Glendale Police Department detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects involved in two attempt bank robberies in the City of Glendale. During the course of the investigation, detectives learned the same suspects are responsible for bank robberies in the City of Sherman Oaks and the City of Los Banos. On Monday, Nov. […]
Firefighters are tasked with extinguishing the country’s most aggressive blazes. By Mary O’KEEFE The recent fires in Southern California have devastated neighborhoods and families. Hundreds of homes have been lost and many more damaged. Thousands of firefighters from across the country have fought these blazes for days, facing not just fire but high winds and […]
By Brian CHERNICK With the help of grant money from Measure H, the City of Glendale is bringing together a number of homeless community service providers to help put over a dozen individuals back into the workforce and out of poverty. The City’s Community Services and Parks Dept. Workforce Development Section was awarded $100,000 during […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies from Crescenta Valley Station are asking for the public’s help with information concerning a home invasion robbery that occurred on Dec. 12 in La Cañada. At about 7:30 p.m., four suspects wearing masks and gloves forced open the back door of a residence in the 800 block […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale police are investigating a hit and run accident that occurred on Foothill Boulevard just east of Lowell Avenue early this morning. “We got a call from someone who heard the crash,” said Sgt. Dan Suttles, GPD spokesman. GPD received the call about 4 a.m. when they arrived they found a […]
By Charly SHELTON The annual toy and food drive delivers toys, food and holiday joy. The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station and Crescenta Valley Park Annual Toy and Food Drive is in full swing, collecting unwrapped toys and non-perishable food. For 28 years, the CV Sheriff’s Station has held the drive to help local families in […]
The Season of Celebration Last Thursday I had the privilege of being one of four honorees of the Verdugo Hills Council of the Boy Scouts, which selected me as a Hometown Hero. I was truly dumbfounded because I have always considered first responders – the ones who run into trouble rather than away from it […]
Sue Kilpatrick is “under the weather” and recovering from a bout of the flu. We expect her back on page 2 next week. Note that a Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 4 a.m. today, Thursday, to 10 a.m. on Friday. The warning is for gusty north to northeast winds and low relative humidity […]
GPOA helps to ensure all families have a merry Christmas. By Mary O’KEEFE Members of the Glendale Police Officers Association (GPOA) are giving back at Christmas time through its Cops for Kids program. The annual event kicked off last week with the delivery of Christmas trees to 26 homes. Families decorated their trees in anticipation […]
By Julie BUTCHER When Assemblymember Laura Friedman received her committee assignments at the beginning of the California State Assembly’s 2017 legislative session, little could the newly-elected legislator have anticipated that her membership on the Assembly Rules Committee would put her front and center in the “#MeToo” movement exploding across the country and in Sacramento, highlighting […]