On May 20 just after 9 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area of West Chevy Chase and San Fernando Road. A male was seen standing in front of a taco stand when an unidentified attacker approached from behind and fired multiple shots at the victim. Upon arrival, officers noticed […]
The Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed 46 deaths and 1,204 new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Twenty-eight people who died were over the age of 65 and 12 people who died were between the ages of 41 and 65 years old. Thirty people had underlying health conditions including […]
On May 15 at approximately 6:45 p.m., officers assigned to the Special Enforcement Detail were patrolling in the area of Colorado Street and Wing Street when they noticed a vehicle with no front plate and tinted front windows. The officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, […]
On May 15 just after 9 p.m., members of the Glendale/Burbank Joint Air Support Unit were actively patrolling over Glenoaks Boulevard. The officers in the helicopter noticed two vehicles traveling next to each other eastbound on Glenoaks from Alameda Avenue at high rates of speed. Both vehicles were making lane changes around other vehicles on […]
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger will ask the board to appoint – for the first time – an inspector general to oversee skilled nursing facilities, which account for more than half of all deaths from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. The motion also calls for bringing in the auditor-controller to […]
Glendale police are investigating an attempted burglary that occurred on Monday in the 5100 block of Boston Avenue around 11 a.m. A witness observed a gray Volkswagen Tiguan SUV parked in front of the home. The witness reported seeing two males, both wearing hooded sweaters, exit the vehicle and walk toward the house and out […]
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today, May 21, announced the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career and technical education fields. “It is my privilege to congratulate the Presidential Scholars Class of 2020 on their outstanding academic achievement, community service, and […]
Though the pandemic curtailed traditional commemoration of Memorial Day, local vets created a virtual event for the entire community. By Mary O’KEEFE The Civil War was like no other in American history. It drew a line through the country that separated families and often pitted brother against brother. The soldiers who served in and survived […]
By Julie BUTCHER “This is all such nonsense. It’s not any worse that the common flu,” longtime Glendale resident and regular council commentator Tony Passarella called in to Tuesday evening’s Glendale City Council meeting. “What’s really going on here? Did you all get orders from headquarters? All of a sudden, we’re hearing words we never […]
I’m Not Smiling Why is this man (below) smiling? Because the powers that be decided that a $0 bail would be the best move for California during the novel coronavirus epidemic and he knows he’ll be released. Does it matter that he’s a “revolving door” criminal, that he had been arrested in Glendale for two […]