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Monterey Park man sentenced to life in prison for killing couple
By SHEL SEGAL A man was sentenced by a judge to life in prison on June 19 for shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend in Monterey Park back in early 2010, officials said. Corona resident Richard Tauch, 49, will also have no possibility of parole. He was sentenced in Pasadena Superior Court, Los Angeles County District Attorney’s officials said in a written statement. Tauch was convicted of two counts of firstdegree murder last November for shooting and killing Jenny Sor, 40, of Los Angeles and Wenwa Chao, 53, of Alhambra on Jan. 19, 2010. “The jury also found true the special allegations of multiple murder and lying in wait,” according to that report. Prosecutors said Tauchwas a security guard for a casino and he was obsessed with his exgirlfriend. “Tauch and Sor were in a relationship for a year before she broke up with him in December 2009 and started dating Chao,” according to a statement released by the district attorney’s office. On the day he murdered the two people, Please see page 6
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Chris Holden, fire officials and climatologist warn of a potentially ‘incendiary’ fire season
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we all keep hearing: 2014 could turn out to be the worst fire season – ever, “ Holden said. “Already fire crews have responded to nearly 2300 wildfires across Cal-
The Glendale Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect wanted for Grand Theft from Edison Elementary School located at 435 South Pacific Avenue, Glendale. On June 2, 2014 between 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm, the suspect entered the school while a graduation ceremony was being held in the auditorium. The suspect entered several unlocked classrooms and took two Apple Macbook laptops and one IPad before fleeing
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Cal Fire Captain Mike Mohler makes a point at last week’s press conference -Photo by Terry Miller
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t a wildfire prevention news conference Friday at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center in Pasadena, Assemblymember Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) was joined by Supervisor Antonovich, LA County Fire Dep-
uty Chief John Todd, Cal Fire Captain Mike Mohler and JPL/NASA Climatologist Bill Patzert to discuss ways in which we can all prepare for a potentially “incendiary” fire season as JPL’s Patzert cautioned. “It hardly seems
World Cup Fever takes over at local pubs BY JACOB BIGLEY AND TERRY MILLER “I believe that we will win” could be heard throughout the streets of Pasadena Sunday as the United States faced off against Portugal. American flags in every form, Landon Donovan jerseys, red, white and blue face paint as well as everything in-between could be found piling into the bars and restaurants of downtown Pasadena. A “USA-USA-USA” chant spread throughout Barney’s Beanery and Lucky
Baldwin’s respectively as the United States team took the field and the patrons waited for the match to begin. The excitement quickly turned to concern as Nani from Portugal scored in the fifth minute. The score would remain 1-0 until the 64th minute when Jermaine Jones made it 1-1 after a cross from Graham Zusi. Jones’ goal caused an immediate celebration, which consisted of beverages flyPlease see page 8
possible, but 21 years ago, Eaton Canyon was ablaze as flames shot down the Canyon and destroyed the nature center and more than 100 homes. Since then we’ve taken steps to better prepare for wildfires, but as
Governor Brown Signs 2014-15 State Budget Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Friday last week signed a balanced, on-time state budget that pays down debt, shores up the teachers’ retirement system, builds a solid Rainy Day Fund and directs additional funding for local schools and health care. “This on-time budget provides for today and saves for the future,” said Governor Brown. “We’re paying off the state’s credit card, saving for the next rainy day and fixing the broPlease see page 3