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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Charly SHELTON Vampires. Exploding fire hydrants. Movie stars. Just another week in the Crescenta Valley. Montrose and the surrounding community seems to be experiencing a resurgence in popularity as a location for shooting scenes for movies, television shows and commercials. Last week, HBO’s “True Blood” filmed in Montrose where spectators could see a vampire […]
By Timithie NORMAN Three area organizations hosted blood drives this week, collecting more than 150 pints of blood for patients in need at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the American Red Cross. The events coincided with January’s designation as National Blood Donor Awareness Month. St. Francis High School hosted a drive benefitting […]