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Monrovia WEEKLY Temple MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014 - MARCH 30, 2014 VOLUME 19, NO. 12
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School shooting hoaxer sentenced to three years imprisonment on Monday
schools, a hospital and a mall in Arcadia, Covina, Duarte, Glendora, Monrovia and West Covina. He allegedly started the series of phone calls last September 9 by calling the Covina Police De-
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First Ave. & Santa Clara St. in Arcadia intersection re-opens
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The intersection of First Ave and Santa Clara St has fully re-opened to thru-traffic after crews completed at-grade crossing improvements at the intersection last Friday evening. At-grade crossing work began in early September 2013, as part of the 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension light rail project. Significant upgrades were made to the utilities, streets, curbs and gutters, and the light rail and comPlease see page 4
Arcadia SWAT secures Arcadia High School in September, 2012 after receiving a threatening phone call in a wave of calls authorities later said were made by Gerardo Cortez, 26, of Monrovia. –Photo by Terry Miller
A Monrovia resident who was convicted and released last year for making bomb threats to a Pasadena school, post office and the Pasadena Department of Public Health was sentenced to three years imprisonment on Monday for a wave of
shooting threats he later made in nearby San Gabriel Valley cities. Gerardo Cortez, 26, pleaded no contest to one felony count of making a criminal threat and was sentenced right after by a Pomona Superior Court commis-
Carl Blum selected as Temple City Mayor Temple City City Council unanimously appointed former Mayor Pro Tempore Carl Blum Tuesday to serve as mayor for the coming year. Councilmember Tom Chavez was also appointed to a oneyear position as mayor pro tempore. Blum was first named to Council in 2010, having served five years as a planning commissioner. He replaces Councilmember Cynthia Sternquist as mayor, who was appointed to office in 2009. Chavez was elected to Council in 2009, having previously served on the Parks and Recreation Commission for six
sioner, District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Sarah Ardalani according to a published report. Cortez made a series of phone calls in September threatening to shoot people with an assault rifle, prompting a wave of lockdowns in
Arcadia Firefighters and Police among 200 who shave heads for Childhood Cancer Research
years. Since elected, Blum along with Councilmember Vincent Yu has played an integral role in construction of the soon-to-be-completed
Brad Haney, one of Arcadia Fire Department’s newest firefighters get his head shaved in solidarity with those stricken with cancer at the annual St. Baldrick’s Day at Matt Denny’s Pub in Arcadia Wednesday night. The 13th annual event hosted by Matt McSweeny raised huge amounts of cash for the St. Baldrick’s foundation which deals in research funding to try and eradicate Childhood Cancers. Matt Denny’s and Del
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Los Angeles County confirms case of flea-borne typhus in Burbank Recently, Vector Control of Los Angeles County confirmed a case of fleaborne typhus in Burbank. The case is the first reported one for 2014. The Burbank Animal Shelter is working with the Los Angeles County Vector Control to inform our residents with educational pamphlets and additional information on safety precautions. Endemic Typhus Fever (aka: Murine typhus or Flea-borne typhus) is a disease caused by a bacteria known as Rickettsia. Endemic Typhus is not directly spread from person to person. People become infected when they come into contact with fleas infected with the bacteria. Fleas defecate as they feed and infection occurs when flea feces containing the bacteria are scratched into the bite
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau is investigating the sexual assault of a patient being treated at the Los Angeles County USC Medical Center 1983 Marengo Street, Los Angeles. The sexual assault occurred on
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-Photo by Terry Miller