Fire Department Responds, No Fire

Verdugo Fire Communications Center tweets that tonight there was a report of an electrical fire at a home in the 100 block of North Primrose in Monrovia, but no fire was found.

- Brad Haugaard

Trader Joe's Salad Recalled

Trader Joe's chicken salad recalled. http://goo.gl/VT2FM

- Brad Haugaard

bigShrimps Offering Free Wine

Monrovia's bigShrimps restaurant (on Colorado just east of Myrtle) is having a wine-tasting night this Tuesday, July 31, starting at 5:30 p.m., according to a Facebook post by the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce. The restaurant will offer a free glass of wine with entree purchase.

- Brad Haugaard

Assemblyman Congratulates Monrovia Olympic Medal Winner

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who represents part of Monrovia, congratulates Monrovian Kim Rhode on her Olympics victory. He writes: "Kim Rhode is an awesome American champion, who keeps making history. I had the privilege of meeting her and her dad last year, when Kim agreed to speak at my fundraiser. What an inspiration this young lady is. Congratulations to Kim on another amazing Gold medal! Godspeed."

- Brad Haugaard

New Monrovia Restaurant on Lime?

New restaurant, 21 Bistro, getting ready to open on Lime? http://goo.gl/5mTLH

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Company Combines with Huntington Beach Firm

Monrovia's Modern HEALTHcare Inc. is being joined by what was earlier the pharmacy division of A-Med Health Care of Huntington Beach. The new, combined company, called ModernHEALTH Specialty Pharmacy, will be based in Monrovia. http://goo.gl/xvYB8

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Police: Bear Breaks in For Cat Food, Threaten Security Guard and Get Pepper Sprayed, Lost on Red Box Trail, Etc.

[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for July 26-29. - Brad Haugaard]

Following are the weekend's highlighted issues and events. 

                   

Vehicle Burglary

On July 26 at 8:34 a.m., a vehicle burglary was reported in the 100 block of East Greystone.  The victim reported someone entered her unlocked vehicle during the night and took a gas credit card, change, receipts and a cup holder.  Investigation continuing.

 

Vehicle Burglary

On July 26 at 12:39 p.m., an officer responded to the 100 block of West Olive regarding a vehicle burglary.  The victim reported that someone broke in to her vehicle sometime during the night and took property from her vehicle.  She had parked her vehicle in the parking structure and returned to find her driver's door ajar.  The property taken was a baby stroller and a pair of Gucci sunglasses. No signs of forced entry. Investigation continuing.

 

Residential Burglary

On July 26 at 3:34 p.m., an officer went to the 1300 block of Orange regarding a residential burglary.  The suspect(s) broke a bedroom window to the rear of the house and made entry. The suspect(s) took gold jewelry items and a portable 7" TV. It appears they left the same way undetected. Investigation continuing.

 

Bear Incident

On July 27 at 6:59 p.m., a small bear tore the screen off of a residential window and entered the residence in the 800 block of Ridgeside.  It ate some cat food that was placed on the kitchen floor and left the location.  Approximately 20 minutes later the bear returned and ate more cat food that was placed on the front porch which was intended for the cat.

 

Criminal Threats

On July 28 at 8:10 p.m., officers responded to the 100 block of West Foothill regarding a male subject who verbally threatened to kill the security guard.  The security guard pepper sprayed the subject and called the police.   The subject was located and arrested for criminal threats.

 

Suspicious Device

On July 28 at 8:20 p.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of Estrella Avenue regarding a suspicious device that was affixed to a street sign.  In the interest of public safety Monrovia Police Officers evacuated residents and established a perimeter around the immediate area.  The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Bomb Squad was notified and arrived within 30 minutes.  Sheriff's Deputies detonated the device and rendered it safe. Residents were allowed to return to their homes.  The device was not found to be an explosive.

 

Stranded Hikers

On July 29, a Monrovia Police Dispatcher received a phone call from a man who claimed he was on the Red Box Trail, he and a friend started a hike from Mount Wilson.  They followed the trail, but got turned around, ran out of water and his phone was dead.  The dispatcher had his phone number so she contacted the phone company and they were able to determine the general location of the phone.  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was contacted and given the coordinates from the phone and the Sheriff's Rescue Helicopter Team located the hikers.

 

 

Special Enforcement Team Weekly Activity

 

Warrant - Suspect Arrested

On July 25, Special Enforcement Team members conducted a traffic stop at California and Los Angeles. The passenger of the vehicle is a known gang member with a no bail warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody.

 

Warrant - Suspect Arrested

On July 25, Special Enforcement Team members conducted a pedestrian check in the 200 block of East Maple on a known gang member.  He was arrested for an outstanding Monrovia Police Department warrant.

Rock in the Park

The Answer, classic rock band, at Library Park tonight.

Monrovia Olympics winner given standing ovation: http://goo.gl/thnhI

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovian Sets Olympic Record

Monrovia's Kim Rhode sets Olympic record with her women's skeet shooting win: http://goo.gl/XRVmz

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Library Modified-Book Judging | MHS Painting

~ Monrovia Library is now judging the altered books entered in it's altered book contest. "The judges are taking a very hard look and frankly, it's hard.... Winning entries will be showcased on this very blog soon after." http://goo.gl/uvGPl

~ Monrovia High being renovated. http://goo.gl/jLqle

- Brad Haugaard

Old Town Monrovia Money

Been a bit unsure about the US dollar lately? Well, you may want to consider swapping some of them for the new Old Town money. The exchange rate is currently one-for-one. The new embossed currency is currently available at City Hall and will soon also be available in Old Town Monrovia. You can spend the money in Old Town. A number of stores have a sign in the window, or just ask.

Accepted (among other businesses) at:

A&M Heating and Air, Bellisima Salon & Day Spa, Candy Connection, Charlie's House, Crown Shoes, Diggin' for Daisies, Dollmakers' Kattywompus, Family Affair Music, Friends of Dorothy, Joe Ferrante Music Academy, kate | yoga, L&G Fashion Boutique, London Gastropub, Monrovia Bakery, Monrovia Floral, Nani Skin Care, Pages From the Heart, Paint n Play, Peach Cafe, Rudy's Mexican Restaurant, Salon Xylem, See and Believe Events, Six 2 Six, Stix Rideshop, Wil's Sport & Tackle.

- Brad Haugaard

Profile of Monrovia's Bowden Company

Profile of Todd Bowden's Monrovia home building company.  http://goo.gl/h4Eaz

- Brad Haugaard

Classic Rock Sunday at Library Park

This Sunday, free concert featuring The Answer, a SoCal Classic Rock group. 7- 8:30 p.m. at the bandshell at Library Park. http://goo.gl/9OB8K

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovian Creates ArtsyNote.com to Create Silly Messages

Monrovian Brad Haugaard - who has laughable pretensions of being a computer programmer - has created an online tool called ArtsyNote.com to create way-too-cutsy messages for friends. He hopes Monrovians (especially those who use the Mac's Safari browser since he hasn't tested it on Safari) will give it a shot and let him know if it has any bugs.

This shows what it does: http://goo.gl/Kgk2e

And here's the home page: http://artsynote.com/

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia's Green Dot Stock Falls Off a Cliff - Down 61.15%

The stock of Monrovia's Green Dot took a huge plunge today, dropping $14 per share, a fall of 61.15%, to end the day at $9.06. The fall resulted in a class action suit on behalf of shareholders filed by Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP. Here is the announcement of the suit ( http://goo.gl/PSk3w ), which says the stock fell because the company updated its outlook for the rest of the year to reflect increased competition. The suit claims the company "made false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts..."

- Brad Haugaard

Gold Line Billboards

Monrovia Gold Line billboard

The Gold Line has posted billboards at the soon-to-exist stations from Arcadia to Azusa. This is the Monrovia billboard. http://goo.gl/6Ktxv

- Brad Haugaard

Gold Line Billboards

Monrovia Gold Line billboard

The Gold Line has posted billboards at the soon-to-exist stations from Arcadia to Azusa. This is the Monrovia billboard. http://goo.gl/6Ktxv

- Brad Haugaard

Monrovia Rotary Old West BBQ Fundraiser

Rotary Club 'Old West' BBQ and Casino Night fundraiser. Sept. 22. Monrovia Community Center (Old West attire), 119 W Palm Ave, 6-10 p.m. Hor d'oeuvres, dinner, four drink tickets, and 250 playing chips - $70 per ticket. 626-824-2471 or http://www.monroviarotaryevents.com for
tickets.

Activities:

- Casino games (black jack, roulette, and craps)
- BBQ extravaganza, being prepared by Grill-Master Fil Lujan
- Texas Hold’em tournament (sign up early, 20 seats available)
- Great entertainment and line dancing
- Silent Auction
- Prizes, surprises

Proceeds benefit the many projects of the Rotary Club of Monrovia, including:

- College Scholarships for Monrovia Students
- Vocational Scholarships
- Youth Leadership Training
- School Tutoring
- Hermosillo Wheel Chair Project
- Foothill Unity Center
- Monrovia Reads
- YMCA

- Brad Haugaard

Assemblyman Tim Donnelly Article on Colorado Killings and Gun Control

An opinion article by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who represents part of Monrovia, saying tougher gun control laws wouldn't have prevented the Colorado killings. http://goo.gl/TXQKg

- Brad Haugaard

Lunch at Round Table Pizza

Lunch at Round Table Pizza, in the Huntington Oaks Shopping Center. Got a large regular crust pepperoni and sausage pizza and a couple drinks for about $20. Good, hot, basic pizza. No pretensions. And we took four slices home to our pizza-loving son.

- Brad Haugaard