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A Van Nuys man who led police on a 2 1/2-hour slow-speed pursuit in a tow truck was free on bail Wednesday. Ambartsum Sarkisyan, 31, was released from jail in Van Nuys early Wednesday after posting the $50,000 bail. He has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Richard French said. The pursuit began Tuesday after Sarkisyan allegedly got into a dispute with officers at the scene of an accident in Van Nuys. At some point in the argument, Sarkisyan allegedly got into the tow truck and attempted to hit the officer with his vehicle before driving off, French said.

A 31-year-old Van Nuys man who led police on slow-speed pursuit into Glendale was released Wednesday after posting bond, officials said. The man, Ambartsum Sarkisyan, was arrested on suspicion of assault with deadly weapon after he allegedly got in a dispute with Los Angeles Police Department officers at the scene of a crash and tried to strike an officer with the tow truck before fleeing, according to the Los Angeles Times. Police chased Sarkisyan for 2 1/2 hours until he reached Glendale.

This post has been updated. A slow-speed pursuit of a AAA tow truck ended Tuesday night in Glendale. The 2 1/2 hour chase began in Van Nuys after a person in the tow truck got into an argument with Los Angeles police officers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The truck traversed through Hollywood and Los Feliz before stopping in Glendale, where Glendale police officers arrested the driver, who has not yet been identified, around...

Buck Wargo CITY HALL -- A Glendale tow truck operator wants a piece of the pie. Complaints from Mike Vickstein, the co-owner of Sunset Tow, has prompted the city to reconsider how it doles out contracts for companies that respond to service calls from the Glendale Police Department. Glendale has historically used the services of Crescenta Valley Towing Service, Gay's Automotive & Towing Service and Monterey Tow to remove vehicles damaged in traffic accidents or those abandoned, unregistered, illegally parked or driven by an improperly licensed driver.

Donations are being accepted to support a local tow-truck driver and his family as he recovers from a car accident that severed his legs. Monterey Tow is accepting donations for the David Garcia Trust Fund at its two Glendale shops on behalf of the 25-year-old Glendale man. The money will be deposited at a Verdugo Banking Co., Monterey Tow owner Bob Morris said. Garcia was called out June 19 to help a disabled car on the shoulder of the northbound Glendale (2)

A 28-year-old Van Nuys man has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a Glendale man who was run over with a vehicle and shot to death in Sun Valley, authorities said. Hachik Maskovian faces four felony murder-related charges in the death of 33-year-old Joshua West, including that the incident was premeditated and that he was kidnapped during the April 24 incident, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint. West died of multiple gunshot wounds, but was also cut and suffered blunt force trauma, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter.

Tim Willert ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST -- A 23-year-old Montrose man died when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into an oncoming tow truck, authorities reported. John Yoon died at the scene of the 10:24 a.m. Thursday accident on Angeles Forest Highway, approximately two miles south of Aliso Canyon Road near Acton, according to California Highway Patrol reports. Yoon was traveling south when his 1999 Yamaha motorcycle crossed over the double yellow lines and into northbound traffic.

Robert Chacon A La Canada Flintridge jewelry store owner is feeling a little lucky after he said he nabbed a tow-truck driver who was allegedly driving away with the store's safe. "My God helped me," said Avo Babayan, referring to Wednesday morning's attempted heist. Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrested the 38-year-old Los Angeles man who was driving the truck on suspicion of burglary. Deputies arrested a second Los Angeles man on suspicion of burglary, and detectives from the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station are investigating the possibility that more suspects were involved, Detective Sgt. Vic Ibarra said.

Robert Chacon Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives are looking for a Glendale business owner they believe is a member of a jewelry-store theft ring responsible for stealing items worth millions from businesses across Los Angeles and Orange counties, including a store in La Canada Flintridge. The Sheriff's Department has a $2-million arrest warrant for Ara Karapetian, 42, of Glendale. He owns Mirage Clothing and Armenian Express Inc., a money transfer business in Glendale, Det. Richard Lutz of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station said.

legs The driver charged with causing an accident that severed a Glendale man's legs pleaded not guilty Thursday in a Pasadena courtroom, officials said. Choon Suk Ro, 41, of Montrose was charged with two counts of felony hit and run, two counts of felony DUI, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of driving with a suspended license, one count of destruction of evidence, and one count of possession of marijuana in a car, California Highway Patrol Officer Vince Bell said.

A 28-year-old Van Nuys man has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of a Glendale man who was run over with a vehicle and shot to death in Sun Valley, authorities said. Hachik Maskovian faces four felony murder-related charges in the death of 33-year-old Joshua West, including that the incident was premeditated and that he was kidnapped during the April 24 incident, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court criminal complaint. West died of multiple gunshot wounds, but was also cut and suffered blunt force trauma, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter.

A man and woman were arrested Thursday after fighting with a tow truck driver who tried to repossess their Mercedes in the Hilton Glendale parking lot, police said. Collina Arnold, 27, of Grover Beach and Armen Gukusan, 32, of Glendale were taken into custody on suspicion of robbery after they tried to unhook the Mercedes from the tow truck, according to Glendale police. Gukusan had reportedly told the tow truck driver that he wasn't taking the car because he made payments, police said.

A 31-year-old Van Nuys man who led police on slow-speed pursuit into Glendale was released Wednesday after posting bond, officials said. The man, Ambartsum Sarkisyan, was arrested on suspicion of assault with deadly weapon after he allegedly got in a dispute with Los Angeles Police Department officers at the scene of a crash and tried to strike an officer with the tow truck before fleeing, according to the Los Angeles Times. Police chased Sarkisyan for 2 1/2 hours until he reached Glendale.

A Van Nuys man who led police on a 2 1/2-hour slow-speed pursuit in a tow truck was free on bail Wednesday. Ambartsum Sarkisyan, 31, was released from jail in Van Nuys early Wednesday after posting the $50,000 bail. He has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Richard French said. The pursuit began Tuesday after Sarkisyan allegedly got into a dispute with officers at the scene of an accident in Van Nuys. At some point in the argument, Sarkisyan allegedly got into the tow truck and attempted to hit the officer with his vehicle before driving off, French said.

This post has been updated. A slow-speed pursuit of a AAA tow truck ended Tuesday night in Glendale. The 2 1/2 hour chase began in Van Nuys after a person in the tow truck got into an argument with Los Angeles police officers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The truck traversed through Hollywood and Los Feliz before stopping in Glendale, where Glendale police officers arrested the driver, who has not yet been identified, around...

LA CRESCENTA — A fatal big-rig accident early Thursday closed the eastbound lanes of the Foothill (210) Freeway and gridlocked travel along Foothill Boulevard. Officers responded about 4 a.m. to a collision involving two big-rig trucks, said California Highway Patrol Officer Andre Primeaux. Emergency personnel arrived to find that a semi-truck driven by a 56-year-old Ontario man had rear-ended another big rig. The Ontario man was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver reported no injuries.

Lent should reflect what we choose to kill and eat This week marks the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period preceding Easter when Christians have traditionally abstained from meat and dairy products in memory of Jesus' 40 days of fast and prayer before dying on the cross ("Beginning of Lenten season marked," Feb. 22). With religious devotion giving way to self-indulgence in recent times, Christian denominations gradually receded to meatless Fridays, then to even fewer dietary restrictions.

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Committee's survey is one-sided Recently, I have followed the news regarding the Glendale Police Department's towing service contract, and I wanted to comment on actions taken regarding Gay's Automotive and Towing Inc. ("Council weighs towing services," Aug. 22) My wife and I have known Carvel and Pat Gay for the past 36 years, and have had many occasions to use their services. We have always received exceptional service through all of these years, and know the owners to be extremely honest and credible citizens of our community.