CHP Amber Alert
Amber Alert message from California Highway Patrol: A child abduction occurred on May 23 at 6:36 a.m. in Los Angeles. The child’s name is Edwin Vargas, 2-years-old male Hispanic, and the suspect is Abraham Varas, 27, male Hispanic. Abraham is possibly driving a 2004 orange Nissan Quest with tinted windows. The license plate number 7CIN189. […]
CERT Takes Over School Campus
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) conducted a training drill at Monte Vista Elementary School on Saturday. The scenario: the Newport-Inglewood Fault ruptured with a 7.6 earthquake at 8:30 on a Monday morning while team members are at work. Team members are able to get home and, after checking on their […]
CRIME BLOTTER
May 20 Oakwood Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, a 24-year-old La Cañada man was arrested on suspicion of possession of concentrated marijuana after a routine traffic stop. After an investigation, it was discovered the man was in possession of an electronic cigarette containing a yellow liquid resembling concentrated marijuana. He was arrested […]
Drayman Released from Custody
By Mary O’KEEFE John Drayman was released from custody of the Los Angeles County jail system on May 19. Drayman was sentenced on April 7 and released from jail on April 15 with an ankle monitor and restricted to home confinement. “He was released under AB109,” said Nicole Nishida, L.A. County Sheriff’s spokeswoman. In April […]
Glendale Explorers Need Your Support
By Mary O’KEEFE The public is invited and encouraged to attend the Glendale Police Explorers’ fundraiser on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Glendale Police Dept. Community Room. The Explorers are middle and high school aged kids, some who are interested in a career in law enforcement and some who are not. […]
‘Mathemagician’ Challenges and Amazes at CVHS Event
Students learn some quick math maneuvers and parents are given strategies on how to raise kids to succeed. By Jason KUROSU Monday night featured a set of events at Crescenta Valley High School designed to educate kids and parents in ways both fun and informative. It began with “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin, a mathematics professor at […]
Law Enforcement Honored
By Mary O’KEEFE The general public typically has a love/hate relationship with law enforcement. Trying to get to work on time and having to go just a little faster (honestly just a little) than the posted speed limit and then seeing the red and blue lights appear in the rearview mirror – that is when […]
Student Commended and GWP to Get New Software
By Ted AYALA Glendale City Council commended a local student Tuesday night for her winning entry in the city’s “I Love My Neighborhood” poster competition. Alexandra Schwalbach, a fifth grade student of Mountain View Elementary School, was chosen as the winner of the citywide competition. Running annually since 1993, the event was developed to encourage […]
from the desk of the publisher
Remembering Why It Began We are often reminded to stop and “smell the roses.” Surprisingly, we sometimes need to be reminded of those things that are not so rosy. For example, Prom Plus. I became involved with Crescenta Valley High School Prom Plus back in 1999 when my son Patrick was a senior. While at […]