Glendale City Attorney Michael Garcia announced that his office has filed a criminal complaint in the Superior Court for Los Angeles County charging the owners of a property with the failure to obtain permits for the complete demolition of a potentially historic home in violation of both city and state codes. The five-count misdemeanor complaint […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station detectives are continuing their investigation into a juvenile student who ingested an unknown amount of Xanax. The incident occurred at La Cañada High School at approximately 11:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The student was transported to the hospital and, because he is a juvenile, no […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is in recruitment mode. It is looking for men and women who are interested in public service and community engagement. The department is looking for police cadets, communication operators/dispatchers and recruits. It is particularly looking for candidates bilingual in English and Armenian and English and Korean. Lt. John […]
In February, Senator Anthony J. Portantino introduced SB 972 that would require all public, charter and private schools to print a suicide prevention hotline number on the back of students’ identification cards. The measure would be enacted July 1, 2019 for grades seven through 12 and all higher education institutions. Adolescent suicide and self-inflicted injury […]
On Friday, Feb. 23 at approximately 2:17 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for a paper plate violation in the 900 block of Omar Street in the City of Glendale. The two occupants were contacted and identified as 40-year-old William Matusewski (driver) from Simi Valley and 25-year-old Patrick Pascarella from New York. The investigation revealed […]
By Nicole MOORE The Crescenta Valley Community Assn. held its monthly meeting, with an unusually large audience, on Thursday, Feb. 22. The Association is a volunteer-based, multi-jurisdictional committee that focuses on land use issues in the La Crescenta, La Cañada, Montrose and Sunland-Tujunga areas. The February meeting had a higher than usual number of participants […]
On Friday, Feb. 23 at approximately 2:17 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for a paper plate violation in the 900 block of Omar Street in the City of Glendale. The two occupants were contacted and identified as 40-year-old William Matusewski (driver) from Simi Valley and 25-year-old Patrick Pascarella from New York. The investigation […]
On Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 11:13 a.m., the suspect vehicle entered the parking lot of the YMCA at 3931 Lowell Ave. Suspect No. 1 drove a black Jetta and cruised through the parking lot before parking next to the victim’s vehicle. Suspect No. 1 then smashed the front passenger window and removed the victim’s purse […]
On Feb. 17 at 2 a.m., an officer stopped a vehicle for a tinted window violation at Verdugo and Mountain. Upon contacting the driver, the officer could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver was unlicensed and provided the officer with a fake name. He was later identified as 19-year-old […]
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. – Crescenta Valley Station detectives are continuing their investigation into a juvenile student who ingested an unknown amount of a drug to treat anxiety disorder. The incident occurred in the 4400 block of Oak Grove Drive, La Cañada at approximately 11:35 a.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Crescenta Valley Station deputies […]