By Mary O’KEEFE On Feb. 2, Jeff Dye, 50, a member of the Fillmore Search and Rescue team, with other emergency responders was assisting a victim involved in a rollover accident when another driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the emergency responders. Dye was killed and three other Fillmore Search and […]
By Julian MITCHELL The Glendale Unified School District board of education met on Tuesday, with the main topic being the search for a new superintendent after its recent firing of former GUSD superintendent Dr. Winfred Roberson Jr. “We’re confident this was the right decision for our children,” said GUSD board President Gregory S. Krikorian. As […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Glendale Unified School board of education is still responding to the 3-to-2 decision made last week to release Superintendent Dr. Winfred Roberson Jr. from his contract. Parents and community members have been sharing their concerns and opinions on social media, with phone calls and through emails to the school board members. […]
Feb. 3 1100 block of Atlee Drive in La Cañada, a woman was shopping in La Cañada when someone apparently stole her cellphone between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Feb. 1 2600 block of Foothill Boulevard in La Crescenta, a woman reported her wallet was stolen while she was grocery shopping at 11:50 a.m. 400 […]
Photo by Charly SHELTON At 3:30 a.m. today, Glendale Police Dept. received a call concerning an unknown issue in Northwoods Lane between Ramsdell and Pennsylvania avenues. When officers arrived at the unit they found the front the door open. When officers investigated they found a deceased male in his 50s inside the home. During the […]
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 […]