New Youth Council in Crescenta Valley

By Brandon HENSLEY Somewhere along the way, the kids weren’t alright.  The youth in La Crescenta felt their voices weren’t being heard, and so this year marks the start of new local group that focuses on issues for young people. In January, the first meeting of the CV Town Council Youth Board was held, marking […]

Natural, Organic Grocery Store ‘Sprouting’ Up

By Agnes CONSTANTE After a lengthy wait, Sprouts, a grocery store specializing in natural and organic food, is opening its doors in La Cañada on Wednesday at 7 a.m. “La Cañada was chosen due to the demand from local residents for a neighborhood-friendly natural foods store,” said Kim Rockley with Media Relations at Sprouts. The […]

New Lights, Signs

Los Angeles County Public Works employees are beginning to work on the crosswalk on Foothill Boulevard at Glenwood Avenue. Crescenta Valley Town Council member Robbyn Battles has worked with the California Highway Patrol and pubic works in an attempt to make local streets safe for pedestrians. One of the busiest, and most dangerous, crosswalks is […]

Hiker Found Near Chaney Trail

By Mary O’KEEFE A missing hiker was found by Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team members Sunday after being missing for four days. “The [Los Angeles Police Department] contacted us about the man that had been missing since March 8 (Thursday),” said Lt. Marjory Jacobs, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Crescenta Valley Station. The vehicle […]

ACH and ANF: Three Motorcycle Accidents in Three Hours

By Mary O’KEEFE Montrose Search and Rescue, California Highway Patrol, U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County Fire responded to three motorcycle accidents within three hours on Sunday on Angeles Crest Highway and Angeles National Forest. The first occurred on the Angeles National Forest Highway at about 10:30 a.m. when a motorcyclist apparently lost control […]

Have Coffee with the Sheriffs

“Coffee ‘N Cuffs” will be held at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Co., inside the Ralphs Market at 2675 Foothill Blvd., on March 29 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.    The community is invited to meet Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy personnel and discuss issues that are important to the local areas. The community […]

Forest Roads Closed Due To Snow

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has announced that, based on the forecast of snow and icy road conditions, it will close public access to the following County roads within the Angeles Forest by 5:00 AM, Saturday, March 17, 2012: Angeles Forest Highway from Aliso Canyon Road to Upper Big Tujunga Canyon […]

Assemblymember Portantino Named “Legislator of the Year”

  California Police Chiefs recognize Portantino for his public safety advocacy & accomplishments Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge) was honored last night in Sacramento by the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) for his public safety measure banning the open carry of unloaded handguns in public places. “As someone with many relatives in law enforcement […]

Sheriff Updates:

While the quantity of residential burglaries have decreased from late last year, a series of garage burglaries started where bicycles were targeted.  Specifically, suspect(s) apparently drove the streets, located “open garage doors” and stole or attempted to steal bicycles.  A suspect in an early March garage burglary on Houseman Avenue was scared off by the […]