Columbus Avenue

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly forced a woman to touch his genitals Monday outside a Ralphs supermarket in Glendale. The man reportedly approached the woman at 6 a.m. as she was entering her parked car at Ralphs in the 1200 block of North Central Avenue, according to Glendale police. While she was still seated in the driver's seat, the man reportedly grabbed her left wrist and told her, "Don't be scared. I haven't seen you in weeks.

Amber Willard NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Glendale Police are searching for a man who snatched a woman's purse from her shoulder as she walked with her daughter. The woman and girl were at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Milford Street when the man grabbed the woman's purse from behind, police said. The robbery occurred about 7:30 p.m. Monday. The man ran to a waiting car on Milford Street, and turned south on Columbus Avenue, the woman told police.

A 19-year-old Los Angeles man was stabbed twice in his arm, possibly by his brother, on Saturday near the Glendale Galleria, police said. The man, whose name wasn't released, told police he was jumped at about 8:32 p.m. and stabbed twice in the left arm by two men, but declined to talk about the incident, according to Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. A witness, however, reported seeing something different. The witness told police the man was arguing and fighting with his brother inside a van just before officers arrived to the scene.

Tires slashed in neighborhood Four cars had their tires punctured in a Northwest Glendale neighborhood Tuesday near Pioneer Drive and Columbus Avenue. Victims reported damage at between $100 and $300, according to police reports. The slashings appeared to be random acts by delinquents and do not reflect any larger trend, Glendale Police Officer John Balian said. Residents in the area said that tire slashings in the area have occurred more than once in recent years.

Tim Willert GLENDALE -- The state Department of Transportation is hosting a community open house to discuss two proposed soundwall projects along the Ventura (134) Freeway. The forum will be from 6-8 p.m., Aug. 29, inside the Glendale Central Library auditorium, 222 E. Harvard St. Caltrans representatives will provide information and answer questions about the project, part of a comprehensive soundwall program across L.A. County. The proposed Glendale soundwalls will be between Concord Street and Columbus Avenue on both the eastbound and westbound sides of the freeway.

A Pasadena man is scheduled to be arraigned today after allegedly running from police. Tyrone Jermaine Bell, 22, ran out of J.C. Penney in the Glendale Galleria Monday afternoon after undercover loss-prevention agents tried to stop him on suspicion of stealing $81 worth of clothes, according to police reports. Bell ran into an adjacent neighborhood along Columbus Avenue and hid for about an hour, while Glendale Police officers set up a perimeter and searched for him, police said.

This post has been corrected. See below for details.  A 13-year-old boy died Thursday after he was struck by, and then trapped underneath, a school bus, police said. Numerous 911 calls about the incident at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Riverdale Drive started coming in shortly after 2 p.m., Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. [Updated 7:05 p.m.: The boy whose identity is still not released attended Roosevelt Middle School. In preliminary interviews, witnesses said the boy was traveling at a high rate of speed, heading westbound in an eastbound lane.

Amber Willard The following incidents were taken from police reports. 800 block of Norton Avenue: A man told police that someone stole tools from his truck overnight Thursday. 800 block of South Chevy Chase Drive: A woman told police that someone stole her Toyota Celica on Thursday. Columbus Avenue and Maple Street: A 19-year-old Glendale man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of felony cocaine possession. Glendale Galleria: A 28-year-old Norwalk man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of taking clothes from JCPenney.

homes Police arrested a Glendale man early Thursday morning on suspicion of entering several homes while the families were inside. Police arrested Sergio Sandoval, 38, after receiving three reports of a prowler in the same neighborhood. Shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday, a woman in the 1000 block of Virginia Place told police a man removed the screen and reached inside her bathroom window. A similar report came two hours later from a woman in the 100 block of West Chevy Chase Drive, police reports said.

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly forced a woman to touch his genitals Monday outside a Ralphs supermarket in Glendale. The man reportedly approached the woman at 6 a.m. as she was entering her parked car at Ralphs in the 1200 block of North Central Avenue, according to Glendale police. While she was still seated in the driver's seat, the man reportedly grabbed her left wrist and told her, "Don't be scared. I haven't seen you in weeks.

A 19-year-old Los Angeles man was stabbed twice in his arm, possibly by his brother, on Saturday near the Glendale Galleria, police said. The man, whose name wasn't released, told police he was jumped at about 8:32 p.m. and stabbed twice in the left arm by two men, but declined to talk about the incident, according to Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz. A witness, however, reported seeing something different. The witness told police the man was arguing and fighting with his brother inside a van just before officers arrived to the scene.

This post has been corrected. See below for details.  A 13-year-old boy died Thursday after he was struck by, and then trapped underneath, a school bus, police said. Numerous 911 calls about the incident at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Riverdale Drive started coming in shortly after 2 p.m., Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. [Updated 7:05 p.m.: The boy whose identity is still not released attended Roosevelt Middle School. In preliminary interviews, witnesses said the boy was traveling at a high rate of speed, heading westbound in an eastbound lane.

SOUTH GLENDALE — Police say the 20-year-old woman who struck and killed an 80-year-old man as he used a crosswalk Wednesday night ran a stop sign. The man, who was identified Thursday as Misak Ranjbar, died from head trauma as a result of being struck by the car at Columbus and California avenues, said Ed Winter, a Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman. Ranjbar was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The motorist, Ani Voskanian, 20, of Tujunga, was headed west on California Avenue about 6:37 p.m. when she failed to yield at the four-way stop and hit Ranjbar, who had been heading north on Columbus Avenue, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said.

SOUTH GLENDALE—An 80-year-old man was fatally struck by a motorist Wednesday evening in a crosswalk at Columbus and California avenues, police said. The man, who’s name was not immediately released, was taken to a Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Glendale Lt. Brian Cohen said. The motorist was headed west on California Avenue about 6:37 p.m. when she hit the man, who had been heading north on Columbus Avenue, Cohen said. The woman, whose identity police did not release Wednesday night, struck the man with the right side of her compact sedan, cracking its windshield.

GLENDALE — Glendale police on Friday morning arrested three women who had allegedly been attempting “knock-knock” burglaries in a north Glendale neighborhood, police said. Police arrested Ziara Cannady, 23, of Los Angeles, and Compton residents Valerie Acosta, and Sukari Joffiron, both 20, on Columbus Avenue on suspicion of burglary after responding to a call of suspicious women knocking on doors in the area, Lorenz said. The three women matched the description of a trio of young robbers who have targeted expensive homes in the Los Angeles area and were caught on security camera.

GLENDALE — In what was the city’s first homicide of 2009, a 35-year-old North Hollywood man died after he was shot multiple times Wednesday morning while seated in his black Lexus SUV in a parking lot on Elk Avenue, police said. A gunman approached the man, whose name wasn’t released pending family notification, while he was waiting inside his SUV in the Allstate Insurance parking lot on the 300 block of Elk Avenue. The unknown assailant then fired several shots into through the driver’s side window, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said A police officer who was among the first to arrive just after 11 a.m. administered CPR, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene — his limp leg hanging out the open driver’s side door as his blood-covered body slouched over the center console.

The following were taken from reports filed at the Glendale Police Department: ? ? 1200 block of Columbus Avenue: A Glendale woman reported May 23 that her Lexus was burglarized. A laptop, business cards, an organizer and personal checks were stolen. ? Robertson Avenue and Victory Boulevard: A 20-year-old Burbank man was arrested May 23 on suspicion of driving on a suspended driver?s license, driving at unsafe speed and possessing marijuana. ?