Glendale School Board Ratifies Furlough Day Deal

Unanimous vote formally restores full school calendar for 2011-2012
The Glendale Unified School District board of education ratified an agreement between the district and the Glendale Teachers Association (GTA) last night that formally does away with furlough days for the present school year and restores the full academic calendar.
The board’s unanimous vote at its Feb. 7 [...]

GUSD Policy Stands

Board of education calls for a review of the current “leaving school grounds” policy at year-end.
By Timithie NORMAN
The Glendale Unified School District board of education met Tuesday evening to discuss the current policy on students leaving school grounds, an issue that especially pertains to Crescenta Valley High School students and the school’s recent action to [...]

Romanian Man Indicted for Hacking into JPL Computers

By Mary O’KEEFE
A federal grand jury has indicted a Romanian citizen for hacking into the computers of NASA at Jet Propulsion Laborator in an attack that caused more than $500,000 in damage.
Robert Butyka, who used the moniker “Iceman,” 25, of Cluj-Napoca, Romania was indicted Monday on charges of hacking into 25 NASA computers at JPL [...]

Law Enforcement Asking for Public’s Help

By Mary O’KEEFE
Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects involved in two separate theft incidents.
On Jan. 30, a man, described as a white male about 19 to 20 years old, with black hair and 5’8” to 5’9” tall, wearing a black T-shirt and [...]

Magazine Solicitors Arrested

By Mary O’KEEFE
Glendale police arrested six people for soliciting for a donation for magazines without a permit in the city of Glendale.
Glendale officers received several calls from residents concerning suspicious men going door-to-door selling magazines in the area of Santa Carlotta Street and Glencove Avenue. The officers were told by witnesses the men were demanding [...]

CRIME BLOTTER

Feb. 6
4200 block of Chula Senda Lane in La Cañada Flintridge, a 46-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and possessing burglary tools after a witness contacted the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station concerning suspicious activity.     The witness reportedly said he saw a small gray SUV-type vehicle parked curbside near his home [...]

Burglaries

Pull out your Umbrella – Rain is on the Way

Pull out your Umbrella – Rain is on the Way
By Mary O’KEEFE
The rain is predicted to hit the Crescenta Valley area about 10 a.m. on Tuesday and continue into Wednesday morning.
“There is a 20% chance of light rain after midnight [Monday] night,” said Stuart Seto, weather specialist with the National Weather Service.
He added that steady [...]

Woman arrested after hitting LA County Parks employee with car after off-leash dog warning

Woman arrested after hitting LA County Parks employee with car after off-leash dog warning
Parks Bureau deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrested a twenty-eight year-old woman, Arune Kavaliauskaite for Assault with a Deadly Weapon against an employee of the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation.
At 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February [...]

Decision Made Regarding Montrose Starbucks

It’s Official: Starbucks Coming to Montrose
By Ted AYALA
The City of Glendale has drawn the line dividing coffee lovers in Montrose right down the middle of Ocean View Boulevard. According to a report released late this afternoon by the city, Glendale has approved the use of the property formerly occupied by Color Me Mine at 2884 [...]