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Volume 3, No. 30
GLENDALE’S 22nd ANNUAL CRUISE NIGHT, Rescheduled to August 29th!
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Pasadena and Area Cities Give Rousing Reception to Special Olympians Games Begin Saturday in Los Angeles By Terry Miller and joyce peng The Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015 will take place on Saturday, July 25, in the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coli-
seum, the only venue in the world to host two Olympiads (1932 and 1984), two Super Bowls (I and VII) and one World Series (1959). The star-studded show will
celebrate the true stars of the Games - the athletes of Special Olympics - with exciting entertainment, the Parade of Athletes and the culmination of the Final
Deputies Find Missing Girl in Sex Offender’s Santa Clarita Garage The parents of a young teenage girl reported her missing to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 9:30 p.m. after they discovered her missing from home. Due to the minor’s age, the missing girl was considered to be a “Critical Missing Person.” Deputies from Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station began a search operation to locate the girl. While patrol deputies searched the community, investigators checked her phone records. Deputies called a phone number found on her phone records, and a man, later identified as suspect Kaene Dean, answered the phone.
Suspect Kaene Dean. – Courtesy Photo
He denied knowing the whereabouts of the missing girl. Sheriff’s deputies went to the home of the suspect, where they were allowed inside by the suspect’s par-
ents. Deputies soon found the victim inside the garage prior to 2 a.m. The victim told deputies she had been befriended by the suspect the previous day while at a grocery store in the Santa Clarita area and that he had sexually assaulted her. Suspect Kaene Dean is a 26 year-old Filipino male resident of Santa Clarita. Suspect Dean is a registered sex offender due to a conviction for indecent exposure in the City of Glendale. He is on parole for burglary. Dean was arrested and booked at Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Please see page 2
Leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run and lighting of the Special Olympics cauldron. Broadcast internationally by ESPN, fans around the world will be able to participate in
this memorable start to the World Games! On Wednesday morning Pasadena Pasadena Please see page 5
After a cancellation due to lightning, Southern California’s most popular car show is returning for its 22nd year on Saturday, August 29th in Downtown Glendale! Join us for the 2015 Cruise Night and stroll down Brand Blvd to see the over 350 classic pre-1980 cars. Display booths and activities for the kids will make this evening one of the best entertainment options of the summer. And the best part? It’s free! Headlining the 2015 Cruise Night are Smooth – Sounds of Santana, The Chantays and Jumping Jack Flash Celebrating the 50th anniversary of “The Stones” Be sure to catch the Fireworks Spectacular at the end of the show! More than 40,000 visitors are expected at Glendale Cruise Night 2015. More information available on www. glendalecruisenight.com, or call (818) 548-6464. To see the schedule or to register your vehicles, click here. For Sponsorship Opportunities please contact Onnig Bulanikian at (818) 5483248.
PUSD Ponders Peeping at Pupils’ Social Media By Terry Miller Pasadena Unified School District is having “preliminary conversations” about the use of software that is available to monitor student’s social media. Adam Wolfson, outgoing Public Information Officer for PUSD, had this to say in an email last Wednesday: “There have been very preliminary conversations among the district’s Child Welfare, Attendance and Safety Department but there is no timetable for a decision on whether to use such software. “The district has an anonymous tipping system where staff, students,
parents or members of the community can send a text message to 888777 with the phrase “tip pusd” and a description of the issue or click on the tipping button at pusd. us.” Wolfson added that the district was not considering the issue, just in discussion mode. “Considering is an overstatement. We are aware of their use of it and our Child Welfare, Attendance and Safety office have had very preliminary discussions concerning its use,” he clarified. Glendale Unified and Monrovia Unified have both invested in the software from
a company called Geo Listening. “Geo Listening’s unique monitoring service will process, analyze, and report the adverse social media from publicly available student posts. The service provides a daily report that illuminates the social and emotional needs of students in the many ways that may present itself. We align our reporting criteria with existing school district procedures and board policy as they relate to student conduct and safety. The daily report takes Please see page 3