By Mary O’KEEE

On July 7, CVW published an article titled, “Traffic Safety Discussed at Community Meeting.” Crescenta Valley Town Council hosted the meeting and some of the attendees were not under the jurisdiction of the law enforcement represented on the panel. One of those in attendance resides in the far north Glendale area and shared his concerns about New York Avenue and the area around Clark Magnet High School. Below is a response and update from the Glendale Police Dept.

GPD conducted a joint operation with the Burbank Police Dept. where they saturated both cities with law enforcement. Within a six-hour period 200 citations were issued.

“The message we are giving was, ‘We are not tolerating [traffic infractions] anymore,’” said Capt. Toby Darby.

GPD has been focusing on other areas including the Glendale portion of Crescenta Valley. Darby said he was told of the concerns about the New York Avenue area voiced at the CV traffic meeting.

“We concentrated on New York,” Darby said. “We have been sending [traffic officers] up there and they have been productive.”

He added he is aware of the issues and will continue to follow up. The department has also been in touch with the member of the public who had originally voiced his concerns about speed and modified exhausts.

Darby said they are not just handing out citations but also working to let people know why they are being stopped.

“Our stance is not to enforce our way out of this [problem],” he said. “We are educating drivers.”