Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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POLICE REPORT

The following were taken from incident reports at the Glendale Police Department.

Last Updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:21 PM PDT

Brush fire chars 4 acres near La Crescenta

A brush fire burned about 4 acres of vegetation on a hillside north of Day Street in Tujunga, near the La Crescenta border, on Tuesday afternoon before firefighters extinguished it.

Last Updated Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:21 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following were taken from incident reports at the Glendale Police Department:

Last Updated Monday, May 12, 2008 10:36 PM PDT

Murder charge is upheld

PASADENA — A Superior Court judge on Monday upheld the murder charge against Ara Grigoryan, the man charged in the July 2007 hit-and-run death of Elizabeth Sandoval.

Last Updated Monday, May 12, 2008 10:36 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:

Last Updated Friday, May 9, 2008 10:31 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following were taken from incident reports at the Glendale Police Department.

Last Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 10:03 PM PDT

Pair plead not guilty to charges

GLENDALE — A man and a woman believed to be responsible for a recent burglary in Glendale, and possibly involved in a recent string of similar crimes against seniors, pleaded not guilty in Glendale Superior Court on Tuesday.

Last Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 10:03 PM PDT

New fire chief is sworn in

Harold Scoggins was sworn in as chief of the Glendale Fire Department on Wednesday, eight months after Chris Gray retired.

Last Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 10:03 PM PDT

Metrolink trial moves forward

LOS ANGELES — A retired Glendale police officer testified in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday that there was very little evidence suggesting that Juan Manuel Alvarez tried to reverse off of train tracks minutes before a train slammed into his Jeep Cherokee, a claim central to his defense in connection with the January 2005 train wreck that left 11 dead and nearly 200 others injured.

Last Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 10:03 PM PDT

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Grigoryan hearing gets postponed

Last Updated Tuesday, May 6, 2008 10:27 PM PDT

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Grigoryan hearing gets postponed

Last Updated Tuesday, May 6, 2008 10:34 PM PDT

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DUI checkpoint yields 15 arrests Sunday

Last Updated Monday, May 5, 2008 10:08 PM PDT

Council sets radar on drivers

CITY HALL — A resolution supporting a state Assembly bill that would double penalties for speeders goes to the City Council tonight on the same day the hit-and-run case that prompted the bill is scheduled to resume in Pasadena Superior Court.

Last Updated Monday, May 5, 2008 10:08 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following were taken from incident reports at the Glendale Police Department:

Last Updated Monday, May 5, 2008 10:08 PM PDT

Former officer is arrested

GLENDALE — A former U.S. immigration officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking a $2,500 bribe from an illegal immigrant seeking a green card, federal prosecutors said.

Last Updated Friday, May 2, 2008 10:41 PM PDT

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BMW plows through parking garage

Last Updated Thursday, May 1, 2008 11:20 PM PDT

Teenager wounded in drive-by

NORTHWEST GLENDALE — An 18-year-old man was shot several times in the torso Wednesday morning in what police believe was a gang-related drive-by, which took place less than a block from Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.

Last Updated Thursday, May 8, 2008 3:44 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:

Last Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:26 PM PDT

Men rob house after tying girl up

LA CRESCENTA — Glendale Police are looking for two men who robbed a home on Lowell Avenue on Tuesday, tying up a 16-year-old girl who was home alone, before making off with jewelry and other valuables.

Last Updated Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:26 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:

Last Updated Monday, April 28, 2008 10:20 PM PDT

Trial begins in Metrolink crash

LOS ANGELES — More than three years after a train crash near Chevy Chase Drive left 11 passengers dead, prosecutors told a jury Monday that a mentally unstable and drug-addled Juan Manuel Alvarez intentionally caused the fiery crash in an attempt to reconcile with his estranged wife.

Last Updated Monday, April 28, 2008 10:20 PM PDT

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Masked men rob bank on Glendale Avenue

Last Updated Friday, April 25, 2008 10:56 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:

Last Updated Friday, April 25, 2008 10:23 PM PDT

Glendale pedestrian is struck, killed by truck

NORTHWEST GLENDALE — An 80-year-old man died Friday after he was hit by a work truck that was backing out of a driveway onto a residential street.

Last Updated Friday, April 25, 2008 10:53 PM PDT

Local man convicted in cigarette fraud case

LOS ANGELES — A federal jury Wednesday convicted a Glendale man for defrauding the state of California of more than $9.5 million in cigarette tax revenue.

Last Updated Thursday, April 24, 2008 10:20 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following were taken from incident reports from the Glendale Police Department:

Last Updated Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:30 PM PDT

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Police surge to finish strongly in Las Vegas

Last Updated Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:46 PM PDT

College seeks felony charges

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE — Glendale Community College police are hoping a delay Tuesday in the arraignment of a Glendale man facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly battering a teacher will give them time to persuade prosecutors to up the charges to a felony.

Last Updated Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:46 PM PDT

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:

Last Updated Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:46 PM PDT

Top cop eyes O.C. sheriff spot

GLENDALE — News that Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams put in a bid for the Orange County sheriff position made the rounds in City Hall on Monday, triggering an outpouring of well wishes and heartfelt entreaties to stay.

Last Updated Monday, April 21, 2008 11:11 PM PDT

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May 11th, 2008

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:
May 10th, 2008

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:
May 8th, 2008

POLICE REPORT

The following were taken from incident reports at the Glendale Police Department.

New fire chief is sworn in

Harold Scoggins was sworn in as chief of the Glendale Fire Department on Wednesday, eight months after Chris Gray retired.

Pair plead not guilty to charges

GLENDALE — A man and a woman believed to be responsible for a recent burglary in Glendale, and possibly involved in a recent string of similar crimes against seniors, pleaded not guilty in Glendale Superior Court on Tuesday.

Metrolink trial moves forward

LOS ANGELES — A retired Glendale police officer testified in Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday that there was very little evidence suggesting that Juan Manuel Alvarez tried to reverse off of train tracks minutes before a train slammed into his Jeep Cherokee, a claim central to his defense in connection with the January 2005 train wreck that left 11 dead and nearly 200 others injured.
May 6th, 2008

BRIEFLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY

DUI checkpoint yields 15 arrests Sunday
May 4th, 2008

Former officer is arrested

GLENDALE — A former U.S. immigration officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking a $2,500 bribe from an illegal immigrant seeking a green card, federal prosecutors said.
May 3rd, 2008

Former officer is arrested

GLENDALE — A former U.S. immigration officer was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking a $2,500 bribe from an illegal immigrant seeking a green card, federal prosecutors said.
May 2nd, 2008

BRIEFLY IN PUBLIC SAFETY

BMW plows through parking garage
May 1st, 2008

Teenager wounded in drive-by

NORTHWEST GLENDALE — An 18-year-old man was shot several times in the torso Wednesday morning in what police believe was a gang-related drive-by, which took place less than a block from Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.
April 30th, 2008

POLICE REPORT

The following items were taken from Glendale Police Department reports:

Men rob house after tying girl up

LA CRESCENTA — Glendale Police are looking for two men who robbed a home on Lowell Avenue on Tuesday, tying up a 16-year-old girl who was home alone, before making off with jewelry and other valuables.
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