On June 23 at approximately 4:30 p.m., a patrol officer located an unoccupied stolen vehicle parked in a parking lot on the 3800 block of Foothill Boulevard. The officer then observed a female, later identified as 51-year-old Anna Gutierrez of Burbank, enter the vehicle and put a bag into it. She then walked away from the vehicle […]
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 […]
GPD prepares for neighborhood training to cover home security, safety program. By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Police Department’s North Area Command Neighborhood Watch will be holding its Quarterly Block Captain’s training on Wednesday June 30 beginning at 6:30 p.m. “We will be discussing home security and how to get more people involved with the Neighborhood Watch […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Burglary suspects were arrested thanks to an alert neighbor who saw something suspicious and called police. “A neighbor observed three males exiting a gate [of a house] located in the 3000 block of Los Olivos Lane. The witness knew that the home owner was gone and that the home had been burglarized […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Glendale Police Department, along with some dedicated civilians, were honored at the 15th Annual Glendale Police Awards Luncheon held at the Glendale Hilton Hotel on May 20. The Glendale Police Foundation, the Kiwanis Club of Glendale and the Glendale Bar Association presented the event where several officers and volunteers […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “A gateway environment.” That was how Glendale Police Chief Ron DePompa described Crescenta Valley and its drug and gang problem at Tuesday’s Glendale City Council meeting. With the use of a Power Point presentation De Pompa illustrated the correlation between crime and heroin and drug arrest. “Drug use is on the rise,” […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 47-year-old La Crescenta man was a victim of a hit and run after a vehicle struck him while he was crossing the 3100 block of Montrose Avenue about 7 p.m. Friday night. Glendale police are asking for the public’s help in identifying those involved. “Montrose Avenue is wide and [the pedestrian] […]