Monrovia Blotter December 30 – January 5
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 480 service events, resulting in 100 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Medical Assist On December 30 at 8:04 a.m., officers responded to a business in the 700 block of East Los Angeles regarding an employee who had fallen off the [...]
Monrovia Blotter January 6 – January 12
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 512 service events, resulting in 117 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Grand Theft from Vehicle On January 6 at 6:51 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 700 block of Wildrose regarding a vehicle burglary. The victim reported that his [...]
Monrovia Blotter January 13 – January 19
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 453 service events, resulting in 109 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Domestic Violence On January 13 at 12:28 p.m., a resident in the 900 block of West Olive reported her neighbors were fighting and that the male subject had a [...]
Monrovia Blotters February 17 – February 24
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 434 service events, resulting in 91 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Grand Theft On February 17 at 4:43 p.m., the victim of a grand theft came into the police station. He reported that he parked his vehicle in a parking [...]
Monrovia Blotter March 3 – March 8
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 490 service events, resulting in 98 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Burglary – Suspect Arrested On March 3 at 2:30 p.m., an officer responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a suspect who had stolen [...]
Monrovia Blotter March 26 -27
During the last seven day period, the Police Department handled 438 service events, resulting in 79 investigations. Following are the last week’s highlighted issues and events: Formative Years Project The Monrovia Police Department’s classes for the Formative Years Project are scheduled to begin May 5. The Formative Years Project is a program aimed at parents [...]
More West Nile Virus Found – Neglected Pools May Be To Blame
The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District has confirmed two more crows infected with West Nile virus and is awaiting confirmation on an additional bird. The birds were collected from the cities of Baldwin Park and Covina. Last month, the District reported its first indication of WNV activity in an infected crow collected [...]
FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
LOS ANGELES COUNTY – County Mayor Michael D. Antonovich reminds residents preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July that fireworks of any kind are illegal in Los Angeles County. “While some cities allow “safe and sane” fireworks, fireworks, of any kind, are illegal in Los Angeles County,” said Antonovich. The penalties for possession or use [...]
Two Activists Agree to Settlement – ‘Tree Sitters’ Fined $60
Two of the four Arcadia so called “tree-sitters” who attempted to block the removal of acres of pristine woodlands in Arcadia earlier this year – Julia Jaye Posin, 23, of Venice Beach and Andrea Bowers, 45, of Los Angeles – pleaded no contest to one count each of trespassing in Alhambra Superior Court. The two [...]
Tea Party Premiers in Monrovia: Its a darned good yarn
By Susan Motander The regular Sunday afternoon crowd at the Krikorian Premier Theatre was confused last Sunday afternoon. As they wandered into the theaters clutching their tickets to various current release movies, wearing the normal Sunday afternoon garb of shorts, Hawaiian shirts, sandals and the like, they passed through an unusual crowd. The theater was [...]
