By Mary O’KEEFE A woman walking her dog on a Glendale street reported that she was attacked from behind and fondled by a man just past midnight on Tuesday. According to Glendale police, the victim was walking east in the 100 block of Mountain Street in Glendale just after midnight. She reportedly noticed a man […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the 2700 and 2600 blocks of Mayfield Avenue reported that a man claiming to be a representative from AT&T has been going door-to-door attempting to gain entrance into homes. A resident reported that a man came to her door in the late afternoon on Aug. 11 and said he was […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Felony charges were filed against a man and woman from Rosemead suspected of burglaries including at least one at a La Crescenta home. Last week the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office filed two felony counts against Joseph Guevara, 22, and one count of attempted residential burglary was filed on Cynthia Martinez, […]
Story and photo by Mary O’KEEFE Eight La Cañada Flintridge homes in the Hampstead Road and Chevy Chase Drive areas near Descanso Gardens have been evacuated after a construction crew broke a natural gas line in three places. SoCal Gas is on the scene but the gas is still being released and a strong smell […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Paul Backes, shown here, joined fellow engineers and scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a demonstration of the Axel rover and the proposed scientific equipment that will be part of a future mission. The demonstration was on Wednesday afternoon at the Mars yard, a red planet model on the lab. Backes demonstrated […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Law enforcement is reminding residents to be aware of their surroundings and lock their homes after one burglary and two attempted burglaries occurred last week. On Friday, Aug. 6, a resident in the 2600 block of Mayfield Avenue in La Crescenta reported that his home had been burglarized between the hours of […]
TO ALL CRESCENTA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS Welcome to Crescenta Valley High School! PLEASE READ THIS LETTER CAREFFULLY and keep it for reference. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE COSTS, THIS YEAR THE SCHOOL INFORMATION PACKET WILL NOT BE MAILED TO YOUR HOME. INSTEAD, YOUR STUDENT WILL RECEIVE THIS PACKET WHEN THEY PICK UP […]
Back to school information School begins on Monday Aug. 30 and ends on June 16. There will be some changes in class sizes, teachers and principals but what won’t be changing is the stress of an ever-increasing hectic life for both parents and children. The best defense in heading toward the new school year is […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Keep your eyes open – the Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky Thursday night into Friday morning. “First of all, you can see meteors every night; [the best time to view is] between midnight to dawn but on the night of Aug. 12 and early Aug. 13 the […]
Aug. 10 Community and Pennsylvania avenues in La Crescenta, a 46-year-old Whittier man was cited for driving without a valid California driver’s license. Aug. 9 3800 block of Park Place in Montrose, the rear driver’s side window was smashed and several CDs were stolen from a vehicle between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. Aug. 7 […]