Suicide

LA CRESCENTA ? "Prescription: Suicide?" is not an easy topic, but for parents who are considering medicating their children for mild to more severe anxiety disorders, it may be one worth trying to take in. The controversial documentary, which screens at the Beverly Hill Film Festival on Saturday, examines the side effects of anti-depressants on children in six families across America. Five-time Emmy Award-winner Robert Manciero, of La Crescenta, said he took on the project as a labor of love but had no idea how the film would develop until the cameras started rolling.

CITY HALL — Police officials assured at least one Glendale Police Advisory Council member Monday night that the turmoil consuming Burbank’s finest was a far cry from things here. Advisory council member Mike Gomez said he wanted to prevent tragic incidents similar to those that recently occurred in Burbank from happening in Glendale. He cited the recent public suicide of Burbank Police Sgt. Neil Thomas Gunn and the decision by Burbank Police Chief Tim Stehr to step down at year’s end amid a slate of outside investigations, including by the FBI. “What assurances do you provide us .

CHARLES UNGER Here is a case that is hard to believe. And the question I have for all of you who read this today is, should this case have been filed? This is the story of John Welles, a 66-year-old man living in Cornwall, Conn. Welles was dying of cancer and decided he wanted to end his life. Welles told his friend, Huntington Williams, that he was prepared to die and wanted to make sure he did it with one shot. Williams knew a little bit more about this than Welles did. When Welles told his friend that he was prepared to shoot the gun through his mouth as they often show it on TV (well, cable TV)

DAN KIMBER The principal came to my room to tell me that one of my students wouldn't be coming to my class. He paused to take a long breath, then told me that she had ended her life that morning by putting a gun to her head. She was 13 years old. She was a good student; she was pretty; she was smart; she was well-liked. She was a delight to have in class. The words that the principal spoke made no sense to me. How could I not have some inkling that something was wrong with this child?

ARCADIA ? Chris Jones has come to realize several features of his Glendale High baseball team. For one, he said, the Nitros won't light up the scoreboard. They'll go about their ways by scoring three or four runs a game and playing solid defense. And secondly, Jones said, the Nitros will go as "Jesse Meaux goes." Glendale played like it has all year in Monday's Pacific League game against Arcadia. The Nitros, led by Meaux, produced five hits and took advantage of three Apache errors in a 4-1 road victory.

Elvia Huizar felt alone during the four years she spent in the U.S. Air Force, part of which she spent in Iraq. She didn't find the sisterhood she had expected. The men formed close bonds with each other. However, she and other women put up walls, creating an environment of competition among themselves. PHOTOS: YWCA and Sunergos honor female veterans But on Friday, those walls began to fall at the end of a three-day program designed to help female veterans succeed in civilian life.

A man was found dead Thursday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot inside an apartment on the 400 block of Piedmont Avenue, police said. Glendale police detectives have been called to the scene to investigate the shooting, which was reported at 2:11 p.m., Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Police do no suspect foul play, he added.    -- Veronica Rocha , Times Community News

WEST BURBANK — An unidentified person was shot Wednesday afternoon while at the Firing-Line indoor shooting range on North Lake Street in Burbank, authorities said. The shooting is being treated as a suicide, Burbank Police Sgt. Travis Irving said. Officers were called to the indoor range at 1060 N. Lake St about 1:15 p.m. where they closed the site to the public and investigated whether the shooting was an accident or suicide. The range has had a deadly history.

An unidentified man found dead in Montrose Community Park Wednesday night most likely shot himself in the chest, police said. "We have determined that he died as a result of what appears to be a single gunshot wound to the upper torso," said Glendale Sgt. Tom Lorenz. A group of teens walking along a dirt path through the hillside area just above Montrose Community Park found the body, which was partially clothed with no shirt on, Lorenz said. Police released few details on the man's identity.