Oct. 18 2100 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, the convertible top was cut and compact discs were stolen from a vehicle parked in a gated parking lot overnight. 5200 block of Gould Avenue in La Cañada, cash was stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. Oct. 17 2100 block of Montrose Avenue in Montrose, the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE At the Oct. 15 Crescenta Valley Town Council monthly meeting Capt. Dave Silversparre of the CV Sheriff’s Station presented up-to-date crime statistics for the unincorporated area of La Crescenta. The numbers support what sheriffs have been stating: crime comes in waves. Larceny-theft peeked in July with 25 reports, in August it fell […]
By Celia Burstein CV Weekly intern As the gates of the CV Sheriff’s Station swung open at 7 a.m. last Saturday, Oct. 17, the large line that had accumulated scattered itself into the different corners of the station’s parking lot. The occasion was the ninth annual rummage sale benefiting the CV Sheriff’s volunteers. While adults […]
By Charles COOPER A new system will place local Glendale residents in a new North Area Command intended to increase community-based policing, interim chief Ron DePompa said recently. The new police structure is intended to be in place quickly and will reorganize the department’s field services division. Initially, there will be four command areas – […]
The city of Glendale may be able to begin work on the seismic upgrade of the visitor’s center at Deukmejian Park long before repairs are underway on the fire ravaged hills, according to parks general manager George Chapjian. The 12-acre park center apparently escaped damage from the Station Fire, while the 700 acres of hillside […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A man suspected of being responsible for a string of wallet thefts in La Crescenta and La Cañada was arrested in Hollywood by Ventura County Sheriff detectives. Adan Romero, 60, from Mexico was arrested on Oct. 14 after detectives executed a search warrant at his Hollywood home. In recent weeks several wallets […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School students, CV Town Council members and community members filled about 500 sandbags on Saturday at Two Strike Park. The park has been a popular location for sandbags since Los Angeles County Public Works employees began filling the dumpsters donated by Allied Waste last week, before the rain storm. […]
A fire breaks out on a hillside not far from homes in Tujunga igniting worry and concern with the flames. By Mary O’KEEFE It only took fire fighters a little over an hour to contain a fire in Tujunga early Wednesday evening. At 5:09 p.m. Los Angeles City Fire responded to a fire on Day Street, just […]
Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Council meeting planned The CV Drug and Alcohol Council is holding a meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at Crescenta Valley High School. The council is a grass roots organization comprised of parents and community members who are concerned about keeping students safe from drugs and is also an […]
By Charles COOPER Not all Glendale residents are created equal when it comes to water rates and conservation, a senior Glendale Water and Power official said Tuesday. Peter Kavounas, assistant general manager, was responding to questions by Councilman John Drayman regarding residents of the Glendale annex portion of La Crescenta. Drayman wanted to know why […]