By Mary O’KEEFE An investigation into an officer involved shooting in Pasadena near Old Town is underway after a suspect was wounded on Tuesday at 5:05 p.m. The initial investigation involved U.S. Marshals Southwest Regional Task Force and law enforcement agencies including Glendale Police Dept. The U.S. Marshals task force focuses on finding fugitives with […]
On Aug. 15 at approximately 7:30 a.m., Glendale officers arrested 36-year-old Tiffany Mathis of Inglewood in a stolen property fencing operation that resulted in approximately $35,000 in recovered property. The investigation was launched as a result of a petty theft arrest that occurred on July 9. An officer assigned to the Downtown Policing Unit conducted […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has completed the autopsy concerning the death of a man whose body was found in a trashcan on La Tuna Canyon on Aug. 8. The man was identified as Irvin Garcia, 27 years old. His death was due to a stab wound in the chest, according […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY and Mary O’KEEFE It started with a call to Glendale police concerning suspicious behavior by a man in the Vons Market in the 3200 block of Foothill Boulevard at about 10 a.m. “When [officers] first got the call the suspect hadn’t stolen anything yet but was acting suspiciously,” said Sgt. Daniel Suttles. […]
A jury on Wednesday, Aug. 15, found two men guilty of killing a 67-year-old Montrose woman a year ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Devon T. White, 21, of Lynwood, and James Wesley Trotter aka Man-Man, 22, of Long Beach, were both found guilty of one count each of murder with a […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY Diners at the popular Hill Street Café in La Cañada got a surprise on Friday morning when local deputies were ready to serve in a whole other way. Hill Street Café was the location for the annual Tip-A-Cop event that benefits Special Olympics Southern California. Sheriff deputies from Altadena and Crescenta Valley […]
“The summer night was settling upon the neighborhood like a dark lace veil, casting dappled shadows on the roofs and sidewalks and lawns.” ~ Victoria Kahler, Luisa Across the Bay Weather related stories, primarily coming from California, continue to make both local and international headlines this summer. Record-breaking heat waves, wildfires of historical proportion and […]
Never Again Mary O’Keefe and her family boarded a plane last week bound for Iowa – Mary’s “home.” It wasn’t long after that the phone calls started. From “Can you find out why there are helicopters circling overhead?” at 11:30 one night to the shoplifting suspect that rammed his car into officers and then […]
By Robin GOLDSWORTHY The line of students and their parents was relatively quiet as it approached the entrance to the Salvation Army facility in Glendale on Monday afternoon. Of course there was an excitement, too, as to what these back-to-school shoppers would find waiting for them behind the doors of the Salvation Army. They were […]
Caltrans to Close Eastbound I-210 The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to fully close a segment of the eastbound I-210 (Foothill) Freeway on Monday, Aug. 27 at 11:55 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28 for an overhead sign installation near Ocean View Boulevard. Motorists traveling on eastbound I-210 will be diverted to the […]