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Monday, december 29, 2014 - january 4, 2015 - Volume 3, No. 52
Take Charge Whittier Woman Arrested for Hit and Run America A female driver is in cus- dark colored sport utility tody in connection with Sun- vehicle, turned from westHelps Parents day night’s hit-and-run case bound Columbia Street to left a four-month-old southbound Orange Grove Protect Kids which infant with a fractured skull, Avenue and hit the the mother with a broken family. According to some from Fraud, her nose and their family dog reports, the driver paused dead, South Pasadena Police briefly then continued and Art Miller announced drove from the scene of the Identity Theft Chief at a Tuesday morning press crime. Parents go to great lengths to shield their children from life’s bumps and bruises, but even the best bicycle helmets and baby gates can’t ward off a hazard that has surfaced in recent years. Identity theft is a threat many moms and dads don’t know how to protect against. “Identity theft is at an all-time high, and criminals are targeting children more aggressively than ever,” said Mike Sullivan, director of education for Take Charge America, a national nonprofit credit counseling and debt management agency. “Their credit history is clean, and most parents don’t even think to check their kids’ credit reports, so it’s easy for criminals to do serious damage over a long period of time.” Sullivan offers five tips Please see page 4
conference. Miller said Tiffani Lowden, 38, of Whittier, Calif., turned herself into the South Pasadena Police station about 10:30 p.m. Monday on the urging of a family member. Lowden admitted to being the person wanted for the hit-and-run, Miller said, but later invoked her right to have an attorney present and ceased answering questions, Miller said. The vehicle was found abandoned in Los Angeles. The accident occurred Sunday night at about 7:30 p.m. as Bryan Hollon, 40, and his wife, Alexandra (Ali), 30, joined by their 4-month old infant in a harness-carrier on her mom’s chest, and their dog, a 7-1/2-year-old Boston Terrier named LaBell, were on an evening walk. As they entered the crosswalk at the intersection of Orange Grove Avenue and Columbia Street, the suspect, driving a newer model,
Ali Hollon, who sustained a broken nose, told local media “We both landed on the hood of the car, and then it started to slow down and then it accelerated.” Hollon’s daughter sustained two skull fractures. Both were released from the hospital Monday.
to turn out for the 126th Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game on Jan.1, 2015. Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez and newly
DeputyInvolved Shooting in Whittier; Juvenile Suspect in Custody Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detectives from Internal Affairs Bureau are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a Deputy-Involved Shooting on the 10800 block of Whittier Boulevard, Whittier, which occurred on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Detectives have learned that deputies assigned to a specialized unit, which is designed to address special problems and crimes in the community, were investigating a suspicious vehicle parked along the 10800 block of Whittier Boulevard. As they were conducting Please see page 5
(Left to Right) Tiffany Lowden, Alexandra Hollon and LaBell - Courtesy SPPD
Keep Your Christmas Trees Watered and Leave Your Drones at Home Estimates differ depending on whom you are talking to but Pasadena Police Department says over a million people are expected
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Pasadena Annual Overnight and Daytime Parking Permits Expire December 31, 2014 The public is reminded that annual overnight and daytime parking permits issued by the Pasadena Department of Transportation (DOT) expire Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. Residents are encouraged to renew permits and place new decals on their vehicles by Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, to avoid being cited. The public can conveniently renew permits online at https://pasadenaparking.t2hosted.com/cmn/index.aspx or visit the Parking Office at 221 E. Walnut St., Suite 199. For faster service at the Parking Office, customers are advised to schedule an appointment online athttps:// egov1.cityofpasadena.net/apps/DOTApptWeb/DotAppointment.aspx. For information about annual parking permit costs and qualifications, visit the DOT Parking Division web page at www.cityofpasadena.net/Transportation/Annual_ Parking_FAQ. Residents and visitors who need to park on the street for a short period of time can purchase temporary parking permits at any of the City’s five Temporary Overnight/Daytime Parking Exemption Kiosks (TODPlease see page 3
Pet-A-Palooza Coming to Santa Monica Jan. 10, 2015 A blessing of the pets, dog training, adoptions and unique animal entertainment will highlight Pet-APalooza on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. The pet-friendly expo will be held from 10:00AM-3:00PM next to the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport and is presented by CBS RADIO Los Angeles in partnership with The CW’s World Dog Awards. Pet-A-Palooza is a free, interactive event created to bring animal lovers together to learn and grow with their pets. It will feature “Ask the Trainer” with dog specialists from SPCA Los Angeles, Weiner Dog races, K9 units, agility demonstrations, an expo of products and services, education aids and other paw-some activities. Dogs will be available for Please see page 3