GATTO’S BILL TO ADDRESS HIT-AND-RUN EPIDEMIC CLEARS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

    Bill by Mike Gatto would extend the statute of limitations for hit-and-run offenders, bringing time, and hope, to injured victims.   Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s  bill to address the epidemic of hit-and-run offenses in Southern California cleared a key legislative hurdle today, passing the Senate Public Safety Committee by a 7-0 vote.  The legislation, […]

DUI Checkpoint Over the Weekend Stops Over 400 Vehicles

  Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday, June 22, at Pennsylvania and Montrose avenues between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The results from the one day checkpoint is below: 461 vehicles through the checkpoint 461 vehicles stopped 40 vehicles screened 15 FSTs (Field Sobriety Test) 2 […]

Tuna Canyon Detention Station Motion Approved

By Michael J. ARVIZU The Los Angeles City Council on Friday morning approved a motion that would allow a no less than 1-acre oak grove on the former site of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station to be placed on the list of the city’s Historic-Cultural Monuments. The City Council will continue the agenda item for […]

Schiff on USPS Plan to Close Glenoaks Post Office in Burbank

Today, Rep. Adam Schiff  released the following statement after receiving confirmation that the Glenoaks Station Post Office would close: “Today’s announcement by the Postal Service is another example of a deeply misguided strategy of closing locations and degrading quality in the hope of balancing its books – over the long term, it is a slow […]

Wind Advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning and Wind Advisory affective in the mountains surrounding the foothills. “It is more in the mountains with winds of 20 to 35 miles per hour and gusting up to 50 [mph],” said Stuart Seto, weather specialist National Weather Service Oxnard. The warning and advisory are […]

DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint – This Weekend

Glendale Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Saturday, June 22, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed or injured in alcohol and/or […]

Missing Person in Glendale

Missing Person in Glendale

  UPDATE:   Byung Jin Choi was found on the 300 block of North Glendale Ave. The reporting party called Glendale Police Dispatch, stating he observed an elderly male in need of assistance. Officers arrived on scene and discovered it was their missing male.  Choi was transported to the hospital by Glendale Fire Personnel for […]

A Tribute to a Fallen Firefighter

    Luke Sheehy – a “genuine” guy   Luke Sheehy could never get enough action.  He was active from the start. Whether it was hunting, fishing, dirt biking, motorcycling, snowmobiling, mountain biking, road bikes, logging or general overall fitness, he enjoyed it all.  His biggest passion was smokejumping which he started in 2009 for […]

UNRESPONSIVE TODDLER PULLED FROM BACKYARD POOL

  Just A Few Seconds Is All It Takes  A child was transported to a hospital yesterday after a near-drowning incident in a backyard swimming pool in La Crescenta.  The child had strayed from view for ‘just a few seconds’ before falling into the pool.  The family discovered the child underwater and an adult instinctively […]