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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The line of students and their parents was relatively quiet as it approached the entrance to the Salvation Army facility in Glendale on Monday afternoon. Of course there was an excitement, too, as to what these back-to-school shoppers would find waiting for them behind the doors of the Salvation Army. They were […]
Caltrans to Close Eastbound I-210 The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to fully close a segment of the eastbound I-210 (Foothill) Freeway on Monday, Aug. 27 at 11:55 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 for an overhead sign installation near Ocean View Boulevard. Motorists traveling on eastbound I-210 will be diverted to the […]
By Brandon HENSLEY The Foothill (210) Freeway rehabilitation project will be finished by the end of the calendar year, said Caltrans project manager Reza Fateh during the Aug. 17 Crescenta Valley Town Council meeting. Fateh was present with several other members of Caltrans, though he did most of the talking. The project, which cost upwards […]
SB 972, the suicide prevention legislation authored by State Senator Anthony J. Portantino, passed the California State Legislature and is headed to Gov. Brown’s for his signature. SB 972 requires public, charter and private schools print the National Suicide Prevention Hotline telephone number on all student identification cards for grades seven through college. “I am […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY A morning chase by Glendale police ended with the suspect still at large. According to Sgt. Dan Suttles of the Glendale Police Dept., around 10 a.m. today (Tuesday), GPD received a phone call that there was a shoplifter at the Vons market located at Pennsylvania and Foothill. When police arrived, the suspect […]