Fast Food Restaurant

Gretchen Hoffman Glendale Police are looking for a group of men that beat and robbed two men outside a fast-food restaurant. The victims told police they were standing at a walk-up order window at Rally's Hamburgers, 1801 S. Brand Blvd., about 7:10 p.m. Sunday when two men came up to them and asked about their gang affiliation, according to the police report. The victims said they weren't part of a gang, but the men began punching and kicking them.

Jackson Bell Ordering a coke may have taken on a double meaning at a popular fast-food restaurant. Kenny Liera, a 23-year-old assistant manager at In-N-Out, was arrested Thursday night at work on suspicion of selling cocaine out of the restaurant's parking lot, Glendale Police said. Acting on anonymous tips, police set up surveillance outside the restaurant at about 7 p.m., and saw Liera allegedly conduct two cocaine transactions in an hour in the parking lot, Det. Manny Fernandez said.

Buck Wargo CITY HALL -- The Glendale zoning administrator will review two requests today for variances to allow two homes on Valley View Road. Charles Rendler from Manhattan Beach has requested the variances, which are needed because the project wouldn't have required driveways. Permits are also needed to grade dirt. The homes would be built at 1642 and 1650 Valley View Road. Also today, Thomas Ortiz is requesting a variance to allow a building to be converted into a fast-food restaurant at 469 Burchett St. The hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. in Room 105 of the Municipal Services Building, 633 E. Broadway.

Man breaks into a drive-through A Taco Bell was burglarized Tuesday morning when an unknown man pried open the drive-through window and stole cash from the register, police said Wednesday. An employee at the South Central Avenue fast-food restaurant told investigators that she arrived at work about 7 a.m. and noticed that $164 was stolen from the register, according to a Glendale police report. A security tape filmed the man driving up to the window, breaking into the eatery and snatching the money, police said.

Weekend brings another banquet brawl NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Glendale Police responded to a large melee this weekend in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, authorities said. About 3:30 a.m. Sunday, several police were sent to break up a reported brawl at Burger King, 523 N. Central Ave., according to police reports. Earlier that night, many of the men suspected of brawling came from Ambrosia, 6410 San Fernando Road, where one of the men allegedly picked up a cellphone and received a call to meet at the fast-food diner, police said.

The following incidents were taken from reports filed at the Glendale Police Station: 200 block of South Central Avenue : A 27-year-old Van Nuys man resisted arrest at a clothing store Monday, but was later booked on theft charges. 1200 block of East Colorado Street : Grand theft was reported Monday after furs, cash, a wallet and DVD player were stolen from a vehicle parked at a fast-food restaurant. East Chestnut Street at South Louise Street : A 55-year-old Highland Park man was arrested Monday during a traffic stop after a search yielded five outstanding warrants for driving on a suspended license and various misdemeanors.

Ben Godar A Glendale man involved in a string of fast-food restaurant robberies was convicted of second-degree murder for a deadly car collision that occurred while he was attempting to elude police. William Tanielian was also convicted Monday of 27 counts of robbery and assaulting a nurse at Los Angeles County Medical Center following the collision. The head-on collision that killed Milo Flores of Alhambra was May 23, 2001, in Eagle Rock. Police were attempting to arrest Tanielian for the robberies when he began the chase, which reached speeds of 100 mph. Deputy Dist.

Re: parking variance for Starbucks on Burchett and Pacific. Much ado about nothing has been made of the parking situation at the Starbucks Coffee at Burchett and Pacific, and I guess I shouldn't be surprised that only a handful of outspoken individuals have created another typical political and media feeding frenzy for the city of Glendale. As someone who has lived in Glendale for nearly 20 years and worked in various locations within the city for nearly 25 years, I have seen a lot of changes, some good and some not so good, but the fact remains that we are a major metropolitan city that continues to grow and whose demographics continue to change with this growth.

Janine Marnien LA CRESCENTA -- Regulars at popular Crescenta Valley High School hangout Senior Nacho need not be concerned about a recent change in ownership. New owner Sam Cho does not plan to close the fast-food restaurant, change the name or pull anything from the menu. That pleases Crescenta Valley High School students. "My friends and I come here every Friday for a CV special," freshman Ashley Flores said. "The food here is better than the school's."

Charles Rich Unlike most teenagers, don't expect to find Katie Kime making a beeline to a fast-food restaurant. Hamburgers, hot dogs and onion rings are out, and have been replaced by chicken and rice. Now there's a high degree of will power for a 13-year-old. "No junk food," Kime said. "I have to eat high-protein foods. I have to watch what I eat." That's a valid explanation offered by Kime, who will compete Wednesday and Thursday in the 2003 ConocoPhillips Spring National Championship in Indianapolis.

GLENDALE — Police arrested a man they believe is the so-called "Irreconcilable Differences" bandit Tuesday as he fled a Glendale bank, ending a spree of 17 attempted bank robberies throughout Southern California since December. The robber, who police believe was 55-year-old Alan Freibaum, earned his moniker after he robbed his first bank in Beverly Hills, asking the teller to help him wire money in a way that would go undetected by his wife's attorney, as he was in the middle of a divorce.

The following incidents were taken from reports filed at the Glendale Police Station: 200 block of South Central Avenue : A 27-year-old Van Nuys man resisted arrest at a clothing store Monday, but was later booked on theft charges. 1200 block of East Colorado Street : Grand theft was reported Monday after furs, cash, a wallet and DVD player were stolen from a vehicle parked at a fast-food restaurant. East Chestnut Street at South Louise Street : A 55-year-old Highland Park man was arrested Monday during a traffic stop after a search yielded five outstanding warrants for driving on a suspended license and various misdemeanors.

Man breaks into a drive-through A Taco Bell was burglarized Tuesday morning when an unknown man pried open the drive-through window and stole cash from the register, police said Wednesday. An employee at the South Central Avenue fast-food restaurant told investigators that she arrived at work about 7 a.m. and noticed that $164 was stolen from the register, according to a Glendale police report. A security tape filmed the man driving up to the window, breaking into the eatery and snatching the money, police said.

Jackson Bell Ordering a coke may have taken on a double meaning at a popular fast-food restaurant. Kenny Liera, a 23-year-old assistant manager at In-N-Out, was arrested Thursday night at work on suspicion of selling cocaine out of the restaurant's parking lot, Glendale Police said. Acting on anonymous tips, police set up surveillance outside the restaurant at about 7 p.m., and saw Liera allegedly conduct two cocaine transactions in an hour in the parking lot, Det. Manny Fernandez said.

Weekend brings another banquet brawl NORTHWEST GLENDALE -- Glendale Police responded to a large melee this weekend in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant, authorities said. About 3:30 a.m. Sunday, several police were sent to break up a reported brawl at Burger King, 523 N. Central Ave., according to police reports. Earlier that night, many of the men suspected of brawling came from Ambrosia, 6410 San Fernando Road, where one of the men allegedly picked up a cellphone and received a call to meet at the fast-food diner, police said.

Charles Rich Unlike most teenagers, don't expect to find Katie Kime making a beeline to a fast-food restaurant. Hamburgers, hot dogs and onion rings are out, and have been replaced by chicken and rice. Now there's a high degree of will power for a 13-year-old. "No junk food," Kime said. "I have to eat high-protein foods. I have to watch what I eat." That's a valid explanation offered by Kime, who will compete Wednesday and Thursday in the 2003 ConocoPhillips Spring National Championship in Indianapolis.

Ben Godar A Glendale man involved in a string of fast-food restaurant robberies was convicted of second-degree murder for a deadly car collision that occurred while he was attempting to elude police. William Tanielian was also convicted Monday of 27 counts of robbery and assaulting a nurse at Los Angeles County Medical Center following the collision. The head-on collision that killed Milo Flores of Alhambra was May 23, 2001, in Eagle Rock. Police were attempting to arrest Tanielian for the robberies when he began the chase, which reached speeds of 100 mph. Deputy Dist.

Gretchen Hoffman Glendale Police are looking for a group of men that beat and robbed two men outside a fast-food restaurant. The victims told police they were standing at a walk-up order window at Rally's Hamburgers, 1801 S. Brand Blvd., about 7:10 p.m. Sunday when two men came up to them and asked about their gang affiliation, according to the police report. The victims said they weren't part of a gang, but the men began punching and kicking them.

Re: parking variance for Starbucks on Burchett and Pacific. Much ado about nothing has been made of the parking situation at the Starbucks Coffee at Burchett and Pacific, and I guess I shouldn't be surprised that only a handful of outspoken individuals have created another typical political and media feeding frenzy for the city of Glendale. As someone who has lived in Glendale for nearly 20 years and worked in various locations within the city for nearly 25 years, I have seen a lot of changes, some good and some not so good, but the fact remains that we are a major metropolitan city that continues to grow and whose demographics continue to change with this growth.

Janine Marnien LA CRESCENTA -- Regulars at popular Crescenta Valley High School hangout Senior Nacho need not be concerned about a recent change in ownership. New owner Sam Cho does not plan to close the fast-food restaurant, change the name or pull anything from the menu. That pleases Crescenta Valley High School students. "My friends and I come here every Friday for a CV special," freshman Ashley Flores said. "The food here is better than the school's."