Two Men Arrested for Suspicion of Mail Theft
On Saturday at about 3:30 a.m., a Glendale police officer conducted a routine traffic stop in the area of Montrose and Briggs avenues. The officer contacted the male driver, later identified as Everardo Amezcua Garcia, 33, and passenger Enrique Jr. Ruiz, 35, both from Los Angeles. While contacting the occupants, the officer allegedly noticed a black cellphone and […]
Robbery at Local Market
On Saturday at about 10:16 pm, Glendale police officers were dispatched to the Gardenia Market and Deli located in the 4000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue regarding a silent robbery alarm that had been activated. On arrival, officers contacted the store’s employee who advised the officers that a male entered the market, walked toward the back […]
210 Freeway Traffic Slowed after Accident
Traffic is slowed on the eastbound Foothill (210) freeway near the Glendale (2) freeway transition due to a two vehicle accident. A car and cement truck collided. The cement truck caught fire and fire crews responded. The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. There were no injuries, according to CHP spokeswoman. The accident is still under […]
Suspect Sought in Fraud
On Nov. 23-24, a man called CVS Pharmacy in both Montrose and Tujunga impersonating a doctor. He reportedly asked to verify patient information regarding narcotics prescription medications. The man then used this same information to pick up the prescriptions. The man is described as Middle Eastern, 6′ tall, weighing 200 pounds with a mustache, unshaven […]
Rep. Adam Schiff – High Speed Rail Should Not Run Through Angeles National Forest
In Letter with Rep. Chu, Schiff Urges High Speed Rail Authority to Scrap Plans to Study Route Running Through Forest Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) expressed opposition to the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) Authority’s plan to study running the high-speed rail through the Angeles National Forest. The original route from Palmdale to […]
New Year, New Business in the Crescenta Valley
From food to sporting goods, there are changes in who is doing business in the foothills. By Jason KUROSU The past year has seen a number of businesses in the area emerge, disappear, change ownership and change location. Montrose Shopping Park Association President Andre Ordubegian said that the MSPA has worked to get a “good […]
Burbank Officers Travel to Honor Fallen
By Mary O’KEEFE Two Burbank police officers traveled to New York to join thousands of mourners, many of them officers from all over the country, in paying their last respects to fallen brothers. Officers Chris Canales and Adam Chang were at the funeral of New York City Officer Wenjian Liu on Jan. 4. On the […]
Standing Room Only at HSR Meeting
By Mary O’KEEFE On Tuesday night an estimated 2,000 people gathered at the All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace to discuss the three proposed high-speed rail routes from Palmdale to Burbank though the Angeles National Forest. Construction of the high-speed rail train actually began on Jan. 2 this year in Fresno with officials, including […]
From the desk of the publisher
Preparations for the New Year Can you believe that the New Year is just a little more than two weeks old? To me it seems much more time has passed since we celebrated Christmas and welcomed in the New Year. Having said that, it wasn’t until this week that I finally found the time to […]