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A laptop and cell phone were returned to a Burbank Water and Power employee Wednesday after the items were stolen from him while he was walking to his car the day before, police said. A person dropped the items off at the front desk of BWP and the employee, Mahesh Saraswat, informed police that he had his city-owned phone and personal laptop were in his possession, Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. Saraswat was leaving work and walking in the 100 block of West Magnolia Boulevard shortly after 6 p.m. on Jan. 10, beneath the underpass toward his car, when he was confronted by two men, Ryburn said.

A laptop belonging to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge was allegedly stolen from a contract employee last summer, but the agency didn't realize it was missing until an inventory was conducted in January, officials said. JPL hired La Crescenta resident Jeffrey Mart in 1997 to complete contract work and he was given an Apple MacBook Pro laptop to monitor space flight operations from home, according to a report provided by the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station.

SOUTH GLENDALE — Two men were arrested Saturday after a resident saw them trying to steal a laptop in his apartment, police said. George Rosales, 19, and Yovane Rosales, 18, both of Glendale, were taken into custody late Saturday on suspicion of burglary after police spotted them walking away from the residence in the 300 block of East Palmer Avenue, according to police reports. The alleged victim told police he had been watching TV about 9 p.m. with his family in the bedroom when he heard a loud noise.

Janine Marnien Megan's Law has gone mobile. With a new laptop computer on loan from the city of La Canada Flintridge and software from the state Department of Justice, deputies from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station can now bring information on registered sex offenders to local groups. Taking advantage of the laptop is a great way for organizations like the Parent-Teacher Assn. to find out who in their community could be a threat to their children, Deputy Dan Connolly said.

A 19-year-old La Crescenta man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property after a concerned citizen contacted the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station about a suspicious person in their neighborhood. According to Sgt. Ray Harley, neighbors called in around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday morning stating that a suspicious person was walking their neighborhood holding a laptop computer. Because of recent thefts throughout Crescenta Valley and La Cañada concerning laptops, neighbors were concerned about the suspect's behavior.

Alecia Foster The following incidents were taken from police reports. 700 block of Patterson Avenue: A 1989 Toyota Corolla was reported stolen Monday. Central Avenue and Loraine Street: A 21-year-old man was arrested Monday on suspicion of possessing marijuana and crystal meth. Windsor Road and Central Avenue: A 1989 Chevrolet that had been reported stolen was recovered Monday. 1300 block of East Colorado Street: The window of Pets R Us was reported smashed and three birds stolen sometime between Sunday and Monday.

The following items were taken from police reports: Chevy Chase Drive and San Fernando Road: A 33-year-old Los Angeles man reported Thursday that an unknown man robbed him while walking alone on the sidewalk. The alleged mugger threatened the man, and the man gave the robber all the money he had -- $20 -- to avoid being mugged. 500 block of North Glendale Avenue: A 39-year-old Altadena man reported Thursday that his laptop computer worth $500 was stolen.

Waiting for Dudley Doright? A 22-year-old Glendale woman was arrested Thursday after Glendale police found her sitting on the railroad tracks at 6300 San Fernando Road. Just a few days earlier, a Glendale man jumped in front of a Metrolink train and was critically injured. As of Friday, he was still alive. The woman may have met the same fate if police hadn't arrived. She told them she did not know a train was coming and did not intend to kill herself.

WEST GLENDALE — Police are searching for a man who reportedly robbed a 30-year-old Pasadena man at gunpoint early Sunday morning near Big Fish Bar and Grill. The man was robbed of his wallet and a $1,300 laptop at around 2 a.m. as he walked up to his parked car at the restaurant on the 5200 block of San Fernando Road near the intersection with West Wilson Avenue, according to police reports. He had initially parked his car a few minutes earlier to go inside the bar, but the front doors were locked, according to the report.

A laptop belonging to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge was allegedly stolen from a contract employee last summer, but the agency didn't realize it was missing until an inventory was conducted in January, officials said. JPL hired La Crescenta resident Jeffrey Mart in 1997 to complete contract work and he was given an Apple MacBook Pro laptop to monitor space flight operations from home, according to a report provided by the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station.

It doesn't take much to entertain Andrew Kiorkof once he's logged on to his laptop. There's plenty of files to choose from on his desktop, including an array of music and video games. While Kiorkof will frequently check them, they don't seem nearly quite as important to him between August and November. In that time, Kiorkof, a senior offensive lineman on the Crescenta Valley High football team, will have game film sent to his laptop by members of the Falcons coaching staff so he can immediately go to work breaking down who he will next be up against across the line of scrimmage.

A laptop and cell phone were returned to a Burbank Water and Power employee Wednesday after the items were stolen from him while he was walking to his car the day before, police said. A person dropped the items off at the front desk of BWP and the employee, Mahesh Saraswat, informed police that he had his city-owned phone and personal laptop were in his possession, Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. Saraswat was leaving work and walking in the 100 block of West Magnolia Boulevard shortly after 6 p.m. on Jan. 10, beneath the underpass toward his car, when he was confronted by two men, Ryburn said.

Just as the sun started to make its presence felt Saturday, tan and black umbrellas popped open at the front of a long line of people. The line snaked east to Brand Boulevard from the Americana at Brand fountain. A DJ was bobbing to the tunes he was spinning atop an orange trolley as the crowd chatted, took photos and waited patiently. The roughly 400 people who were in line, some since 4 a.m., were awaiting the 10 a.m. opening of the Apple Store at the Americana.

GLENDALE — A former Glendale police officer and attorney convicted of seducing young girls online was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of violating the terms of his parole, including possessing computers, officials said. Parole agents took convicted sex offender Arthur Crabtree, 49, into custody during a routine parole compliance search after they found two laptop computers and other suspicious material in his east Glendale home, said James Symington III, the Los Angeles area parole administrator for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

SOUTH GLENDALE — Two men were arrested Saturday after a resident saw them trying to steal a laptop in his apartment, police said. George Rosales, 19, and Yovane Rosales, 18, both of Glendale, were taken into custody late Saturday on suspicion of burglary after police spotted them walking away from the residence in the 300 block of East Palmer Avenue, according to police reports. The alleged victim told police he had been watching TV about 9 p.m. with his family in the bedroom when he heard a loud noise.

CENTRAL GLENDALE — Salvation Army Glendale, which has had to grapple with a precipitous increase in demand for services over the past two years, got some support of its own Wednesday after a group of community leaders donated thousands of food items and about $7,000. Since 2007, Salvation Army Glendale has seen a 200% increase in the number of people seeking help, Capt. Rio Ray said. At the same time, donations to the center have slumped with the battered economy, creating a crunch for resources, he added.

The burden of paying for college has been lightened considerably for three Glendale Unified School District students who will receive significant financial assistance through the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Glendale High School senior Joseph Yoo, 18, and Hoover High School seniors Tori Dardov, 17, and Razmik Megerdichian, 18, have been named Dell Scholars for 2008. Each student will receive $20,000 toward college tuition and associated expenses over their four years in college, as well as a Dell laptop computer.

In her second year as president of the parent-run foundation at Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School, Kaia Delves was looking for a fresh way to raise dollars for her daughter’s school. She wanted to find a fundraising initiative that wouldn’t necessarily depend on asking for money just from parents at the school, and she didn’t want the amount of work on parent volunteers to become too burdensome. This fall, Delves decided to find some big-ticket prizes and hold a raffle to benefit the school.

A 19-year-old La Crescenta man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of stolen property after a concerned citizen contacted the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station about a suspicious person in their neighborhood. According to Sgt. Ray Harley, neighbors called in around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday morning stating that a suspicious person was walking their neighborhood holding a laptop computer. Because of recent thefts throughout Crescenta Valley and La Cañada concerning laptops, neighbors were concerned about the suspect's behavior.