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Regional crime lab prepares for evidence
A new long-awaited regional crime laboratory could begin processing vital ballistic analysis and DNA evidence for hundreds of unsolved property crimes as early as May, police said Thursday. Local police and city officials on Thursday introduced the...
Tags: Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Investigations, Genes and Chromosomes, Chemicals
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Ron Kaye: The Burbank P.D. cleanup
So many victims, so many lies, so much still hidden, so much of your money wasted, so much you need to know to finally be free of the sins of the past. If you think you can escape the consequences of allowing your cops and your city officials to...Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Litigation, Social Issues
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Man charged in sexual assault of 14 girls in Santa Clarita Valley
A Santa Clarita Valley man was charged with sexually assaulting 14 girls, one of them 12 years old, authorities said Tuesday night. Michael Downs, 19, met many of the the girls on Facebook, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Downs claimed...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Juvenile Delinquency
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Burbank sells city tank for $1
These days a dollar can buy a can of soda, a song on iTunes — or, in the case of South Pasadena, an armored vehicle.
Last week the city took delivery of a vehicle known as a Peacekeeper, paying Burbank $1 for the privilege. Burbank originally...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Bank Robbery, Apple iTunes, Services and Shopping, Petroleum Industry
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Missing hiker found wet and cold, but safe
A man who went missing on Friday while hiking near Chantry Flats in the Angeles National Forest turned up safe early Monday morning, authorities said. Matthew Hernandez, 29, had last been seen Friday evening. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Forests, Environmental Issues, KTLA
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Don't blame the Crest, officials say
Despite another fatal crash on Angeles Crest Highway over the weekend — the fourth since the lower part of the highway reopened in June — California Highway Patrol officials say it's drivers who are dangerous, not the road.
On Saturday,...Tags: Transportation, Commuting, Edgar Martinez, Travel, Disasters and Accidents
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Making an unreal rescue
LA CRESCENTA — A mock 7.1 earthquake struck the Sylmar area Saturday morning and damaged the Crescenta Valley town library, where some people may have been trapped.
The responsibility of searching and rescuing the victims rested on volunteers from...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Clubs and Associations, Sylmar, Disasters and Accidents, Fires
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Man charged in cold case
GLENDALE — A 52-year-old Los Angeles man has been charged with killing two women, one of whom was a Glendale resident whose body was discovered 14 years ago on a Mexican roadside.
On Tuesday, Glendale police officials made a plea for the public'...Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Crime lab to benefit from grant
GLENDALE — A $2.5-million federal grant awarded to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department to reduce a backlog of DNA cases is expected to cut down on the number of local requests tied up at the overburdened regional lab, officials said. The...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, U.S. Department of Justice, Property
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Crime down in Crescenta Valley
LA CRESCENTA — Crescenta Valley and La Caņada Flintridge saw an overall drop in crime for the first seven months of this year, according to figures released Tuesday. From Jan. 1 to July 31, there were eight arson fires, up from five, and violent...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bank Robbery, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Forests
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CV station working on notification system
LA CRESCENTA — Crescenta Valley residents may soon start receiving e-mail and text messages from their local sheriff's station when major incidents occur. Crescenta Valley station lieutenants have been receiving training on a new Los Angeles...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Government, Crimes, Safety of Citizens, Law Enforcement
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Schiff foe targets estate tax
Pasadena businessman John Colbert, the Republican challenging Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) in November, has signed the "Death Tax Repeal Pledge," promising he would vote for permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. The pledge is the brainchild of the...Tags: Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Brad Sherman, Politics, Warren Buffett, Adam Schiff
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