Public Safety

Fire knocked down near La Canada golf course

Fire knocked down near La Canada golf course

A small brush fire near the La Canada Flintridge Country Club Sunday afternoon got a quick response from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

Count for 710 freeway gap study starts

Count for 710 freeway gap study starts

With traffic roaring in their ears and diesel fumes mixing with the warm spring air, four people settled into canvas chairs on the Gould Avenue overpass above the Foothill (210) Freeway this week, their gaze focused unwaveringly on the roadway below.

Man's body closes Angeles Crest

Man's body closes Angeles Crest

The discovery of a man’s body alongside a guardrail on the Angeles Crest Highway Thursday prompted an all-day road closure as authorities investigated the scene well into the evening.

Rash of burglaries bring more patrols

A rash of home burglaries last week and recent incidents of mail theft have law enforcement stepping up patrols in La Cañada Flintridge.

Possible gunshot victim on Angeles Crest, CHP closes road

Possible gunshot victim on Angeles Crest, CHP closes road

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Authorities plan to step up DUI enforcement for Cinco de Mayo weekend

Authorities plan to step up DUI enforcement for Cinco de Mayo weekend

Local police officials, along with the California Highway Patrol, plan to ramp up patrols for drunk drivers this Cinco de Mayo weekend.

Crime Blotter, April 29: $550 worth of jewelry stolen from car

4400 block of La Granada Way: Auto burglary, 9 p.m. or earlier. Passenger window of a locked Honda Civic pried open, $550 worth of jewelry stolen.

Injured dog rescued at Switzer Falls

Reserve Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies with the Montrose Search and Rescue Team deployed Sunday to come to the aid of a dog injured while hiking with his owner in the Switzer Falls area of the Angeles National Forest, above La Cañada Flintridge.

CV Sheriff's Station volunteers get their day on stage

After 24 years and more than 10,000 hours spent at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station, Ginger Hunnicutt isn’t surprised by much — certainly not by receiving the station’s Volunteer of the Year Award.

Hikers warned of the dangers in local forest

Hikers warned of the dangers in local forest

Spring is here, and that means hikers and recreation enthusiasts are about to hit the trails in and around the Angeles National Forest. Some will not make it out under their own power.

Rattlesnakes make early appearance in foothills

Rattlesnakes have been spotted near Gleneagles Place in La Cañada Flintridge, another sign that a warm spring is causing more early encounters between foothills residents and wildlife than usual.

Crime report: Semi-truck and trailer stolen

La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta arrests and reported crime.

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