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Colby Fire chars 1,709 acres, 2 homes destroyed – 3 men arrested
Clifford Eugene Henry Jr.
Jonathan Carl Jarrell
More photos of the fire on page 10. -Photo by Terry Miller
Steven Robert Aguirre -Photos Courtesy Glendora PD
Firefighters from the L.A. County Fire Department along with officers from the Glendora Police Department responded to
an early morning wildfire Thursday that grew quickly to a massive inferno in the Angeles National Forest above Azusa and Glendora.
Asm. Mike Gatto introduces a legislative cure for “Affluenza”
CIPC Dryden apartment responds fire in Glendale causes to Baldwin $85,000 in damages Cause of fire under investigation Park On Tuesday, January self-evacuated the build2014 at 2:05 a.m., 9 ing. Firefighters deployed checkpoint 14, Glendale units (1 Battal- multiple hose lines and ion Chief command team, conducted ventilation to scandal 5 engine companies, 2 extinguish the fire, which
Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) introduced legislation Tuesday to forbid the use of “affluenza” as a defense at trial or as a mitigating circumstance in post-trial sentencing. “Affluenza” in the criminal-defense realm is the notion that an affluent or overly permissive upbringing prevents a defendant from fully understanding the consequences of criminal actions. Gatto's AB 1508 would forbid a judge or jury from reduc-
As local community groups prepare to testify at a recent Baldwin Park City Council meeting regarding the on-going scandal stemming from recent sobriety checkpoints which led to the arrests of sober, unlicensed drivers, Reshma Shamasunder, Executive Director of the California Immigrant Policy Center, issued the following statement: “The arrest and prolonged detention of dozens of sober, unlicensed drivers at DUI checkpoints in Baldwin
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ladder truck companies, and 1 basic life support ambulance) responded to a reported apartment fire located at 417 West Dryden Street in the city of Glendale. Glendale Truck 26 arrived on scene and discovered a two-story apartment complex with smoke showing from the front of the building. Upon further investigation, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire in a single apartment unit on the first floor. The smoke detectors in the unit alerted the residents who
At 6:34 am., a Glendora Police Officer detained two subjects running in a flood control wash channel in the 800 block of E. Palm Ave.
was contained to the involved unit. Knock down of the fire was declared at 2:37 a.m., 32 minutes after units were dispatched to the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Glendale Fire Department resources were on scene for three hours and 45 minutes. Structural damage is estimated to be $75,000, and $10,000 in damage to contents. The Glendale Fire Department encourages residents to ensure sprinklers and smoke detectors are working properly.
U.S. Forestry contacted a third subject in the area of Glendora Mountain Road and Colby Trail around 8:37 am. All three subjects were
arrested and booked at the Glendora Police Department with the charges of 452(c) PC Please see page 5
Governor Brown declares drought State of Emergency With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for these drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much better prepared for the terrible consequences that California’s drought now threatens, including dramatically less water for our farms and communities and increased fires in both urban and rural areas,” said Governor Brown. “I’ve declared this emergency and I’m calling all Californians to conserve water in every way possible.” California under drought conditions.
State water officials say that California’s river and reservoirs are below their record lows. Manual and electronic readings record the snowpack’s statewide water content at about 20 percent of normal average for this time of year. The Governor’s drought State of Emergency follows a series of actions the administration has taken to ensure that California is prepared for record dry conditions. In May 2013, Governor Brown issued an Executive Order to direct state water officials to expedite the review and processing of voluntary transfers of water and water rights. In December, the Governor formed a Drought Task Please see page 5