By Mary O’KEEFE The man who allegedly robbed the Wells Fargo Bank in the 2400 block of Honolulu Avenue on Tuesday may have been the same man who committed two other robberies in Glendale and Burbank on Monday. A transient, Raul Gutierrez, 31, was arrested Tuesday by Glendale police after he was found hiding in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has identified the body of a woman found on Angeles Crest Highway as Karina Alcaraz, 27. The woman’s body was found by U.S. Forestry employees on the Crest at mile marker 31 on Nov. 17 at about 10:30 a.m. “We are investigating it as a suspicious death […]
By Mary O’KEEFE It is the season of giving and no one takes that to heart better than those in Crescenta Valley. Here are three ways to help others: • Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. and CV Station volunteers are collecting for their annual Food and Toy Drive. Barrels have already been placed throughout CV […]
By Mary O’KEEFE How to sum up a life of service in a few words is a most difficult task … especially when that life has taken so many paths and has affected so many people. The City of Glendale stated in a release late last week that Tom Lorenz would be retiring. In fact, […]
By Charly SHELTON InSight is the newest lander to touch down on the Martian surface after a successful EDL (Entry-Descent-Landing) event on Monday. InSight is only the eighth mission to successfully reach the surface of the planet out of 19 total attempts by humans to get a rover or lander to the Red Planet. Getting […]
Rosemont Preserve Open Gate Morning All are invited to the first of two monthly “open gates” at the Rosemont Preserve on Sunday morning, Dec. 2. This is a chance for guests to visit the Preserve and wander the trail at their own pace, enjoying the tranquil setting, the wildlife and the natural beauty. Photographers: Bring […]
“Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer when they complained about the heat.” Unknown Author I have often wondered, “A home with an interior temperature of 74 degrees can feel vastly different to those living there depending on the season. Why?” As […]
Busy Day in the Neighborhood Tuesday was crazy in the Crescenta Valley. First, there was robbery in the afternoon at the Montrose Wells Fargo Bank that, after a brief search by Glendale police, resulted in the apprehension of a 31-year-old transient. While Mary O’Keefe was on the phone with me making her report, she […]
Update 4:33 p.m. The name was released of the Wells Fargo Bank robbery suspect apprehended today by Glendale police. Raul Gutierrez, 31, is a transient. He was booked on robbery by GPD. Update 3:55 p.m. A call came out at 2:50 p.m. today, Tuesday, of a robbery in progress from inside the Wells Fargo Bank […]
“Today [Nov. 26], I contacted Alex Villanueva to offer my best wishes for his administration as the 33rd elected sheriff of Los Angeles County. We are in the process of arranging an orderly transition and a series of briefings to assist the new administration and it is my hope that the sheriff-elect will come to […]