January A former employee of the Glendale City Attorney’s Office, Cassandra Alexander, 53, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after she admitted embezzling nearly $700,000 in a scheme that used false documents to make it appear the money was being used to pay civil claims against the city. CV Sheriff’s Station detectives investigated […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. detectives are investigating two robberies, one in La Cañada Flintridge and the other in La Crescenta, that occurred just three days apart. The victims were walking on the sidewalk/street when the suspects approached, robbed them and drove away. The first robbery took place on Dec. 15 at […]
A Glendale lawyer pleaded guilty to federal charges of using his client trust bank accounts to launder proceeds of a $14 million tax fraud and identity theft scheme that used false identities and bogus Republic of Armenia passports to obtain tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service. Arthur S. Charchian, 44, entered guilty pleas to […]
Dec. 19 4200 block of Oakwood Avenue in La Cañada, two chainsaws and a leaf blower were stolen from locked tool boxes on a truck between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. 400 Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada, a man reported that he had placed at his feet a black bag containing an iPad and iPad […]
Local organizations prepare their interpretations of parade theme “The Melody of Life.” By Mary O’KEEFE and Charly SHELTON Those watching the Rose Parade, either in person or remotely, see it as a celebration of communities across the country, and the world, coming together to ring in the New Year. But it takes a […]
The Mammoths and Mastodons exhibit was recently unveiled at the George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits. This travelling exhibition originated at the Field Museum in Chicago and has since travelled around the world from New York to London to Sydney and now come to rest at the Tar Pits where, just […]
Detectives with the Glendale Police Dept. are releasing newly found video of a person of interest in the fatal hit-and-run collision that struck 72-year old Novar Ismailyan. On Dec. 21, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the Glendale Police Dept. received several 9-1-1 calls reporting that a woman had been hit by a car at the intersection […]
The City of Glendale is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck an elderly woman. On Dec. 21 at approximately 7:20 p.m., the Glendale Police Dept. received several 9-1-1 calls reporting that a woman had been hit by a car at […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY An unexpected guest surprised La Canada residents in the 5600 block of Ocean View Boulevard on Sunday afternoon when a late model sedan slammed into a home. “I was in another room watching TV when I heard a loud crash,” said Rayyan Ibrahim, son of the homeowners. “I looked out the […]
On Dec. 21, at approximately 7:20 p.m. the Glendale Police Dept. received several 911 calls in regards to a woman who had been hit by a car at the intersection of Glenoaks Boulevard and Linden Avenue. When the officers arrived they discovered the woman who had been hit was deceased. The vehicle that had hit […]