By Mary O’KEEFE A 43-year-old Pasadena man was found in his car dead of an apparent suicide on Monday. The man was in a vehicle parked along Angeles Crest Highway at mile marker 27.2. “It [has been determined] a suicide [from] a gunshot wound,” said Craig Harvey, Los Angeles County Coroner spokesman. The man’s vehicle […]
By Mary O’KEEFE An illegal marijuana dispensary was closed thanks to the efforts of the Los Angeles Police Department, the department’s narcotics unit and the city’s district attorney. “We did get one [dispensary] closed down on Commerce Avenue,” said LAPD Officer Richard Wall. The operator of the dispensary was renting the facility in the 10000 […]
There is a tree that grows inside of me. Yes, a tree. And a bird is in the tree. When the bird sings, people think of me . . . February 22, 1925 – November 29, 2011 Betty Elizabeth Myers, 86, from La Crescenta died of cancer at her home on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Betty […]
Long-time resident in the Crescenta Valley, Philip Laing passed away on Saturday, Dec. 3. Phil was a JPL engineer from 1967 to 1984. After that, he worked as an engineer at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. Phil was born in Olympia, Wash. in 1943. He is survived by his wife Barbara Laing and […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff detectives from the Crescenta Valley station are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects who vandalized Rosemont Middle School. Detectives have released a surveillance photo of two individuals suspected of vandalizing the school with spray painted graffiti on June 16. The first suspect is described as […]
By Ted AYALA Glendale Police Department (GPD) was called out late Saturday night after being informed of a pipe bomb in a vehicle that was parked in front of the police department. The suspect at the center of the incident was Saro Akhverdyan, 50, of Glendale. At about 9 p.m. Akhverdyan’s sister and nephew took […]
Thursday December 15, 2011, 2:53 PM LASD – HQ Newsroom (SHB), Los Angeles County Sheriff Advisory: Warning: Rise in “Relative in Distress” Telephone Scams Targeting U.S. Citizens From Within and Outside the U.S. (FBI News Release) FEDERAL AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WARN AMERICANS OF RISE IN TELEPHONE SCAMS TARGETING U.S. CITIZENS FROM WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Prom Plus Holiday Boutique was held on Saturday at St. Luke’s of the Mountains Episcopal Church. Vendors offered a variety of items from soaps to bowls, and kitchen towels to jewelry. About 25 vendors joined in the fundraiser for Prom Plus. There were also many opportunities to win prizes including tickets […]
By Mary O’KEEFE There is still time to donate to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff Food and Toy Drive. Volunteers and deputies will be delivering the packages of toys and food to families in need throughout the area on Saturday morning. Crescenta Valley High School Associated Student Body helped the food and toy drive by collecting […]
Dec. 11 4300 block of Hayman Avenue in La Cañada Flintridge, a golf bag and golf clubs were stolen from an unlocked vehicle overnight. 1900 block of Tondolea Lane in La Cañada a wallet was stolen form an unlocked vehicle overnight. Dec. 7 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, suspects opened several fraudulent […]