Friday, May 18, 2012
Authored by Assembly Rep. Mike Gatto, the bill would require California major league teams to post contact numbers for stadium security.
Assembly Bill 2464, the Improving Personal Safety at Stadiums Act, passed the Assembly, Thursday, by a unanimous 71-0 vote. Authored by representative Mike Gatto, incumbent for the 43rd Assembly District which includes La Cañada as part of the new redistricting, the bill was inspired by increased fan violence at pro stadiums, including the Bryan Stow beating last March at Dodger Stadium. The bill requires major league stadiums in California to post numbers for calls or texts to contact stadium security about fan violence. The signs must be visible from the stands and in parking lots. In a press release Gatto says it is security--not police--who is best poised to put down violent incidents, since security is inside the stadium. Like the …
Burbank Police and FBI agents are searching the mountain area on foot Friday, the week anniversary of Stephen Ivens' disappearance.
As law enforcement authorities announced Friday that they were going to search the Verdugo Mountains on foot for missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens, his wife updated the Facebook page dedicated to his safe return. Titled "Thea's Thoughts,'' Thea Ivens wrote: Today is not a good day. Today is a week-versary of Steve’s disappearance. My little munchkin & I are not happy campers right now. Last night, I heard the word “trauma.” I know that word but somehow, I haven’t associated myself to that word until I heard it & thought. “Oh, that was what happened to me & our family.” At church this morning, I can’t help the flowing of tears. These past couple of days, I felt empty, exhausted & I thought I’d cried everything out already. I’m surprised that …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Kerri Rivas, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol, answers some important questions for drivers.
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Wednesday, May 16
Patch asked Kerri Rivas of the California Highway Patrol five questions. Patch: Is that true CHP writes tickets to generate revenue for the state? KR: There is a misconception that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) writes tickets to generate revenue for its operations. Nothing could be further from the truth. The CHP receives no funding from traffic fines. We enforce the law for one compelling reason - to save your life! If you wish to learn more about our traffic safety efforts, please contact your local CHP office or visit www.chp.ca.gov. P: What people need to do in case of a car accident in the freeway? KR: If you are involved in a vehicle collision on the freeway, first attend to the medical needs of anyone involved. Call 911 if …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Special agent Stephen Ivens was reported missing on Friday. His wife, child and mother reached out to him Tuesday through an open letter asking him to come home.
The family of Stephen Ivens, the 35-year-old FBI agent who was reported missing on Friday morning, released an open letter Tuesday pleading with him to come home. “Steve, if you are out there listening right now, your wife wants to let you know, 'Babe, we are in this together for better or for worse. I love you, no matter what happens.' Your child wants you to know, 'Daddy's work? Daddy home?'" the letter, which was released through the Burbank Police, read. “Your mother wants you to know, 'I love you, I need you and come home, wherever that home is, because I need you back.' Please remember that we love you, we miss you and let us know that you are OK,” the letter continued. “Steve is more than just a missing person,” his wife Thea Ivens …
Southern California Gas Co. customers should watch out for a scammer who requests Social Security numbers over the phone by claiming President Barack Obama will offer credit or payment on bills.
Southern California Gas Co. warned its customers Tuesday about a scam in which the culprits tell victims they can get credits on their utility bills if they provide information such as a Social Security number. According to the gas company, scammers have visited customers in person, used social media sites and even sent text messages to victims claiming that President Barack Obama is offering a program of bill credits or direct payment of bills. Gas company officials said workers for the utility always carry proper identification when visiting customers, and they do not randomly call or text customers asking for Social Security numbers or other personal information. Customers should verify a person's employment before allowing anyone into …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Authorities are still investigating the death of a man found near the Mt. Wilson Toll Road in the Henninger Flats area.
Investigators are trying to determine the death of a hiker found in the Henninger Flats area in Angeles National Forest early Sunday. Authorities were alerted about the body sometime after 9:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Lt. Angela Shepherd of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Altadena Station. Authorities were en route to the scene to aid what was initially reported as a downed hiker. The hiker, a male white in his mid-50s, was described as face down, according to scanner reports. Upon the arrival of paramedics and deputies and the Altadena Search and Rescue, the man was pronounced dead. The cause of death is not officially known at this time Shepherd said, but his death appears to be from natural causes. This story will continue to be …
From rappelling to digging and navigating hairpin turns, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue details one of their recent and most difficult rescues: recovering the body of a missing hiker in a San Diego mud cave.
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Monday, May 14
Sierra Madre Search and Rescue, which is part of the countywide Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Underground Search and Rescue team and includes Montrose SAR, submitted this first-person account of what happened during one of their recent missions: a body recovery in the Arroyo Tapiado mud caves in San Diego's Anza-Borrego State Park. People often wonder about the details of emergencies and how what appears to be either complete chaos or inactivity results in anything being accomplished. Like many emergencies, search and rescue operations are exercises in problem solving in often-difficult circumstances. Many people are familiar with the more typical missing or injured hiker incident at Chantry Flats. This is a bit of insight into a…
The department arrested three men for the burglaries of around 50 bicycles all over Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange counties.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has about 50 bicycles recovered in a bike burglary sting, and they are looking for owners who have been victims of bike theft. Three men were arrested at a bike owner's home in Rancho Cucamonga as they were preparing to enter a garage and steal a bike. The group repeatedly posed as potential bike buyers on Craigslist, and then establishing enough information about the buyer to find their addresses. They also used publicly posted information on Facebook and the White Pages website to find people selling bikes, according to a release from the department. The trio would then take the stolen bikes, which were usually high-end bikes worth between $5,000 and $15,000, and sell them at a bike shop at …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The following incidents were reported to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station. Arrests do not indicate convictions.
3 Arrested in Multiple Mail Thefts Maria Alcazar, 31, of San Gabriel, Kevin Konkler, 26, of Burbank and Douglas Rodriguez, 25, of Pacoima were arrested May 5 on suspicion of stealing mail. A police officer discovered the suspects in the 1100 block of Foothill Boulevard. One was driving a red car, while the two others were running alongside it and taking mail from the mailboxes on the street, according to the police report. Credit cards, photocopies of California identification cards and social security cards, as well as miscellaneous mail were found in their possession. They were detained and, during questioning, one of the males allegedly lied about his identity because he was on probation. All three were arrested and booked at the …
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
Authorities are searching the Verdugo Mountains for the Burbank man, described as despondent, suicidal.
UPDATE: 9:55 p.m.: Joining the Montrose Search and Rescue teams in the effort to find missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens are Sheriff's personnel from Altadena, Santa Clarita, Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Teams, as well as reserve deputies, volunteer rescuers, Special Enforcement Bureau, Emergency Services Detail, paramedics, bloodhounds and a helicopter crew. PREVIOUSLY: BURBANK (CNS) - The FBI announced Saturday that a 35-year-old suicidal man -- the subject of a search in the rugged Verdugo Mountains area -- is an FBI agent who may be despondent and suicidal. FBI Special Agent Stephen Ivens was reported missing at 7:19 a.m. Friday, May 12 from his home in the 1700 block of Scott Road. Police did not originally identify Ivens by name or …
Donna Evans
6:32 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lots of helpful facts! Something I didn't know until the CHP officer blared the direction to me, is that when you get pulled over on the freeway, you should, um, exit first. I was so shaken up that I pulled over immediately and the officer almost hit me because he was expecting me to exit. I was talking on my cell phone and yes, I paid the fine :-( more ›