Glenoaks Boulevard

NORTHWEST GLENDALE — A 77-year-old Burbank man accidentally backed his Honda Accord onto a curb, struck a fire hydrant and slammed into a law office Tuesday on Glenoaks Boulevard at Linden Avenue, police said. Minas Allahyarian was backing into a parking space at 2:26 p.m. when he pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake, losing control of his car, Glendale police Officer Rich Ulrich said. Allahyarian drove in reverse south on the northbound lane of Glenoaks, went up a curb and onto sidewalk, hit a fire hydrant and struck the exterior of the Law Offices of Robert Yousefian.

Vehicle takes a turn for the worse On Wednesday, I was an eyewitness on Glenoaks Boulevard to the most dangerous, irresponsible, seemingly impossible, right-hand turn from the center left-turn lane! I wouldn’t have believed it either if I had not been one of the four cars waiting at the corner when the light turned green for us to continue west on Glenoaks. Before my foot hit the gas pedal, I glanced right and left, and at that moment, the car in the Glenoaks left-turn lane next to me suddenly lurched forward on his/her red light, turned sharply right and sped across our three westbound lanes on Glenoaks Boulevard and up a side street.

GLENDALE — Speeds on main city streets such as Glenoaks Boulevard have decreased since the Police Department stepped up enforcement in high-speed areas, officials said. Patrol officers cited 176 motorists from March 27 to April 6 in Glendale, and of those tickets, 53 were for speeding, according to Glendale Police Department statistics, which Lt. Carl Povilaitis said is a high number for that period of time. Other citations were for failing to stop for a pedestrian or at a stop sign, unsafe lane changes and talking on a hand-held cell phone while driving.

The following were taken from reports filed at the Glendale Police Department:     500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard : Glendale Podiatry Group employees reported Friday that the medical facility was burglarized. An Apple computer and $600 in cash were stolen.   1200 block of Allen Avenue : A 50-year-old Glendale man reported Friday that his Chevy truck was burglarized. Two pairs of sunglasses, a navigation system and a iPhone were stolen.

NORTH GLENDALE — A mangled red sports car from a fatal accident rested in the center median of Glenoaks Boulevard near Graynold Avenue on Thursday along with two electronic signs reading “Slow down, speed kills.” The display is the Glendale Police Department’s latest effort to increase public awareness of speeding and warn motorists who drive on Glenoaks that driving too fast can result in death, Lt. Carl Povilaitis said. Since the start of this year, three major collisions have occurred on Glenoaks, and two happened on Glenoaks and Graynold.

GLENDALE — Police have been cracking down on speeders and motorists who violated road laws in the past week in an effort to curtail collisions in the city. Glendale Police Department Traffic Bureau officers have cited more than 55 people since Jan. 19 for speeding on Glenoaks Boulevard, Pacific Avenue and Kenneth and Glenwood roads. Twenty-five motorists were cited Jan. 20 on the four roads, with some reaching speeds as high as 60 mph on Glenoaks, where the speed limit is 40 mph. Another nine motorists were cited Sunday and 15 Monday for speeding on Pacific Avenue, where speeds reached as high as 52 mph in the 25 mph zone.

NORTHWEST GLENDALE — A couple and a 17-year-old driver were taken to local hospitals Friday for moderate injuries after the driver ran a red light, drove into the wrong direction of traffic and struck the couple’s car head-on, police said. The teen, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was driving west on Glenoaks Boulevard at a high speed when he ran a red light at Graynold Avenue, then swerved to avoid hitting another car and hit a curb instead, which sent his silver Infiniti sport utility vehicle into the eastbound lanes of Glenoaks, Glendale Police Lt. Carl Povilaitis said.

NORTH GLENDALE — Two men were hospitalized, one with serious injuries, after a car collision that involved speeding and may have been related to street racing, or chasing, police said. A teenager was driving east at high speeds in a red minivan on Glenoaks Boulevard when he hit a Nissan sedan at about 7 p.m. that was turning left at Concord Street, said Police Lt. Carl Povilaitis, who was at the scene. The driver of the Nissan, who was alone, was seriously injured and undergoing surgery Friday night at County-USC Medical Center for unknown injuries, Povilaitis said.

GLENDALE — The unfolding case of Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, who on Christmas Eve killed nine people at a holiday party while dressed as Santa Claus, continued to unravel Tuesday, with police saying a family attorney and Glendale resident may have been one of the intended targets. Glendale police, acting on a tip from neighbors, found a rental car Saturday night that Pardo had left on Glenoaks Boulevard. Police evacuated the north Glendale neighborhood for about five hours. At the time, police did not know why the car was parked there, less than six miles from Pardo’s Montrose home and far from the Covina house where the murders occurred.