Sunday, April 1, 2012
A man suspected of shooting his mother was found dead in his home by police around 8:15 p.m, an apparent suicide.
Updated 8:15: 40-year-old Shaun Rangel, who was suspected of shooting his mother in the leg, was found dead in his home by police after nearly five hours of police surrounding the home. Rangel's body was found shortly after 8 p.m. by SWAT team members who had entered the home, according to Lt. Duane Allen of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A homicide investigation is now underway, though the likelihood is that Rangel killed himself, Allen said. SWAT team members had used gas to fill the house and render Rangel unconcious. They found his body at that point, Allen said. Detectives do not know when Rangel died yet, but they never were able to establish communications with him after arriving on the scene, he added. Updated 7:55…
Deputies have made no arrests in an incident where nearly 20 rounds were fired at trio of men.
The suspects in Friday night's shooting in which two gunmen unloaded nearly 20 rounds of ammunition at three men are still outstanding. None of the three men targeted were hit in the shooting, which happened before 10 p.m. on Raymond Avenue and Harriet Street, according to Lt. Angela Shepherd of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Altadena Station. The three men reportedly jumped a fence in the area to avoid being hit in the hail of bullets. Shepherd did not know if the suspects knew the victims. The suspects were described as "heavy-set black men" in a Pasaden-Star News article, which first broke the story. Anyone with information is asked to call the Central Valley Sheriff's Station at (626) 798-1131.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Akiva Estersohn, 48, was found by search and rescue teams three days after he was last seen. Officials discovered his car at Chaney Trail in Altadena and are searching the surrounding areas to find him.
Updated: Search and rescue teams located a man in the Chaney Trail area Sunday night who had last been seen on Thursday, according to Sheriff's Lt. Marjory Jacobs of Crescenta Valley Station. Akiva Estersohn, 48, was found stuck in a gully not far from the trail head, injured, but not in serious condition, according to Jacobs. Search and rescue teams were helping him walk out on Sunday night, Jacobs said. Estersohn was reported missing in Los Angeles. His family, knowing he was an avid hiker, asked police to search all the trail heads in the foothill areas to see if he might have gone hiking. His vehicle was found in the Chaney Trail area on Sunday. The search began around 5:15 p.m. Sunday and was concluded by 10 p.m. Estersohn had a …
Friday, February 24, 2012
A crash involving a big rig rig prompted the California Highway to intiate a SigAlert on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway, west of Mountain Street in Altadena.
Traffic stopped for Friday commuters when a big rig jacknifed on the eastbound Foothill (210) Freeway in Altadena, according to the CHP. The crash was reported about 2:50 p.m. Friday west of Mountain Street and a SigAlert was issued after, CHP reported. The SigAlert was cancelled about 3:15 p.m. Friday, CHP reported. No injuries were reported at the scene.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Music and fun dominated a chunk of Fair Oaks on Saturday morning for the Black History Parade in Altadena.
City leaders, school bands and dancers joined fraternities, sororities and fellow Altadena residents for the 30th Annual Black History Parade on Saturday morning. If you took pictures at the parade, please add them to our gallery.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
For a gesture beyond the usual flower and chocolates, we suggest some alternatives, right here in Altadena.
I’ve never been a fan of long stemmed roses, Hallmark cards, Pepto-Bismol pink, or institutionalized sentimentality. And this has proved to be a problem in more than one relationship. The men I’ve known have always been gooey marshmallows when it comes to Valentine’s Day. Oh, well, opposites attract. I believe in love, indeed I do, but mandated romance and gaudy displays of affection embarrass me. One boyfriend used to have funeral-sized flower arrangements delivered to my desk at work. What innocent bystander did he think this would impress–Steve in Human Resources, Cathy in Accounting? I couldn’t stick pins in the Forever balloons fast enough. Then there was this chap I married. Thinking we were kindred spirits, I didn’t buy him …
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Several locals and leaders had the chance to tell Southern California Edison their reactions to the 2011 windstorm power outages throughout the foothills and San Gabriel Valley. What would you tell Edison?
There were plenty of tough questions for Southern California Edison at the windstorm response assessment hearing with Los Angeles County officials and community members on Thursday. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) questioned the World War II-era power poles and how to best respond to people with medical needs. “A lot of those poles look really old and look like they’re carrying a big burden,” Schiff said. SCE conducts routine inspections and replaces old poles, said Ron Litzinger, President of Southern California Edison. He added the utility is "investing billions in replacing infrastructure for poles, some that were built during World War II." "Primarily we tried to get the most customers per repair and we tried to get the …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
If you complain to the cable company about the price, count on a poor reception.
Altadena’s contract with Athens Services for weekly trash removal seems to be working out OK. I figure the mandatory change from BFI to Athens has saved me about $1.50 a week. After a period of time, I’ll be able to invest in one of those high-interest bearing CD’s. The giant trash receptacles -- my neighbor calls hers The Triplets, I’ve named them Larry, Curly and Moe -- are a prominent feature on driveways of small houses such as mine. Larry and Curly (the brown and the blue) usually have no more than a couple of bags rattling around inside. My gardeners are thrilled with Moe. Once it’s full, there’s no room for more branches and stuff, so they can be on their way. That’s their story, anyway. If the Town Council really wants to look …
Businesses in Altadena and other cities are acting as drop-off locations for residents needing to recycle batteries—which, by law, are not allowed to be thrown in the trash—and other items.
Tuesday is America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day promoting recycling in the United States, so what better time to make sure your used batteries, electronics and other items are disposed of safely? If that’s not enough motivation, remember that in 2006 California made it illegal to dispose of batteries in the trash. Patch previously highlighted the group of 40 San Gabriel Valley businesses that are participating in a pilot program to increase locations where consumers can legally dispose of batteries. According to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, “participating battery take-back businesses display an identifying sticker in their window and place a collection box, provided by the SGVCOG, within their store where …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Another storm is forecast to hit Southern California into the weekend.
The National Weather Service is forecasting what they call a "significant early season storm" later this week and into the weekend. The storm may bring heavy rain and mountain snows to Altadena and the rest of the southland Friday and into Saturday. However, computer models are showing discrepancies on the exact timing of the storm system, according to the Weather Service. “The current thinking is that rain will develop on the Central Coast late Thursday night…reaching the Los Angeles Basin sometime Friday or early Friday night,” according to a statement by the National Weather Service. Temperatures in Altadena should hover around the mid-60s on Fridays Day and drop to about 60 Saturday, according to NWS forecasts. The low for Saturday …
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1:33 pm on Monday, April 2, 2012
I for one know how irritating helicopters can be, not a lot they can do about the sound. but they serve their purpose. if that guy had of gotten away, he would have been in some other persons home with his rifle, shooting them too. Despite it's drawbacks, the copter is a necessary tool to ensure the safety of citizens surrounding a crime, the pilot can direct officers to intercept wrong doers, … more ›