The Glendale Police Dept. Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI (driving under the influence)/driver’s license checkpoint on April 5 at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. The deterrent effect of DUI checkpoints is a proven resource in reducing the number of persons killed and […]
By Ted AYALA The four-year plan that the City of Glendale adopted in 2012 to shore up Glendale Water & Power finances is being taken back to the drawing board. Glendale City Council voted Tuesday night to award a contract for $103,000 to Bartle Wells Associates of Berkeley to devise a new water rate structure […]
March 30 4400 block of La Crescenta Avenue, a vehicle belonging to the First Baptist Church – La Crescenta and a wall on church property was vandalized with spray painted graffiti between 2 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. March 29 4300 Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, all four tires of a vehicle were slashed after being […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Police Dept. is asking for the public’s help concerning a burglary that occurred at the Central Christian Church, 4459 Lowell Ave. in La Crescenta. Police are looking for a male described as bald, 30-to-40 years old, 6′ to 6’2″ tall, with a heavy build of 250 to 275 pounds. The […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police searched for two suspects in the area around El Caminito Street and New York Avenue after a residential burglary. At about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a resident discovered a man in his home. He chased the suspect, described as a male about 25 years old, apparently of Middle Eastern descent, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has yet to release the identity of a man who was found in a suitcase in the debris basin near Glorietta Park. At 9 a.m. Monday morning, a public works employee was cleaning the debris basin near Glorietta Park between Verdugo and Cañada boulevards when he […]
By Mary O’KEEFE “He was wise beyond his years. We had a nickname for him – our ‘little man.’ He was a wonderful and loving child. We could not ask for a better son. It was an honor and privilege to have him as a son, brother and grandson – even for just a short […]
By Joyce LEE, intern Participants in the annual Foothills Relay for Life will take to the Clark Magnet High School field on April 12, repeating a history that all didn’t want to have to do: walk for a cure of cancer. Since 1985, the year in which Dr. Gordy Klatt initiated the beginning of the […]
By Michael J. ARVIZU A powerful early spring storm moving through the area on Wednesday afternoon was responsible for two incidents of downed power lines in Sunland, causing about 744 Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power customers to lose power. In one incident, lightning struck power lines in the 10500 block of N. Woodward […]
By Jason KUROSU The Crescenta Valley Armenian Community & Youth Center hosted an event Tuesday night detailing the most common forms of identity theft and strategies for protecting against becoming a victim to this ever-increasing crime. Matt Zakarian, detective with the Glendale Police Dept. Financial Crimes Unit, spoke to a small audience about his experiences […]