By Mary O’KEEFE From Friday to Sunday, peace officers ran a 339-mile relay race to honor the Los Angeles County fallen as part of the Annual Peace Officers Memorial Torch Run. The relay was established in 1976 to honor the memory of those who dedicated their life to their career and died in the performance […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Once again Dodger Stadium is the scene of a beating. This time the apparent instigating circumstance was a minor traffic collision on Sunday after the Dodger game. “There was a minor traffic collision as the [suspect and victim’s vehicle] were coming out of the parking lot,” said Los Angeles Police spokeswoman Officer […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A motorcycle driver apparently sustained only fractures and some road rash after he crashed his bike at what has been estimated a rate of speed of 100 miles per hour. On Saturday at 2:54 a.m., a Glendale officer was traveling westbound on Foothill Boulevard when a motorcycle reportedly passed him going at […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Park became a simulated disaster area on Saturday where those injured yelled for help and the Community Emergency Response Team used all of their training skills to keep things calm. The event was a training session for CERT, based out of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. The organization lead by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Foothills Relay for Life 24-hour community event last weekend raised over $83,000 for the American Cancer Society. Teams began setting up tents, pop-ups and other equipment to erect a “temporary city” on the track of Clark Magnet High School in the early evening of Friday night, returning for opening ceremonies […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Burbank police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help in their continued search for missing FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens. Ivens, 35, was reported missing to the Burbank police on Friday morning. His family told police they last saw him on Thursday, May 10. He is thought […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The 16th Annual Montrose Chamber Golf Tournament was held on May 3 at the Verdugo Hills Golf Course. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Montrose-Verdugo City Chamber of Commerce. Funds raised help the chamber support their scholarship program. The event started with a putting challenge at 11:30 a.m. followed by […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Youth Council will meet on May 24 to discuss issues that affect area youth. For several months members of the youth council, which is sponsored by the Crescenta Valley Town Council, have worked to create an organization that will be an outlet for young people in the Crescenta Valley […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An 18-year-old Montrose girl was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after a serious traffic collision at Cañada and Country Club on Tuesday at 9:34 p.m. Glendale police officers arrived on the scene and found a vehicle overturned and items scattered all over the street. The driver’s purse was found […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A woman fought back a robbery suspect leaving him bent over and screaming as his attempt to rob her in the Vons Market parking lot failed, according to a Glendale Police report. On May 8 at about 6 p.m., a woman pulled into the Vons Market parking lot at 2039 Verdugo Blvd. […]