By Mary O’KEEFE Members of Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and Montrose Search and Rescue were among those recognized on Wednesday by Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and the department’s executive committee for their efforts in assisting L.A. County Fire in the recovery of the two fire fighters who lost their lives in the line […]
At Thursday night’s Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting, Deputy Steve Toley told the audience of arrests that occurred at Crescenta Valley High School earlier that day. Toley first addressed the recent arrest of a Rosemont Middle School student who was arrested on suspicion of possession of a narcotic for sale. “The student was [allegedly] found […]
Deukmejian Wilderness Park remains closed due to the Station Fire. Saturday’s scheduled campfire program “Eight Legged Freaks” has been relocated to Dunsmore Park at 4700 Dunsmore Avenue. The program will begin at 6:30p.m.
By Mary O’Keefe Thanks to an anonymous tip a Rosemont Middle School student was arrested on Monday on suspicion of possession of a narcotic. “We received an email on our school’s website. It was short and to the point,” said Rosemont Principal Michele Doll. The school staff and Deputy Scott Shinagawa, school resource officer, investigated […]
By Mary O’Keefe La Cañada Unified School District has confirmed two cases of the H1N1 virus at La Cañada Elementary School. On Sept. 11, 13 out of 20 students in one first grade classroom had reported out of school due to flu-like symptoms. Most of those students were determined to have the Type A influenza, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE and Robin GOLDWORTHY The Station fire left few things unscathed as it whipped through the Angeles National Forest. After two weeks it is 62% contained and has blackened 160,357 acres. The cost of fighting the fire has now been estimated at $57,603,000 and has been determined as human caused. It is being […]
By Shana LiVigni There are billows of smoke seen along the Louisiana skyline – smoke that drifted across the nation from the Station fire here in the Foothill communities. The smoke and ash over the past few weeks were so overwhelming, it was hard to warrant leaving your home or apartment. Residents were told to […]
Roland A. Duquette, 2/13/1926 – 7/22/2009 Roland A. Duquette was born in Los Angeles, California in 1926, the second son of William E. Duquette and Ruth Gratz Duquette. He grew up in Hermosa Beach and Pasadena. At 16 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy; after six months of training in electronics in San Francisco he […]
Sept. 5 5100 block of Gould Ave. in La Cañada, a 2003 Lincoln Navigator was stolen from the driveway of a home overnight. A laptop computer and DVD player were in the vehicle at the time. 3100 Community Avenue in La Crescenta, a global positioning system and CD player were stolen from a locked vehicle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff detectives are warning residents of a man who has attempted on two separate occasions to gain entrance into homes by claiming there is a water main break in the neighborhood. “[The suspect] claims he is working for a contractor in the area,” said Det. Rodger Burt. The suspect, described […]