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 […]
Yasmin Beers was appointed as Glendale’s city manager on Tuesday night, becoming the first female to hold the position in the city’s history. Beers has worked for the city for over 30 years, starting in 1987 as a part-time employee of the Library Dept. More recently, Beers had been serving as interim city manager since […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Town Council invites the community to a meeting on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept. – Crescenta Valley sheriff personnel to discuss everything from recent burglaries to Neighborhood Watch and emergency response. “It’s a collaborative effort with the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley High School suspended a student after he made a threat to the school. According to the administration, it was not a substantive threat; however, the school reacted quickly to investigate and let the students and their families know there was no threat and that the campus was safe. Principal Linda […]