Monrovia's AeroVironment Wins Contract for Navy Drone
- Brad Haugaard
Holden Reports to Monrovia Council on State of the State
- Brad Haugaard
Will Obama Sign National Monument Order Friday in San Dimas?
The press release adds that "Individuals and businesses from the community plan to make an appearance in order to reinforce the importance of their concerns and make known their opposition to the plan."
Comment: Hmm. That "reportedly" makes me a bit doubtful...
Update: More on Obama declaring San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument. Still unconfirmed, though. http://goo.gl/f1pCEd
- Brad Haugaard
Suspect Barricaded in Monrovia House
Update: Suspect arrested http://goo.gl/y79aqn
- Brad Haugaard
Tonight in Monrovia: Another Space Station Flyover, and Total Lunar Eclipse
Also, she says, there will be a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday morning. If the sky is clear, the entire event should be visible to the unaided eye. "Partial eclipse begins 2:14 a.m., totality begins 3:25 a.m., greatest eclipse 3:55 a.m., totality ends 4:24 a.m., partial eclipse ends 5:34 a.m. All before sunrise!"
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Representative Invites Comment on Her Plan to Make Mountains a National Monument
- Brad Haugaard
Space Station Visible Tonight from Monrovia | Chamber Open House | Bear
~ Monrovia Chamber of Commerce has remodeled its lobby. If you'd like to see it, stop by the Chamber office this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. for the ribbon cutting and reception.
~ Bear du jour: http://goo.gl/Qk5EHD
- Brad Haugaard
Protest Against Chu's Plan to Declare San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument
Note: A reader felt this posting suggested Alas is running against Chu, who represents the 27th Congressional District. To be clear, Alas is running in the 32nd Congressional District, currently held by Grace Napolitano.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: Grand Theft Bike; Security Video Leads to Arrest; Lots of Drunk Driving
Following are the weekend’s highlighted issues and events.
Grand Theft Bicycle – Suspect Arrested
On October 2 at 7:17 p.m., police were alerted to a bicycle theft that occurred at a business in the 1600 block of South Mountain. The suspect was heading toward the city of Duarte. An officer responded to the area and located the suspect riding the stolen bicycle near Huntington and Buena Vista. The officer detained the suspect and recovered the bicycle. The suspect was arrested and taken into custody.
Residential Burglary
On October 3 at 1:13 p.m., a residential burglary was reported in the 200 block of West Colorado. The victim left her residence at 12:00 p.m. and was gone for approximately one hour. When she returned home, she found her residence unsecured and the inside had been ransacked. The investigation is continuing.
Residential Burglary
On October 3 at 1:39 p.m., an officer responded to the report of a residential burglary in the 200 block of North Mountain. The residents left the home at 8:00 a.m. and secured the doors. When they arrived home, they found a rear bedroom window had been smashed and jewelry was taken from two rooms. The investigation is continuing.
Driving Under the Influence – Suspect Arrested
On October 3 at 11:04 p.m., an officer was patrolling the area of Magnolia and Olive when he observed a motorist committing several vehicle code violations. The officer stopped the motorist and discovered the female driver was intoxicated. The driver was arrested for DUI and taken into custody, where she was held for sobering.
Warrant – Suspect Arrested
On October 3 at 11:14 p.m., an officer on patrol in the area of Myrtle and Huntington observed a male subject crossing the intersection against a red traffic signal. The officer contacted the subject and discovered he had an outstanding warrant issued by the Alhambra Police Department. The subject was arrested for the warrant. Alhambra officers arrived and took custody of the subject for their warrant.
Felony Hit & Run Traffic Collision
On October 4 at 4:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of North Grand to a hit & run traffic collision. Upon arrival, two occupants were found trapped inside of a vehicle. The suspect vehicle had fled the scene. Monrovia Fire Department responded and used firefighter extrication tools to remove the occupants. The occupants were both male juveniles and had sustained moderate to severe injuries. The driver of the victim vehicle was possibly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision. The investigation is continuing.
Hit and Run Traffic Collision Follow-up
On October 4 at 10:05 a.m., officers were flagged down by an adult male subject in the 1200 block of Encino Avenue. The subject woke up this morning and discovered his red Ford Expedition had been damaged sometime during the night. He confronted his 16- year-old daughter about the damage. She appeared to have been drinking and said she did not know anything about it. Officers contacted the daughter and she admitted to using a shaved key the night before to take the vehicle and to being involved in a hit and run accident near Grand Park. After obtaining her statement, police stored the vehicle for evidence. The investigation is continuing.
Driving Under the Influence – Suspect Arrested
On October 5 at 2:07 a.m., an officer on patrol in the area of Myrtle and Evergreen observed a vehicle traveling north on Myrtle strike a curb. He made a traffic stop on the vehicle. The female driver admitted to be intoxicated. Field sobriety tests revealed the driver was intoxicated; she was arrested and taken into custody.
Commercial Burglary
On October 5 at 12:28 p.m., a commercial burglary was reported at a hotel in the 1400 block of Monterey. The victim was conducting a seminar at the hotel. He left his laptop computer in the seminar room and went to the lobby to meet some clients. When he returned a short time later, his computer was gone. The victim called police and an officer responded. The officer viewed security video of the room and recognized the suspect in the video. The officer located the suspect on Monterey, recovered the computer and arrested the suspect for burglary.
Six Artists at Monrovia's Segil Fine Art
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Preservationists Use YouTube to Object to Replacing Old Homes
- Brad Haugaard
Protest Planned Against Making San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument
UPDATE: Monrovia Councilwoman Becky Shevlin writes to say that, "I, along with Tom Adams and other electeds did sign a letter of opposition" to having the mountains declared a national monument.
- Brad Haugaard
Literacy Fundraiser at Monrovia Library
Nearly 15% of U.S. adults cannot read, and in the past few years funding for literacy programs has been reduced by 40% due to state budget cuts, so to offset cuts the Monrovia Public Library Foundation must increase its fundraising. We hope you will come to this event for fun and to support the Monrovia Public Library Literacy Program. Source: press release.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police Win 'Guns & Hoses' Competition With Fire Department
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia School Board Meeting Topics
Also, the board will consider textbook funding, which topics the district will discuss with its employee unions in the next round of negotiations, proclaiming Oct. 19-25 as America's Safe Schools Week and Oct. 23-31 as "Red Ribbon Week - Love Yourself, Be Drug Free."
Agenda: http://goo.gl/X7DH0w
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Cooling Centers | Power Outages | STAAR CEO Retiring
~ Apparently some brief blackouts today. Residents reported electricity out on the 500 block of Magnolia and on part of Myrtle for an hour.
~ STAAR Surgical Company of Monrovia today announced that Barry G. Caldwell, President & CEO (64), will retire on March 1, 2015. STAAR Surgical is a developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses for the eye. http://goo.gl/vlY59V
- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at Claim Jumper
Monrovia Fire Department to Give Gift Cards to People Displaced By Emergencies
The new program, SAVE, Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency (SAVE), allows the Monrovia Fire Department to offer emergency financial assistance to fire and natural disaster victims while on the scene of an emergency. Working with the California Fire Foundation, Monrovia is one of only three fire agencies in Southern California to offer this kind of assistance. The cities of Long Beach and Anaheim were also chosen.
Monrovia’s on-duty Division Chief now carries a packet and is authorized to activate the gift cards, 24-hours a day, thereby providing temporary assistance for basic necessities such as food, clothing, medicine or overnight housing at a local hotel four Monrovians.
Monrovia Firefighters Association (MFA) was a driving force behind this program. “This is truly a great endeavor to further aid and comfort our residents that are impacted by disasters,” said Fire Association President Brad Dover. “As firefighters, we are uniquely positioned to offer a helping hand of support in the immediate aftermath of a catastrophic loss. Firefighters want to do more than just put out fires- We want to serve even after the fire is out.”
According to the California Fire Foundation “Firefighters working with CFF on the SAVE program provide assurance that those impacted by disaster will receive instant, direct relief, before, during and after the alarm.”
“I’m certainly proud of this new program and although we hope no one in our community needs to use the SAVE program, we are certainly grateful for the opportunity to provide financial support for those immediate needs following an emergency,” said Fire Chief Chris Donovan.
The California Fire Foundation, a not for profit 501(c)(3). Funding for the SAVE program comes from both private and corporate donations. The largest corporation to specifically support the SAVE program is Chevron, Inc.
Source: City of Monrovia press release
- Brad Haugaard