By Mary O’KEEFE Gary Quick, 41, a transient, has been arrested for starting a fire on June 22 in the 3600 block of La Crescenta Avenue. Two officers responded to the call concerning a “transient” who may have started the fire. A neighbor was at home around the time the fire started. The neighbor said […]
On May 12, Cameron Lykins was arrested for the murder of Houston Auer, which occurred at their residence in the 1100 block of Meyer Road in Meiners Oaks. Though there was sufficient evidence to conclude that Auer was murdered, Lykins had removed the body from the scene and would not disclose its location, according to […]
June 29 2800 block of Frances Avenue in La Crescenta, a homeowner held an open house, leaving a realtor responsible for the home. When she returned after the open house she discovered that several pieces of jewelry was missing. The open house was between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. June 28 2600 block […]
By Mary O’KEEFE More than 65% of LA County is unincorporated and is governed by the LA County Board of Supervisors with County departments providing municipal services. The County is divided into five supervisorial districts; La Crescenta/Montrose is in the fifth district. In some areas town councils, or neighborhood councils, have been in place since […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP pled not guilty on July 1 to a criminal misdemeanor charge of inadequate maintenance. The charges stem from a complaint by residents of the apartment complex after both of the complex’s elevators stopped working in May. One elevator broke down in October […]
By Charly SHELTON Governor Gavin Newsom signed the newest California state budget last Thursday, taking effect on July 1 for the 2019-20 fiscal year. It was a budget full of firsts, not only in that it was Newsom’s first budget since being elected but also in the spending level. With a price tag of $214.8 […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Thomas Sands, the attorney for Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments owner Elias Shokrian and Montrose LP, entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of his clients to criminal charges stemming from non-working elevators in the senior apartment complex on Honolulu Avenue. The next court date was set for Aug. 21.
Preliminary reports are coming in that missing hiker Eugene Jo has been located in the Angeles national Forest. CV Weekly will provide updates as more information becomes available.
By Mary O’KEEFE The saga of the non-working elevator, at times elevators, continues for the residents of Honolulu Manor Senior Apartments in the 2500 block of Honolulu Avenue. Some background: In October 2018 one of the two elevators at the senior apartment complex stopped working. Residents were worried about having only one working elevator and […]
By Jake BOWMAN For the past 17 years, downtown Montrose has been a place to show off hundreds of classic cars, motorcycles and hot rods. On Sunday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the 2200, 2300 & 2400 blocks of Honolulu Avenue, the Montrose Shopping Park will be home to the 18th […]