Foothill Boulevard

Two cars collided  shortly after 3 p.m. Monday on a rain - slickened Foothill Boulevard at Daleridge Road in La Canada, sending one of the drivers to a hospital. After-school traffic around St. Francis High School , St. Bede Elementary School and La Cañada High School slowed to a crawl, as the two cars waited in the roadway for tow trucks to arrive, blocking the westbound lane of Foothill . Deputy Will Agtual of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station said that one of the drivers was transported to Verdugo Hills Hospital after the crash, but that extent of their injuries could not be reported at this time.  The other driver, a middle-aged man who declined to give his name, said that he had been driving west on Foothill in his Honda Civic when the other driver, behind the wheel of a Chevrolet sedan, attempted to turn from Daleridge onto Foothill , heading east.

A rash of vehicle break-ins late February on Foothill Boulevard prompted the La Cañada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce to send out an e-mail Tuesday asking local businesses and residents to be increasingly vigilant. . Capt. Dave Silversparre of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station noted the recent rise in burglaries at the City Council meeting Monday night, requesting the chamber use its contacts to get the word out. “We’ve had a series of burglaries in the past, but this series has occurred at gyms and businesses on Foothill Boulevard,” said Capt.

If you?re tired of creeping slowly through the one-lane of traffic along Foothill Boulevard these days, the good news is ? construction is almost completed and most work should be finished by the end of May, city staff said during an update at Monday night?s City Council meeting. That?s really good news for John Yeghiaian, owner of Berge?s Sandwiches, which has lost between 30% and 40% of its business in the past few weeks while construction work continued on the boulevard, Yeghiasian said.

AREA 1 4400 block of Cloud Avenue: A vehicle trailer was stolen from a Glendale Unified School District parking lot on Feb. 18. 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard: A male suspect was arrested for being drunk in public on Feb. 9. That section of Foothill Boulevard is by Briggs Street, close to the Crescenta Valley Sheriff?s Station. 2200 block of Foothill Boulevard: The passenger side front window of a vehicle was smashed in at the Yuki Yama parking lot on Feb. 19. 3100 block of Foothill Boulevard: The passenger side rear window of a vehicle parked in the Star Sport Gym parking lot was smashed in on Feb. 19. AREA 2 1900 block of Foothill Boulevard: A wallet and purse were stolen from a vehicle parked in the YMCA parking lot Feb. 19. The vehicle?

The following crime reports for La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose and northeast Glendale were taken from the log at the Glendale Police Department and provided by the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station. Monday, Jan. 2 Mathew Wolflick, 22, of La Crescenta, was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public in the 2600 block of Honolulu Avenue, northeast Glendale. Sunday, Jan. 1 Person(s) unknown stole a cell phone from an unlocked vehicle at La Cañada High School.

A local school was vandalized over the Presidents? Day holiday. Palm Crest Elementary in the 5000 block of Palm Drive had three windows cracked, but nothing appeared to be stolen. According to Crescenta Valley Sheriff?s Station report, it appears that the windows were broken with rocks. This follows on the heels of last week?s vandalism of several businesses along Foothill Boulevard. Four burglaries occurred overnight on Feb. 10-11 along Foothill Boulevard; three in La Crescenta and one in La Cañada.

The eastbound lanes of Foothill Boulevard were closed down from Gould Avenue to Oakwood Avenue Tuesday afternoon due to damage to a gas meter. The incident occurred shortly after noon on a sidewalk along Gould Avenue south of Foothill Boulevard. According to Mike Ciani of Southern California Gas Company, a truck apparently ran over the meter, causing damage to the [gas] service line. The fire department advised the Crescenta Valley Sheriff?s Station to close the area until the gas line was shut down.

The Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station is on the lookout for a female burglary suspect who targeted a TJ Maxx store in the 600 block of Foothill Boulevard this afternoon. “The suspect came in and took some baby clothes,” said Crescenta Valley Sheriff’s Station Sergeant. Scott Gibson. “The employees chased her through the parking lot where the suspect fled the scene on Commonwealth. We don’t know which way she went on Foothill Boulevard." TJ Maxx employees described the suspect’s getaway car as a blue, four-door SUV. They also managed to get a partial license plate, to which Gibson said the sheriff’s station was processing.

La Cañada 500 block of Houseman Street: A briefcase was stolen out of a locked Ford SUV parked in its owner's driveway between 11 p.m. Sunday, April 1, and 8 a.m. Monday, April 2. The front driver-side window of the SUV had been smashed. 900 block of Crown Avenue: A woman's purse was stolen out of her locked Honda SUV between 11:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, and 6:15 a.m. Monday, April 2. The car's front passenger-side window had been smashed. The victim's debit card was later used to purchase $105 worth of gas at two Chevron stations in Bell.

More than 100 shoppers woke up early or altered their morning routines to be on hand for the grand opening of the Sprouts Farmers Market in La Cañada Flintridge Wednesday. The opening came two years after the announcement that the former Sport Chalet Sportland building at 920 Foothill Blvd. was going to be replaced by a Henry's supermarket. A year later, Henry's merged with Sprouts, an Arizona-based chain, delaying plans for the new store. Sprouts operates more than 100 stores in California, Arizona and Colorado, and has stores in Pasadena and Burbank.

An armed robber made off with $1,500 in cash from a La Cañada Flintridge Starbucks Saturday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Office. A gunman entered the coffee shop at 475 Foothill Boulevard just as it was closing at 9 p.m. Saturday, according to Sheriff's Sgt. Gary Gurek at the Crescenta Valley station. The man ordered the two employees and one customer inside to the floor, and told one of the coworkers to open the safe. He grabbed about $1,500 and has not been found.

Area 1 3000 block of Foothill Boulevard: A black JanSport backpack containing school supplies was stolen on Monday, Jan. 30, after its owner, a high school student, left it at the front of Walgreens while shopping. At 3:21 p.m. a white man with black hair and goatee, wearing a black shirt and green cargo pants, was spotted leaving the store with the backpack. 2400 block of Los Olivos Lane: A Garmin GPS, a pair of sunglasses and some small tools were stolen from a locked Saturn sedan sometime between 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, and 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. 1900 block of Verdugo Boulevard: A locked Chevrolet Suburban was broken into, with the driver-side door lock punctured and the steering column broken, sometime between 5:50 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25. Nothing was reported stolen.

Two cars collided  shortly after 3 p.m. Monday on a rain - slickened Foothill Boulevard at Daleridge Road in La Canada, sending one of the drivers to a hospital. After-school traffic around St. Francis High School , St. Bede Elementary School and La Cañada High School slowed to a crawl, as the two cars waited in the roadway for tow trucks to arrive, blocking the westbound lane of Foothill . Deputy Will Agtual of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station said that one of the drivers was transported to Verdugo Hills Hospital after the crash, but that extent of their injuries could not be reported at this time.  The other driver, a middle-aged man who declined to give his name, said that he had been driving west on Foothill in his Honda Civic when the other driver, behind the wheel of a Chevrolet sedan, attempted to turn from Daleridge onto Foothill , heading east.

Area 1 2400 block of Olive Avenue: The rear passenger window of a black Jetta was smashed sometime between 9 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, and 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16. The car doors had been left locked and it appeared no entry was made. No items were reported missing. 2900 block of Community Avenue: A woman's iPhone 4S was stolen at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. The victim was running on the track at Crescenta Valley High School when a teenager, approximately 18, approached her and asked to use her cell phone.

After two years of sore eyes and empty tanks, the 76 gas station on the corner of Angeles Crest Highway and Foothill Boulevard is on the path to reopening at the start of next year. The station sat unused after the previous owner's lease from Conoco-Phillips expired in 2009, and was finally acquired in June 2010 in a group purchase of Conoco-Phillips stations by Platinum Energy, based out of Agoura Hills. Platinum Energy, 76's largest fuel distributor on the West Coast, owns and directly operates several stations in Southern California, a model that will be implemented in La Cañada as well, said Brian Whalen, general manager of Platinum Energy.

Area 1: 3000 Block of Stevens Street:. While checking on his stepmother's home while she was out of town Monday, Aug.15, a resident noticed that the side door had been forced open. The house had been ransacked, but as the owners were out of town, deputies were unable to determine what was stolen. 4500 Block of Briggs Avenue: Pasadena resident Julio Ortiz was arrested at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, for driving on a suspended license. Deputies traveling on Foothill Boulevard ran the license plate of Ortiz's red GMC Yukon and found an outstanding arrest warrant for the address where the vehicle was registered.

After 32 years selling baking supplies in Montrose, Jane's Cake and Candy Supply is coming to La Cañada Flintridge. Jane's owner, Tom Samaha, said he hopes to have a lease finalized with the Vons shopping center, Plaza de La Cañada, on Foothill Boulevard by the end of the week, with a goal of moving into the breezeway behind Zeli Coffee by early September. Vons spokesman Carlos Ellingway said it is company policy not to comment on any business deals until they are finalized.