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The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Glendale Police Department. 300 block of Mc Henry Road A 31-year-old man was arrested Sept. 7 on outstanding warrants for grand theft auto, burglary and violating a promise to appear in court or pay a fine. South Columbus Avenue and West Broadway A 51-year-old man was arrested Sept. 7 on suspicion of battery. West Lexington Drive and North Pacific Avenue A 56-year-old man was arrested Sept.

The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Glendale Police Department. 1600 block of Loma Crest A 23-year-old man was arrested Oct. 18 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. Colorado Boulevard and Sierra Villa Drive A 38-year-old man was arrested Oct. 18 on suspicion of identity theft, possessing methamphetamine and violating parole. Colorado Street and the Glendale (2) Freeway A 46-year-old man was arrested Oct. 18 on an outstanding warrant for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Glendale Police Department. AREA 1 600 block of East Garfield Avenue Christian Coria, 18, was arrested Feb. 11 on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. East Colorado Street and South Glendale Avenue Leeann Cunanan, 22, was arrested Feb. 11 on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. North Central Avenue and West Wilson Avenue Annette Hernandez, 29, was arrested Feb. 12 on an outstanding warrant driving on a suspended or revoked license.

The chief of staff for a Los Angeles Unified School District board member was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after leaving the gym in Glendale this morning. Sarah Bradshaw, 47, who is the chief of staff for Los Angeles Unified school board member Bennett Kayser, was taken into custody about 1:55 a.m. on Maryland and Wilson avenues after police stopped her for an undisclosed traffic violation, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. Officers seized a small plastic bag containing marijuana inside Bradshaw's vehicle, Lorenz said.

A former Tournament of Roses director was arrested Wednesday for the 2004 murder of a San Gabriel woman whose body was discovered in the trunk of her own car. Allen Munnecke, 71, of Alhambra, was arrested at his Alhambra home Wednesday by Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives who allege he was involved in the slaying of Donna Lee Kelly. Kelly, who was romantically involved with Munnecke, according to the sheriff's department, was reported misssing by her daughter on April 4, 2004 Nearly two weeks later her daughter was driving in Eaton Canyon County Park in Pasadena when she opened the trunk to investigate a foul odor.

Gretchen Hoffman GLENDALE -- A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of robbery after breaking away from four grocery store employees who tried to hold him until police arrived, according to police reports. The 18-year-old Glendale man and another man were detained by employees who saw them conceal several items under their clothing at about 1:20 p.m. Thursday at Ralphs, 1010 N. Glendale Ave, according to police. A struggle ensued when he broke away from employees, one of whom received a minor injury to his index finger, police said.

A 31-year-old man remained in Glendale police custody on Tuesday after allegedly driving his two young daughters unrestrained in car seats while under the influence of alcohol. The man, Juan Peralta, initially told officers he was trying to rush his children to the hospital. But in addition to the smell alcohol on his breath, police reported another incriminating tip: six Budweiser beer cans inside his youngest daughter's diaper bag. Peralta was stopped by police Friday when he allegedly failed to pull over after hitting a Volkswagen at about 1:07 p.m. on Brand Boulevard near California Avenue.

"Unusual" is perhaps the only word to describe a spate of burglaries in Glendale on Wednesday that involved lottery tickets, curling irons and more than $300 in cash found between an alleged thief's buttocks. It all began about 6:31 a.m. after witnesses reported hearing loud bangs in the 2500 block of Cañada Boulevard. Police discovered the glass storefront at Cañada Liquor had been smashed and nine California Lottery scratchers had been stolen. Coins inside the store's cash register were left untouched, as were other lottery scratchers on display.

A  UCLA  freshman water polo player who hails from Hoover High School in Glendale was arrested on suspicion of rape after a female student reported the alleged assault to campus police, university officials said Monday. Hakop Jack Kaplanyan, a red shirt freshman who plays the attacker position on the team, is out on $200,000 bail after being taken to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Inmate Reception Center downtown. Kaplanyan was arrested Wednesday in connection with the alleged attack.

A 44-year-old man was arrested Monday after police reportedly saw him pressing his face against an opening in a gate near Glendale High School and masturbating as he watched a group of students, officials said. Adin Michael Henderson was taken into custody on suspicion of indecent exposure outside the high school in the 1400 block of East Broadway, according to Glendale police. An officer were patrolling about 5:15 p.m. near Broadway and Verdugo Road when he noticed Henderson pushing his face against an opening in a large metal gate which separates Verdugo from the high school's parking lot, according to Glendale police.

A 30-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs on his way to a narcotics anonymous meeting, officials said. Officers stopped Arsen Galstyan after they spotted him driving erratically on the Foothill (210) and Glendale (2) freeways, according to Glendale police. He reportedly apologized for his driving, claiming he was using his cellphone and dropped it. Galstyan, who reportedly admitted to a past arrest for drug use, added that he and his passenger were running late to a narcotics anonymous meeting.

A 47-year-old Glendale man was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence after he threatened to use grenade launchers on officers and later chewed through wires on medical equipment, police said. Police stopped the man, Jeffrey Yeager, about 6:27 p.m. when a motorist reported he was following her after she allegedly cut in front of his Toyota Tacoma, according to Glendale police. Witnesses said Yeager reportedly became angry at another driver, exited his car, hit the driver's window and spat on it. As officers talked to Yeager, they said they noticed he smelled of alcohol, his eyes were bloodshot and he was swaying.

Five motorists were arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol during a sobriety checkpoint in the city, police said. Of the more than 1,100 vehicles that drove through the checkpoint at Brand Boulevard and Milford Street, 722 were stopped and 80 were screened, according to Glendale Police Sgt. Richard Phillips. Police arrested three motorists on suspicion of drunk driving and two drivers for allegedly using drugs and driving, he added. Also, a motorist was arrested on suspicion of driving on a suspended license while 10 other drivers were cited for traffic infractions.

A Glendale police officer who was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence has been placed on leave, although city officials declined to say when or for what reason, citing employee privacy laws. The 26-year-old officer, Daniel Schmit, was taken into custody Dec. 10 in the 900 block of Ashford Street in Simi Valley after he allegedly assaulted his live-in girlfriend, according to Lt. Stephanie Shannon of the Simi Valley Police Department. The girlfriend was taken to Simi Valley Hospital-Adventist Health to be treated for unspecified injuries and then was released, she added.

The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Glendale Police Department. West Providencia Avenue and Victory Boulevard A 51-year-old man was arrested Dec. 16 on suspicion of identity theft and possessing drug paraphernalia. Gardena Avenue and Los Feliz Road A 39-year-old man was arrested Dec. 16 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 700 block of Orange Grove Avenue A 44-year-old man was arrested Dec. 17 on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia.