Glenoaks Boulevard

The following information was taken from police reports: 200 block of South Cedar Street: A 44-year-old Glendale man was arrested Monday on suspicion of prowling and being drunk in public. Scholl Canyon Road and Glenoaks Boulevard: A 24-year-old Glendale man was arrested Monday on suspicion of trying to force his girlfriend out of her car. Verdugo Road and El Cino Place: A 24-year-old Burbank man was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Tim Willert NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- They are designed to slow motorists traveling through parts of the city's Rossmoyne district. But some residents think the temporary traffic circles on Stocker and Mountain Streets are nothing but an inconvenience and an eyesore. "They force you into the middle of the street and they are extremely ugly," said Judy Lloyd, who lives in the 800 block of Cavanagh Road. "I have no idea why the city did this. It would have to be cheaper to put in a four-way stop sign."

The City Council gave its backing Tuesday night to mixed-use developments in neighborhood centers around the city although it wanted to limit the size of those projects so they wouldn't encroach onto residential areas. City staff members were directed to come up with a lower density level for the developments that are to be part of a proposed land-use plan the council will adopt next year. Without a change in the density, which could allow two- or three-story buildings, council members expected opposition from residents who live near the neighborhood centers.

Police arrested a 20-year-old Glendale man on an outstanding warrant Wednesday evening, who was one of two young men shot at near Jon's Market on Glenoaks Boulevard. Police are still searching for the shooter. At about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday a gunman fired shots at Robert Lopez, and another man, both members of a Latino gang, Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Lopez was arrested shortly after on a felony probation warrant. Lopez and the other man were standing on a sidewalk near the intersection of Western Avenue and Glenoaks Boulevard when they were approached by a car, Lorenz said.

The following items will be considered at Tuesday's City Council meeting: SMOKING BAN The council will vote on whether to ban smoking within 25 feet of seating and service lines at public events in city parks. An addition to the law, Councilman Dave Weaver suggested completely prohibiting smoking in the Glendale Chess Park between Brand Boulevard and Orange Street. Council members have a choice to pass the law with or without Weaver's addition.

A plan to convert one of the last sections of city streetlights from high to low voltage systems got the green light Tuesday. The City Council’s unanimous approval means crews can go ahead with plans to convert the streetlights for the Bellehurst project — which includes Cedar and Everett streets from Glenoaks Boulevard to Stocker Street, and Glenoaks Boulevard, Dryden and Stocker streets between Everett and Cedar streets — from...

Alecia Foster GLENDALE -- Sarkis Sarkissian stepped outside his family's restaurant on Glenoaks Boulevard in the late hours of April 29 for some fresh air. A few moments later, he was joined by his father, Sebooh, who gave him "five" and sat down next to him. "We clasped hands for a couple of seconds," Sarkis remembered. At that moment, the 17-year-old said he felt like everything was going well for his family -- they were a strong unit, their chain of Anoush Family Restaurants were doing well and they were having a house built high in the Verdugo Mountains overlooking Glendale.

Police reserve adds four more to its ranks Four more officers joined the Glendale Police Department's Reserve Program Monday, bolstering its ranks to 14. Police Chief Randy Adams swore in the new officers at a small ceremony for friends and family at the downtown station. They will soon begin their yearlong training process. "These guys are a wonderful addition to the Police Department," Glendale Police Officer John Balian said. "This is something they really love and enjoy."

PASADENA— Jurors will begin today to decide the fate of a 20-year-old Glendale man accused of paralyzing another driver in the aftermath of a 2009 car race on Glenoaks Boulevard. Deputy Dist. Atty. Susan Navas told jurors during her closing arguments in Pasadena Superior Court that the defendant, Aren Aznavoleh, had treated his car as a weapon against the victim, Rafick Darosee. Darosee, 38, was not racing when his Nissan Sentra was struck. "On January 9, Rafick Darosee lost everything," she told jurors.

A woman in nothing but a pair of black high heels was detained this week after an officer spotted her in the center grass median of Glenoaks Boulevard. [ This post has been amended, see note below for details. ] An officer driving on Glenoaks near Alameda Avenue spotted the naked woman, Khadisha Baseer, about 6:41 p.m. Tuesday standing in the median where children and parents pushing strollers were walking in the neighborhood, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. As the officer tried approaching Baseer, she reportedly started yelling “Tiger sharks are chasing me” and ran into the westbound traffic lane, where she was almost hit by a passing vehicle, according to Glendale police reports.