In the past few days there has been a rash of vehicle burglaries in the area below the entrance of Glenoaks Canyon: 1 in the 1600 Block of Royal, 2 in the 500 Block of Woodbury Rd, 2 in the 1900 Block of Eden Ave and 1 in the 1500 Block of East Glenoaks.  A witness in one of the burglaries described the suspect vehicle as a dark blue older model Volkswagen GTI further described as having tinted windows and a “racing type” exhaust system.  The witness stated he has seen the GTI in the area the past few nights and fears they are casing the neighborhood.

Please share this information with your members.  If they see suspicious activities in their neighborhood please have them call 911.

Detective Barba is handling these cases and can be reached at (818) 548-3127

The Glendale Police Dept. has launched a FREE subscription email program known as “APB Glendale.”   Residents can sign up for police email notifications that will range from up-coming police events to requests for information on crimes and wanted suspects.  This faster system of information exchange helps the public to be safer, and provides the police department with an additional tool in enlisting the public’s help in solving crimes.

To subscribe to APB Glendale, visit the police website at http://www.ci.glendale.ca.us/police/email_list_signup.asp.

Glendale officials announced today that a mountain lion was spotted February 15 in the Verdugo Mountains. The large lion was seen by officers in a Glendale Police Department helicopter while the animal was sunning itself in a clearing. Officials have not said specifically, where in the Verdugo mountains, the sighting took place. more…

On Saturday 12/27 many residents in our canyon were evacuated from their homes from around 9:00 PM to 2:30 AM due to the discovery of the second car rented by Bruce Jeffrey Pardo (the Santa Claus Killer) parked on Glenoaks Blvd.  The car was parked in the 2300 block of Glenoaks Blvd. near Tryon. For those nearby, it was a very unsettling and unexpected experience. While it turned out that there was nothing dangerous in the car, it was our diligent canyon neighbors that called police about the vehicle which had been suspiciously parked there for some time. To read more about the incident, please visit these pages at the Glendale News Press:

www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2009/01/01/news/gnp-pardo29.txt

www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2009/01/01/publicsafety/gnp-pardo31.txt

According to the Glendale News Press, a Burbank man reported on Wednesday that his truck was burglurized in the 2800 block of E. Glenoaks Canyon. A golf club, watch, a pair of sunglasses, a backpack, and some perscription medication were taken.