Crescenta Valley Drug & Alcohol Coalition Community Forum A free drug and alcohol forum will be held on April 13 at Verdugo Hills Hospital 4th floor from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The topics of discussion will include Social Hosting: Drug & Alcohol Parties hosted by adults for children. A panel will discuss the laws […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN Last Wednesday a grim scene was on display on Ramdsdell Avenue, adjacent to Crescenta Valley High School, as students came across the bodies of their classmates mangled and motionless after a gruesome car wreck; onlookers shared mixed feelings as some laughed and others looked on silently during the Every 15 Minutes program. […]
By Mary O’Keefe Glendale police have investigated reports concerning a man taking pictures of children at Dunsmore Park last weekend. The 29-year-old man, according to police, is autistic and was working on a photography project. The man reportedly approached several children at the park. Parents had contacted the Glendale police and had begun to send […]
By Geghard ARAKELIAN According to the U.S. Geological Survey website a 4.4 earthquake hit the greater Los Angeles area at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday; Glendale Parks & Recreation reported that no rocks were dislodged in Deukmejian Park. According to officials, large rocks exposed by rainfall erosion have little chance of dislodging in an earthquake […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A reminder for high school students to get plenty of sleep and have brain food for breakfast—-the CAHSEE is here! The CAHSEE (California High School Exit Examination) is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday (March 16 and 17) for sophomores and juniors and seniors who did not pass the test last year. Passing the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]