By Mary O’KEEFE Community members had the chance to clean out their medicine cabinets of old prescription drugs and drop them off at several locations on Saturday. The Drug Take Back event was sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration and assisted by the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition. “The CVDAPC assisted in organizing, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Hundreds of students across Crescenta Valley took part in and showed support for International Walk to School Day on Wednesday. All local Glendale Unified School District schools participated and were supported by California Highway Patrol in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County/La Crescenta and Glendale police in the Glendale section. Members […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Suspects who smash windows and grab prescription drugs have hit several pharmacies in La Crescenta, Glendale and Burbank. Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help with any information concerning these burglaries. On Saturday at about 3 a.m., Los Angeles County Sheriff deputies from the Crescenta Valley Station responded to Walgreens in […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A tennis coach was arraigned Wednesday on several charges of lewd acts upon a child. He was arrested by Glendale police officers on Monday after the abuse was brought to their attention. Dale Kim, 46, of Northridge was arrested on Monday at the Scholl Canyon Sports Complex where he coached tennis. “He […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Eating pancakes and sausages was the goal of the morning for many in Crescenta Valley on Saturday. The annual Crescenta Valley Town Council Pancake Breakfast served about 1,000 people early Saturday morning. Councilmember and pancake co-chair Dennis van Bremen said he counted 854 tickets that were turned in on Saturday but the […]
By Mary O’KEEFE A 14-year-old boy is in stable condition after being struck by a motorcycle while he was crossing Foothill Boulevard in La Cañada. The boy was struck on Friday night as he walked across Foothill Boulevard at Chevy Chase Drive. “It happened about 10 p.m. [Friday],” said Lt. Tuinstera of the Crescenta Valley […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has released the name of a man who died after losing control of his motorcycle on the Angeles Crest Highway. The California Highway Patrol had responded to the motorcycle accident at 11:22 a.m. on Sept. 22 on Angeles Crest Highway mile marker 27.65. The driver, Dan […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s have made one arrest concerning “skimmer” activity at an ATM at a La Crescenta U.S. Bank. “We had a call concerning suspicious activity,” said Lt. Edwards, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, CV Station. The call came in about 1 p.m. on Friday. When deputies arrived at the U.S. Bank […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The Crescenta Valley Town Council Annual Pancake Breakfast will once again be flipping hundreds of pancakes, grilling sausage and pouring orange juice all in support of the community. On Saturday the public is invited to have breakfast and help support CVTC and local non-profit organizations. This is the fifth year the CVTC […]
By Mary O’KEEFE As kids were walking home after school on Tuesday along La Crescenta Avenue they may have noticed Glendale police officers searching a vehicle. What they didn’t know was that the officers were discovering a major source of illegal drugs in the area. GPD’s Narcotics Unit was conducting surveillance on a suspect at […]