By Mary O’KEEFE Today is the first day on the job for new Glendale police chief Robert Castro. Castro has been a police officer with the city of Glendora and for the last three years has been serving as that city’s chief of police. He admits that this is not the usual path for law […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Friday, the CV Alliance, formerly known as the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition, held a meeting at the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital with strategic partners in their continuing effort to reach out and educate the community on destructive drug and alcohol use. Outgoing Glendale Police Chief Ron DePompa shared […]
By Mary O’KEEFE City of Glendale has prevailed in a lawsuit brought against it by a Glendale police officer. Lt. Tigran Topadzhikyan is one of five Armenian American GPD officers who filed a lawsuit against the city in 2010. They alleged discrimination, retaliation and harassment. The jurors deliberated about an hour before finding in favor […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “If it wasn’t for these kids, we wouldn’t be here,” said Frank Gonzales, deputy director of Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation at the first of three community workshops for the purposed skate park at Crescenta Valley Park. The workshop began at 6 p.m. at Rosemont Middle School. Its purpose was for […]
By Mary O’KEEFE After 36 years with the Glendale Police Dept., the last three as chief of police, Ron DePompa is retiring from the force. DePompa actually retired in February but was hired by the City of Glendale to stay on while the search was undertaken for his replacement. In October, Robert Castro was announced […]
By Mary O’KEEFE With the recent death of a local family pet, residents of the foothills have been reminded that wildlife is all around. Seeing a bobcat, coyote, mountain lion and bear is not that uncommon but they are usually only passing through. So when it appeared that a mountain lion had killed their beloved […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the man who had robbed the Rite Aid in La Crescenta on Friday, then barricaded himself in the nearby Verizon Store. After several hours of negotiations, the suspect, now identified as Shawn David Weissenborn, 33, of Santa Clarita, took his own […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Saturday the 37th Annual Montrose Glendale Christmas Parade will begin at 6 p.m. but due to the popularity of the parade, rain or shine, parade audience members are advised to arrive early. There are about 140 entries in the parade that include local officials along with organizations like Boy and Girl […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Residents in the foothills area are being warned to be cautious due to a recent mountain lion attack on a small dog just off Briggs Avenue. Early Saturday morning, local resident Kim Mattersteig found the remains of her beloved dog Bridget in the backyard of her home. The dog had been viciously […]
By Mary O’KEEFE President Barack Obama was in the southland on Monday and Tuesday, in part to help raise money for future Democratic campaigns. Then there was the visit to DreamWorks Animation in Glendale. A very relaxed President Obama addressed the audience of DreamWorks employees. He spoke of the film industry and how Hollywood has […]