Fellowship Monrovia Holds Preview Meeting

Fellowship Monrovia, which will officially begin holding services in mid January, held a "prequel" service Sunday afternoon at the Monrovia Community Center with about 120 150 people. Additional preview meetings will be held at 4 p.m. on Oct. 23 and 30, Nov. 13, 20, 27, and Dec. 4. all Sundays.

- Brad Haugaard

Setting Up for Taste of Old Town

Crews are busy setting up for tonight's Taste of Old Town along Myrtle.

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia's State Senator Gets Hacked

Monrovia State Senator Bob Huff had his Twitter account hacked to send out a weight-loss ad.

- Brad Haugaard

Man Says Monrovia Shooting was in Self Defense

Man says Monrovia shooting was self-defense. http://goo.gl/z1IaL

 

- Brad Haugaard

Volunteer at Monrovia's Foothill Unity Center | Downsizing and Leaving | No Haunted Park

~ Foothill Unity Center needs volunteer help with the holiday distributions coming up. Details: http://goo.gl/WCJSt

 

~ Downsizing Monrovia pest control company moving to El Monte. Says economy is bad, too much government regulation, Gold Line is coming through. http://goo.gl/LkcLP

 

~ No haunted Monrovia Canyon Park this year. http://goo.gl/t5x6P

 

- Brad Haugaard

Half Off on Books | Taste of Monrovia Coming Up | Dollar Off

~ Half price on books with a black dot on the spine, at the Monrovia Friends of the Library store (in the Library). http://goo.gl/JQDU2

 

~ A dollar off at the new "$40 or Less" store with this coupon. http://goo.gl/0M7mw

 

~ And don't forget Taste of Monrovia (sample food from local restaurants) this Sunday, October 16, from 5-8 p.m. You'll need tickets. Details: http://goo.gl/HVxu8

 

- Brad Haugaard

Rally for School Board Candidate Williams

Several supporters of Monrovia Board of Education candidate Terrence Williams greeted drivers coming home at Foothill and Magnolia.

- Brad Haugaard

Chase Bank Construction Proceeds

Construction on a new Chase Bank is moving along at the old Spire's restaurant site. Comment: Sigh.

- Brad Haugaard

Lunch at Monrovia Pizza Co.

Lunch at Monrovia Pizza Co., at the corner of Mayflower And Duarte. Got lunch special, a big, tasty slice of pepperoni, a nice salad and a drink for $5. Very good pizza and great price. Oh, and don't be put off by the faded sign out front.

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia's McCarthy to Visit U of Oregon

Monrovia football lineman Ellis McCarthy will be visiting the U. of Oregon to see if he wants to be a Duck. http://goo.gl/c7nCS

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovian Shot to Death in Home

Monrovia PD reports man killed on Mayflower, in home across from
school. http://goo.gl/uYT74 and http://goo.gl/W2cUh and http://goo.gl/WWr5m

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia 47, La Canada 2 :-)

Monrovia WAY over La Canada in football. http://goo.gl/JjVQz

Some pictures: http://goo.gl/2veBq

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia to Replace 54-Year-Old Pump

Monrovia will have to replace a pump for the city's water system that was installed in 1957. The new pump will handle 3,500 gallons of water per minute and use less power. http://goo.gl/aADHK

 

- Brad Haugaard

Walk-to-School Report | Monrovia CompUSA to PetSmart | Downsize Sale | On to Broadway!

~ A report on Monrovia's walk-to-school day. http://goo.gl/j5431

 

~ Former CompUSA turning into a PetSmart. http://goo.gl/V2umK

 

~ Raidex (140 W Pomona Ave.) having downsizing sale this Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. http://goo.gl/jlUmy

 

~ Monrovia High theater instructor planning New York trip for students during Spring Break. They'll see some Broadway shows. http://goo.gl/8E2f5

 

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia PD: Rumor that there are More Residential Burglaries by Gangs is False

Information currently circulating around town that specific neighborhoods are experiencing an increase in residential burglaries perpetrated

by criminal street gangs is false.

 

Monrovia city officials recently received emails from residents alleging a presumed epidemic of burglaries in a specific region of the city. The rumors further highlighted that these crimes were being perpetrated by an organized band of roving street gang members.

 

Police officials said this information is not true.

 

In fact, residential burglaries in Monrovia and in the region have dropped in the past year, said Monrovia Police Capt. Alan Sanvictores. Though burglaries

and crimes of opportunity may never be fully stamped out in a metropolitan community, residential burglaries that have occurred do not appear to be gang related or focused upon a specific area or neighborhood.

 

“Burglaries that have occurred in Monrovia, unfortunate though they are, show no signs or patterns of a specific area in Monrovia being targeted by a specific group of people,” Capt. Sanvictores said.

 

Over the past year, the Monrovia Police Department has made arrests for residential burglaries. Throughout the Monrovia Police Department’s investigative process, none of the apprehended suspects have been found to have any gang affiliations.

 

If residents see something suspicious in their neighborhood, they are encouraged to call 911, the Monrovia Police Department main line at (626)256-8000 or the mobile hotline at (626) 357-CELL (2355).

 

To find out whether any criminal activity has occurred in your neighborhood, view the police reports online at www.cityofmonrovia.org. These reports are updated

weekly.

  

- Brad Haugaard (from city press release)