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OIR report on McDade shooting handed over to City of Pasadena
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No word on content City officials met with the Office of Independent Review Group last Friday for the purposes of receiving its report related to the officer-involved shooting of Mr. Kendrec McDade. The City currently has the report and is reviewing it. The city press release sent out states: “As of today, no determination has been made if any of it can be disclosed to the public or press. Consistent with our earlier statements, the City does plan to present the report’s recommendations, along with the Police Department’s responses, at an upcoming City Council Public Safety Committee meeting.” The City had requested that the OIR provide an independent investigation and evaluation, with Please see page 31
Volume 19, No. 33
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Feds put a cork in Arcadia wine seller’s deceptive production Rudy Kurniawan gets ten years in prison
Community College District; possess at least a 2.0 (“C”) cumulative, non-weighted grade point average; be at least 17 years of age by
Rudy Kurniawan, a wine collector (called in 2007 the possessor of "arguably the greatest cellar on Earth") convicted of wine fraud last year, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. According to Wikipedia, he was arrested March 8, 2012 and indicted for allegedly selling fraudulent wine at auction. Allegedly, Kurniawan was buying large stocks of negociant Burgundy and re-labeling them as more expensive wines, such as Domaine de la RomanéeConti. He consigned several lots of Clos St. Denis from
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2014 Rose Queen Ana Marie Acosta was selected from over 1,000 young Pasadena area women who vie for the coveted title of Rose Queen every year. Applications are now online. -Photo by Terry Miller
Applications for the 2014-2015 Tournament of Roses Royal Court are now available online at the Tournament’s website. Young women from the Pasadena area who meet
Two men who helped set Colby Fire sentenced to federal prison
the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply and participate in one of the initial tryout sessions on September 13 or 15. To be eligible, an individual must be an
unmarried female resident of the Pasadena Area Community College District; be a senior in high school or enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited school or college in the Pasadena Area
Major traffic accident sends trauma patients to Huntington Snarls traffic Monday from Monrovia to Pasadena BY TERRY MILLER
Clifford Eugene Henry Jr
Steven Robert Aguirre
Two men involved in setting an illegal campfire above Glendora that erupted out of control to become the destructive Colby Fire were sentenced last week to federal prison.
At the sentencing hearing, Clifford Eugene Henry Jr, 22, of Glendora, received a prison term of 6 months, plus a three-year
Several lanes were shut down Monday afternoon on the 210 Freeway after a crash with injuries involving a big rig and two other vehicles, California Highway Patrol officials said as they issued a SIG alert. Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions. The resulting diesel spill was quickly mopped up by Pasadena Firefighters. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. when the big rig crashed into
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A big rig accident on the 210 Westbound just east of Rosemead caused a traffic nightmare Monday. Additionally construction of the 2nd Ave railway crossing for the Gold Line. -Photo by Terry Miller