CRIME BLOTTER

Sept. 9 4400 block of La Crescenta Avenue in La Crescenta, a woman reported that she was walking southbound in the north/south alley west of La Crescenta Avenue between Prospect and Community avenues. She reported feeling someone pulling her purse off her right shoulder. The suspect was able to remove the victim’s purse and fled […]

Missing Boy Found near Lake Arrowhead

By Mary O’KEEFE An 8-year-old boy who had been missing since yesterday has been found ­– cold, tired but healthy. Joshua Robb, who has severe autism, reportedly ran away from Grand View Elementary in the Twin Peaks area of Lake Arrowhead on Monday morning. Search and rescue teams from San Bernardino began searching in the […]

9-11 Remembered in CV

By Mary O’KEEFE On this Day of Remembrance, Crescenta Valley residents showed their compassion and respect at ceremonies throughout the area. The ceremonies began on Friday when schools within Glendale Unified School District paused at 8:46 a.m. to read a brief history of what happened on September 11 and to have a moment of silence. […]

from the desk of the publisher

Let the Celebrations Begin As most of you know, CV Weekly is beginning its third year of publication with this issue, Vol. 3, No. 1. Without question, I wanted to celebrate this milestone, but the question was, how? Last year we hosted a lavish party on the grounds of St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal […]

WEATHER IN THE FOOTHILLS

“The moon is at her full, and riding high, Floods the calm fields with light. The airs that hover in the summer sky, Are all asleep to-night.” – William C. Bryant 1794-1879 Poet, editor of The New York Evening Post My apologies for the forecast last week. With only two weeks of summer left, nature […]

Coffee with LAPD

By Mary O’KEEFE The first Tuesday of every month Los Angeles residents in Tujunga and Sunland have a chance to talk to a Los Angeles Police Department officer about whatever issue they would like to discuss. The morning coffee hour is similar to the Coffee with the COPPS scenario utilized by Glendale. It is a […]

CRIME BLOTTER

Sept. 6 Cañada Boulevard and Colina Drive in Glendale, Glendale officers responded to a call concerning a suspicious woman who had stepped in front a vehicle and was throwing her hands up. The caller reported that he had nearly struck the woman with his vehicle. Officers found the woman walking southbound on Cañada Boulevard. One […]

Where Were You?

On the 10th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, responders offer personal perspectives on Sept. 11, 2001. By Mary O’KEEFE It will be one of those dates when over and over again people will ask, “Where were you when you heard?” On Sept. 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m., hijacked American Airlines flight […]

County Redistricting Hearing Draws Fire and Crowds

By Ted AYALA From far and wide, they came to the Los Angeles County Hall of Administration – some 800 people altogether. From the South Bay, Palmdale, East Los Angeles, and everywhere in between. Crowds gathered in stormy debate over the proposed plans to redistrict Los Angeles County. Supervisors Gloria Molina and Mark Ridley-Thomas propose […]