Difficult Baby Delivery with a Happy Ending

At 1:25 a.m. on Monday, Glendale Fire Dept. received a call concerning a mother in labor. Firefighter paramedic Leslie Scott guided the mom to the floor assisted by paramedic intern Mike Sevillano. They instantly realized that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck and the baby was not breathing. Immediately Scott worked to […]

Battery Burglary Suspects Arrested

By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police have arrested a woman and man suspected of recent vehicle battery thefts in the Crescenta Valley, Glendale and other areas in Southern California. GPD has not released any other information as the investigation is ongoing. Several residents in the area have had their car batteries stolen. The batteries were taken […]

Officer Involved Shooting in Pasadena

By Mary O’KEEFE An investigation into an officer involved shooting in Pasadena near Old Town is underway after a suspect was wounded on Tuesday at 5:05 p.m. The initial investigation involved U.S. Marshals Southwest Regional Task Force and law enforcement agencies including Glendale Police Dept. The U.S. Marshals task force focuses on finding fugitives with […]

Female Arrested for Possession of Stolen Property

On Aug. 15 at approximately 7:30 a.m., Glendale officers arrested 36-year-old Tiffany Mathis of Inglewood in a stolen property fencing operation that resulted in approximately $35,000 in recovered property. The investigation was launched as a result of a petty theft arrest that occurred on July 9. An officer assigned to the Downtown Policing Unit conducted […]

Cause of Death Determined in La Tuna Canyon Murder

By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has completed the autopsy concerning the death of a man whose body was found in a trashcan on La Tuna Canyon on Aug. 8. The man was identified as Irvin Garcia, 27 years old. His death was due to a stab wound in the chest, according […]

Tuesday Morning Car Chase on Foothill

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE It started with a call to Glendale police concerning suspicious behavior by a man in the Vons Market in the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard at about 10 a.m. “When [officers] first got the call the suspect hadn’t stolen anything yet but was acting suspiciously,” said Sgt. Daniel Suttles. […]

Killers of Local Woman Convicted

Killers of Local Woman Convicted

A jury on Wednesday, Aug. 15, found two men guilty of killing a 67-year-old Montrose woman a year ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Devon T. White, 21, of Lynwood, and James Wesley Trotter aka Man-Man, 22, of Long Beach, were both found guilty of one count each of murder with a […]

Special Morning for Athletes and Law Enforcement

By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Diners at the popular Hill Street Café in La Cañada got a surprise on Friday morning when local deputies were ready to serve in a whole other way. Hill Street Café was the location for the annual Tip-A-Cop event that benefits Special Olympics Southern California. Sheriff deputies from Altadena and Crescenta Valley […]

Weather in the Foothills

“The summer night was settling upon the neighborhood like a dark lace veil, casting dappled shadows on the roofs and sidewalks and lawns.” ~ Victoria Kahler, Luisa Across the Bay Weather related stories, primarily coming from California, continue to make both local and international headlines this summer. Record-breaking heat waves, wildfires of historical proportion and […]

From the Desk of the Publisher

Never Again   Mary O’Keefe and her family boarded a plane last week bound for Iowa – Mary’s “home.” It wasn’t long after that the phone calls started. From “Can you find out why there are helicopters circling overhead?” at 11:30 one night to the shoplifting suspect that rammed his car into officers and then […]