralinda Seegmiller, a dispatcher, said the crash happened about 1:30 p.m. Saturday in southwestern Utah.

Seegmiller identified the man as William Phillips, and said Phillips' wife, Janice, was recovering at the hospital.

"It appears she's going to pull through, Seegmiller said.

The crash occurred near Parowan Airport, about 15 miles north of Cedar City, Seegmiller said.

IDENTIFYING THE WORST

Survey outs bullies, school officials say

Officials at an Ely school said that a student survey has identified the worst bullies and that the children have been given one month to clean up their act or face consequences.

White Pine Middle School Principal Aaron Hansen said the survey, which identified five or six students as culprits, is among steps the school is taking to address what some parents consider a bullying problem.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS

Review shows city way ahead in arrests

When it comes to arresting drunk people, no California city can match San Jose.

The Mercury News reported Sunday that San Jose police on average make arrests for public drunkenness more than a dozen times a day. Last year, the police force made more than 4,600 such arrests, far more than in any other city in California.

The newspaper's review of state Justice Department data showed that the San Jose Police Department is booking Hispanics in about seven out of those 12 arrests, a percentage out of proportion to the population.

CITATION FOR TRESPASSING

Abalone divers criticize police seizure of catch

A group of abalone divers who had their prized catch confiscated by a sheriff's deputy and given away to firefighters is vowing to challenge the seizure in court.

Jasper Monti, an attorney representing the five men, said the Sonoma County, Calif., sheriff's department cited his clients for trespassing on a private beach, then took away a dozen mollusks. Conti alleged the seizure was improper because his clients were not cited for abalone fishing violations.

But the department said the men trespassed and therefore caught the abalone illegally, making the catch eligible for confiscation.