March 8 2200 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, the front driver’s side window was shattered and a laptop was stolen from a vehicle parked in the west parking lot of Yuki Yama restaurant between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. March 7 2300 block of Florencita Avenue in Montrose, a bicycle was stolen […]
By Mary O’Keefe Two men were arrested after a witness allegedly saw them going through a car in a La Crescenta neighborhood. A witness reported seeing the interior light on in a vehicle parked in the 3500 block of Henrietta Avenue at 11 p.m. on March 5. He noticed someone moving around in the car, […]
By Mary O’Keefe On Monday the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to review a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals injunction that temporarily banned background checks of Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees. In August 2007, 28 scientists and engineers from JPL filed suit against NASA for its newly required background checks. The employees contend […]
By Mary O’Keefe After two weeks of postponing a car wash benefitting the Joo Lee memorial fund, the event is finally scheduled on a weekend without rain. This Saturday, several student service clubs from Crescenta Valley High School will join forces to have the car wash at the school’s overflow parking lot on Ramsdell Avenue […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN A group of American Armenian police officers with the Glendale Police Department –Vahak Mardikian, Tigran Topadzhikyan, Robert Parseghian, John Balian and Benny Simonzad – in January filed a discrimination suit against the GPD and about 30 individual employees of the department. While the trial is pending, their lawyer Carney Shegerian and city […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Approval was given on Monday morning, March 8, for the Station Fire area to be given a federal disaster designation. Congressman David Dreier was instrumental in securing the designation, which he said will assist the area in recouping costs associated with the fire and subsequent floods. “This will basically help in the […]
Auto enthusiasts are invited to attend the Glendale Elks Annual Charity Car Show being held on Sunday, March 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. The annual event, now in its fifteenth consecutive year, draws car buffs from throughout Southern California. There is no admission charge for the public. Prizes will be awarded to autos […]
March 1 4700 block of Rosemont Avenue in La Crescenta, someone broke a surveillance camera on the campus of Rosemont Middle School. Investigators found pry marks and damage to the exterior computer lab door. Working surveillance video showed two individuals entering the campus. One suspect knocked the camera to the ground. The incident occurred on […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale and Crescenta Valley law enforcement are advising residents not to leave valuables in their vehicles. Both police and sheriffs have reported an increase in vehicle burglaries in the area. On Monday three men were arrested on suspicion of vehicle burglary. At 5:11 p.m. a Glendale officer responded to a report of […]
By Charles COOPER A recent study linking arterial disease with close proximity to freeways will be used as part of the effort to oppose the 710 Freeway tunnel on environmental grounds, Councilman Ara Najarian said last week. Najarian, who chairs the governing board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, has emerged as a leader in the […]