- Brad Haugaard
Lunch at Taco Bell
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Over Temple City :-) | Brush Clearance
~ Monrovia Wildcats win in baseball against Temple City, 4-2. http://goo.gl/akzpg
~ Brush clearance season is approaching and it is homeowners' responsibilty to dispose of brush. For more information call the Fire Department hotline at (626) 256-8109 or click here: http://goo.gl/2LoD4
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Woman to Olympics | State Senator Huff on Budget
~ Monrovia trap shooter Kim Rhode going to the Olympics again. http://goo.gl/xYmMg
~ Video of Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (who represents Monrovia) outlining a budget plan endorsed by Senate and Assembly Republicans. http://goo.gl/D7dBJ
- Brad Haugaard
Moratorium on Monrovia Smoke Shops? | Honoring Police and Fire Employees
At its Tuesday, April 3, meeting (agenda here: http://goo.gl/1m93X ), the Monrovia City Council will, among other things ...
~ Consider forbidding new tobacco-related businesses for 45 days to give the city "additional time to study the nature and character of the use and potential regulatory controls for tobacco stores." http://goo.gl/plefd
~ Honor police and fire employees. These are: firefighter Mike Bailey, who has worked on several projects with "Rebuilding Together-Los Angeles," which earned him the Martin Luther King Jr. Volunteer Award and a letter of Commendation from President Obama; police employees Officer Thomas Montes, Officer Gerald DeHart, Sergeant Nick Manfredi and Sergeant Patty Newton, who are recipients of the 2012 Mothers Against Drunk Driving Award. http://goo.gl/1m93X
New Monrovia City Manager Soon? | Ready, Set, Go | Fundraiser for School Supplies | Huff on Education | Older American
~ New city manager announcement shortly? http://goo.gl/ToKc2
~ The Fire Department is participating in the nationwide Ready, Set, Go! Program, designed to teach people who live in high risk wildfire areas how to best prepare themselves and their properties against wildfires. Details (scroll down a bit): http://goo.gl/XNy4e
~ Monrovia Reads and Plays program, to raise money for educational supplies. http://goo.gl/mWJox
~ More information from State Senator Bob Huff, who represents Monrovia, on allowing school districts to have kid-appropriate ads on the outside of buses, and making it easier to let bad teachers go. http://goo.gl/Bfd6w
~ Know an older Monrovian you'd like to see honored as Older American of the Year? Must be over 60. Details here: http://goo.gl/TjZC8
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: Vehicles and Stuff from Vehicles Stolen - Tip: Don't Leave Valuables in Plain Sight in Car
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for March 26 - 28. - Brad Haugaard]
During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 501 service events, resulting in 106 investigations.
Grand Theft Auto
March 26 at 8:49 p.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 600 block of Royal Oaks. The victim parked and locked his vehicle on the street in front of his house. The vehicle is a 1991, red, Nissan pick-up. Investigation continuing.
Theft From a Vehicle
March 27 at 5:26 a.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of Garfield regarding a theft from an unlocked vehicle. The loss was a women's coat. Cash and a laptop computer were left behind. Investigation continuing.
Grand Theft Auto
On March 28 at 6:27 a.m., a vehicle was reported stolen from the 200 block of South Madison. The victim parked her blue 2000 Durango in front of her residence with her purse and keys in the front seat. Her purse was later recovered in the laundry room of her apartment complex the following morning and her vehicle was recovered with the keys in the vehicle. Investigation continuing
Theft From a Vehicle
On March 28 at 1:53 p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of North Garfield regarding a theft from an unlocked vehicle. The victim parked her vehicle in front of the residence with her purse on the front seat. The victim returned to her vehicle the following morning and discovered her purse missing. Investigation continuing.
Theft From a Vehicle
On March 28 at 3:10 p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of Sunset Place regarding a theft from a vehicle. The victim left his vehicle parked in front of his residence unlocked. He returned to his vehicle the following day and discovered 2 ipods missing. Investigation continuing.
Theft From a Vehicle
On March 28 at 4:42 p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block North Garfield regarding theft from a vehicle. The victim left his unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway. He returned to his vehicle the following morning and discovered his GPS, ipod and Alpine stereo face plate missing. Investigation continuing.
Tip of the Week
Theft Prevention from Vehicles
Always lock your doors and roll up all windows when you leave your car. Car thieves regularly patrol parking lots and try door handles to see if they will open. They will even try door handles on cars parked in driveways late at night when you are sleeping. They are hoping for an unlocked vehicle that they can get into quickly and they will take anything left inside. You should always store valuable items in the trunk, so that a criminal does not see them and become tempted to break into your vehicle.
Monrovia High Super-Fan Dies
Monrovia High football fan, "Big Bob," dies. http://goo.gl/kriAt
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Join Monrovia School Budgeting | Drones Scan Rocket Grounds | McFarland Charges
~ Monrovia School Board member Alex Zucco reports on Facebook that community members will have three opportunities to be part of the budget conversation: Wednesday, April 11 at 5 p.m. at Monroe Elementary; Monday, April 16 at noon at the District Office; and Wednesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. at Santa Fe Middle School.
~ Raven drones made by Monrovia's AeroVironment scan the grounds before rockets are launched at Vandenberg. http://goo.gl/Y07vu
~ Monrovian Kelvin McFarland, who ran a youth boot camp, has been charged with sexual assault on two teen girls, according to the Star-News. http://goo.gl/9J8d6
- Brad Haugaard
Donnelly: Initial Success in Repealing 'Illegal' Fire Tax
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who represents part of Monrovia, reports that AB 1506 - which he co-authored - has been approved by the Assembly's Natural Resources Committee on a bipartisan vote. The measure would repeal what Donnelly called "the illegal California Fire Tax," which requires residents in primarily rural areas to pay an additional $150 tax for every inhabitable structure on their property. http://goo.gl/mAvoY
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Star Party Tonight at Monrovia High | Get a Government Job | Pitcher'sDuel | South Pas
~ Star party tonight at Monrovia High. Open to all. [Thanks to Alex Zucco for this.]
~ Know how things oughta be run around this town? Apply to be on a city commission or board. http://goo.gl/bx3Sg
~ Zero-zero tie in Monrovia/La Canada pitchers' duel. http://goo.gl/8KyQx
~ Monrovia and South Pas to face off in track showdown. http://goo.gl/92WL8
- Brad Haugaard
Gold Line Video: Sights Along the Gold Line
A nine-and-a-half minute video about attractions along the coming Gold Line. http://goo.gl/nqwDW
Opinion: Professionally done, but I don't understand why it is a good expenditure of money to tell residents about the attractions of their own home towns, especially in an era of tight money.
- Brad Haugaard
Portantino Pimp Brand Removal Bill Approved by Committee
It is not unusual to find pimps marking girls and women with “brands” or tattoos to indicate they are property. The brands make it harder for girls – or boys – to break out of prostitution. A recent news story shows that some who are forced into trafficking are "bar coded" by their abusers. To help these people get a fresh start, Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (who represents part of Monrovia) has introduced legislation that would give these people free tattoo removals. Today, the Assembly Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to approve Portantino’s AB 1956. Source: Portantino press release.
Monrovia Companies: Prolacta and Parasoft
~ Monrovia's Prolacta Bioscience has made an initial donation of $7500 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, part of a minimum annual donation of $30,000 from Prolacta. http://goo.gl/lokcj
~ Parasoft Corporation will present a research paper titled “Automated Defect Prevention for Embedded Software Quality” on March 27-29, 2012 at Design West in San Jose, CA. http://goo.gl/27Zg5
- Brad Haugaard
Portantino Gun Bill Passes Assembly Committee
A measure by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, who represents part of Monrovia, to expand on last year’s ban on openly carried handguns, has passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee on a vote of 4 to 2. AB 1527 would outlaw the "open carry" of unloaded long guns – such as rifles or shotguns. According to Portantino, AB 1527 has the support of the California Police Chiefs Association, the Peace Officers Research Association of California, the California Chapters of the Brady Campaign and the Legal Community against Violence. Source: press release
- Brad Haugaard
- Brad Haugaard
Neighborhood and Energy Surveys
If you have a few minutes, you can take both Monrovia's Thriving Neighborhood Survey ( http://goo.gl/Koi0I ) and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Energy Survey ( http://goo.gl/S8wL8 ). Both online.
- Brad Haugaard
Film Festival in Monrovia | MHS Track Over Temple City | Extreme Couponing | Monrovia Today
~ The Chamber of Commerce reports on Facebook that new member, EFC Films, is bringing a film festival to Monrovia. Action On Film International Film Festival comes to town August 17-25. The Chamber says the event attracts more than 20,000 guests each year for a week-long celebration of film-making and writing. There will be a screening more than 700 films from filmmakers worldwide at the Krikorian Theater, plus daily seminars, symposiums, celebrity dinners, mixers, and a black-tie dinner and awards show. For more information, contact Nina at (626) 325-3406. http://goo.gl/31RMV
~ Monrovia High's boy's and girl's Track teams who defeated Temple City Thursday. The boys won by a score of 112-24 and the girls won by a score of 106- 30. The Wildcats will be running against South Pasadena this Wednesday at 3:15 at MHS. "Come out and cheer them on as they run for the League Championship." http://goo.gl/B7iGG
~ Extreme couponing. Learn about it at the library, this Saturday, 1-4 p.m. http://goo.gl/OCElE
~ The April-June edition of the Monrovia Today magazine is out. You can see an online version here: http://goo.gl/tpzGJ
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Assemblyman Gets Probation and Fine for Gun-in-Airport Incident
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who represents part of Monrovia, has received three years probation and must pay a $2,215 fine for bringing a gun into the Ontario airport. ( http://goo.gl/KBHbW ) Donnelly posted a link to this article himself on his Facebook page. He added:
I am grateful to all of you who have supported us through this whole ordeal. Your prayers, your phone calls and your notes of encouragement have meant the world to Rowena and our entire family. This personal battle is over, but the war to restore our liberties, restrain our government and rebuild our economy rages on.
- Brad Haugaard
Monrovia Police: Careful Who You Challenge to Fight, Robbery Suspect Whacked with Cue Stick, Plus Burglaries and Batteries and More
[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for March 22-25. - Brad Haugaard]
Following are the weekend's highlighted issues and events.
Residential Burglary
March 22 at 12:32 p.m., police responded to a residential burglary in the 300 block of Norumbega. The resident was away from the home for approximately 2 hours. When she returned, she found a screen had been removed from a window and the house had been burglarized. The investigation is continuing.
Attempt Residential Burglary
March 22 at 5:44 p.m., an attempt residential burglary was reported in the 400 block of South Canyon. The resident found a screen on one of the windows of the home had been cut; however the suspect(s) did not gain entry. Investigation continuing.
Residential Burglary
March 22 at 7:22 p.m., a resident living in the 300 block of Norumbega returned home and discovered his residence had been burglarized. The suspect(s) pried open the back door and made entry to the home. They ransacked the home and took the resident's jewelry. Investigation continuing.
Grand Theft Auto
March 22 at 10:27 p.m., police were dispatched regarding the report of a stolen vehicle in the 800 block of West Colorado. The resident parked her new, black, 2011 Kia Optima on the street in front of her house. She locked the doors and went into her home. She went back outside at approximately 10:25 p.m. and saw that her vehicle was gone. There are dealership paper license plates on the vehicle from Kia of Covina. Investigation continuing.
Challenging to Fight
March 23 at 5:13 p.m., officers responded to a residence in the 1700 block of Alamitas. A caller advised police that a large group of teens from Duarte were outside threatening a girl who resides there. Officers detained a group of juveniles from Duarte High School. The conflict stemmed from the reporting party posting rude remarks about the girls on a social network site. She had challenged the girls to come to her residence to fight. Races were mixed and no gang associations were noted. A complaint will be filed with the court once the investigation has been completed.
Commercial Burglary - Suspect Arrested
March 23 at 7:51 p.m., officers responded to a business in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a female subject who had stolen some items and exited the store. An officer arrived and saw the female running from loss prevention officers. The female was detained with the stolen items and no means to pay for them. She was arrested and taken into custody.
Commercial Burglary
March 24 at 6:36 p.m., a business in the 400 block of West Huntington called to report a theft that had occurred a half hour earlier. A male Hispanic and a female Hispanic entered the store. While the male subject bought beer and paid for it, the female selected other items. She attempted to remove the security tab, but was unsuccessful. The security sensor went off when she walked out the door with the items. They fled the location in an older, black, Jeep Cherokee with paper license plates. Investigation continuing.
Robbery
March 25 at 1:40 a.m., police received a call from a local bar in the 1500 block of South Myrtle reporting that three male suspects had robbed them. Officers responded and the Foothill Air Support Team helicopter assisted. The suspects were described as about 5'10", early 20's, wearing black clothing and black baseball caps with bandanas covering their faces. One of the suspects had a handgun, which may have possibly been a toy replica. One of the suspects removed the business owner's wallet from his pocket, which contained his ID and cash.
Before the suspects could exit the business, a patron struck the suspect holding the gun with a cue stick, causing him to fall to the floor. Another patron tried to take the gun away. As this was going on, another patron struck the other suspect in the head with a beer bottle. The suspects ran out the side door into the alley and out of sight. Investigation continuing.
Residential Burglary
March 25 at 8:57 p.m., a residential burglary was reported in the 900 block of Genoa. The Burglary occurred some time between 7:00 and 8:45 p.m. Entry was made through a rear door, which was pried open with an unknown tool. Two laptop computers and one empty safe were taken. The investigation is continuing.
Trespassing / Obstructing and Delaying a Peace Officer / Criminal Threats - Suspect Arrested
March 25 at 9:18 p.m., officers were dispatched to a business in the 100 block of West Foothill regarding a male subject trespassing. When officers arrived, the suspect locked himself in a bathroom at the location for several minutes, but eventually came out. The suspect became verbally abusive with officers and refused to obey their commands. He was arrested at the location for trespassing and obstructing and delaying an officer. The suspect was uncooperative during the booking process and threatened to kill one of the officers. The suspect was additionally charged for criminal threats.
Spousal Abuse - Suspect Arrested
On March 25 at 10:59 p.m., a family disturbance was reported in the 500 block of West Duarte. Officers arrived and found the female subject/victim had visible injuries after being assaulted by her common-law husband; he was arrested at the location for spousal abuse. The incident was reported to the Department of Child and Family Services because the children were present. An Emergency Protective Order was issued and served to the suspect while he was confined at the Monrovia Jail.
Spousal Battery - Suspect Arrested
March 26 at 12:40 a.m., an officer responded to a residence in the 200 block of West Colorado regarding spousal battery. The investigation revealed that a boyfriend and girlfriend were arguing over information placed on a social network site. The male alleged his girlfriend hit him in the head and the female alleged her boyfriend threw a shoe at her. Based on the officers investigation, he determined the female to be the primary aggressor and she was arrested for spousal battery.
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