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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 06 - FEBRUARY 12, 2014
VOLUME 2, NO. 6
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LASD deputies shoot and kill suspect in Canyon County
Alhambra High administrator Andrea Cardosa arrested
Governor Brown issues statement on State Water Project allocations
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detectives are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a Deputy Involved (Hit) Shooting that occurred on Shangri-La Drive and Soledad Canyon Road, in Canyon County. On Thursday, at approximately 8:25pm, patrol deputies from Santa Clarita Station were flagged down by citizens who reported a man was in the area, running in and out of traffic, holding a spear, and waving it at passersby on the road. With additional calls to Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station, a Sheriff’s patrol unit located the malesuspect standing on the center medium near the intersection of ShangriLa Drive and Soledad Canyon Road, holding a Please see page 2
South Channel bikeway community survey Burbank The South Channel Bikeway is a one-mile Class 1 Bike Path that runs along the Burbank-Western Flood Control Channel, a tributary of the Los Angeles River. The City of Burbank has just begun the design for Phase 2 of this project, which would extend the path from Alameda Avenue to the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station. Phase 1 of the Project was comPlease see page 3
Charged with 15 felonies , Cardosa faces life in prison BY TERRY MILLER The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office filed 16 felony counts against a woman who reportedly had illegal sexual contact with two underage girls while she was a teacher and school administrator in Riverside County. Andrea Michelle Cardosa, 40, has been charged with five counts of Penal Code section 269 (a)(5), aggravated sexual assault on a child under the age of 14; five counts of Penal Code section 288 (a), lewd acts on a child under the age of 14; and six counts of Penal Code section 288 (c) (1), lewd acts on a child 14 or 15 years of age while the defendant is at least 10 years older than the victim. All the counts pertain to except for one of the PC 288 (c) (1) counts which involves Jane Doe 2 in this case. The five aggravated sexual assault on a child counts carry potential life sentences should Cardosa be convicted. A Riverside County Superior Court judge had issued a $5 million warrant for her arrest Monday and by Monday afternoon Cardosa was arrested in Perris The case involving Car-
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dosa came to light in January after Jamie Carrillo, who is now an adult, found out that Cardosa was a school administrator at Alhambra High School in Los Angeles County and called Cardosa. That call was both
Traffic collision on the Northbound 2 Freeway – 5 transported to hospital
On Tuesday, February 4, 2014, 7 Glendale units (1 Battalion command team, 3 engine companies, and 3 basic life support ambulance) were dispatched to a traffic collision on the northbound 2 Freeway south of the Mountain Avenue exit in the city of Glendale. Glendale Engine 25 was first to arrive on scene and discovered a four vehicle collision. Upon impact, the four vehicles scattered across multiple lanes of the freeway. Glendale firefighters assessed each
vehicle and assisted the occupants safely out the vehicles. California Highway Patrol managed the traffic, which backed up to the 134 Freeway. The Glendale Fire Department paramedics assessed five patients at the scene for injuries. All five patients were transported to local hospitals for further medical evaluation. Glendale Fire Department resources were on scene for 1 hour and 55 minutes. California HighPlease see page 3
video and audio taped and the victim posted the taped conversation on YouTube. Riverside police detectives then began an investigation into the allegations that Cardosa had illegal sexual contact with Carillo
while the victim was a student at a middle school in the city of Riverside and continued while she was in high school. The charged crimes involving Carrillo are alleged to have happened from 1997 to 2001. Within days of the posting of the video on YouTube, an 18-year old named only as Brianna came forward to report that she also had been victimized by Cardosa when she was a student at a high school in Perris in 2009 or 2010. The case, RIF1400310, is being prosecuted by Supervising Deputy District Attorney John Henry of the DA’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit. Cardosa was charged with molesting two girls, who are now grown adults, when they attended middle schools in Riverside and Perris. She is charged with 15 felonies, including lewd acts with a child, related to one victim from 1997 to 2001 when she was a student at Chemawa Middle School in Riverside and when she was in high school. The felonies Cardosa is charged with include five counts of aggravated sexual assault on a child, which can carry up to a life sentence, if she’s convicted.
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that State Water Project allocation is being dropped to zero: “Today’s action is a stark reminder that California’s drought is real. We’re taking every possible step to prepare the state for the continuing dry conditions we face.” When Governor Brown declared a drought State of Emergency earlier this month, he directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for water shortages. Last week, CAL FIRE announced it hired 125 additional firefighters to help address the increased fire threat due to drought conditions, the California Department of Public Health identified and offered assistance to communities at risk of severe drinking water shortages and the California Department of Please see page 5
Alhambra boxer looks to future championship BY SHEL SEGAL For Julian Ramirez, boxing isn’t quite a family affair. But it sure came in handy growing up. “I was with my cousins and they were boxing already,” Ramirez said. “I wanted to learn how to fight with them, to beat them up. It worked. At first, I got beat up, but then I started learning and I got better.” Now 20 and a professional fighter, Ramirez – an Alhambra resident and graduate of Alhambra High School – was hon-
ored by the Alhambra City Council on Monday night for his work in the ring. And things have been going well for Ramirez,
who is a featherweight, who is undefeated in his professional life. Please see page 4
-Photo by Terry MIller