Wilson Avenue

Amber Willard DOWNTOWN -- A 38-year-old Glendale woman was cited Friday for hitting a woman in a crosswalk in front of the Glendale Police headquarters, police said. The woman was turning from Isabel Street to Wilson Avenue when the glare from the sun prevented her from seeing the 41-year-old Glendale woman in the crosswalk, she told police. The victim was legally crossing Wilson Avenue in the crosswalk, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of pain to her knee and the driver was also cited on suspicion of driving without insurance.

Buck Wargo CITY HALL -- The repaving of Wilson and North Glendale avenues scheduled for Feb. 14 will be done today and Wednesday. Rainy weather prevented the road improvements next to the Fashion Center retail development. Starting at 2 p.m. today, Wilson Avenue will be converted into one-way eastbound between Isabel Street and the Civic Center parking garage. At 7 p.m., Glendale Avenue will be converted to one travel lane in each direction between California Avenue and Broadway.

A homeless woman faces charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a Glendale Police officer, authorities said. Stephanie Sumrall, 35, allegedly clawed at the face of Glendale Police Officer Stephen Eggett after he tried to restrain and arrest her for disobeying his order to not cross Wilson Avenue on Wednesday against a red light, police said. Eggett was driving west on Wilson Avenue and saw Sumrall crossing at Isabel Street, according to police reports.

Glendale police arrested two men and continued to search for a third Wednesday morning who fled on foot after allegedly robbing two residents inside their home at gunpoint. Officials locked down a small neighborhood in West Glendale where the third suspect fled after the car he was in with the other two crashed during a short police pursuit. Glendale police were called to the 700 block of Patterson Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after two male residents reported being robbed at gunpoint.

Buck Wargo CITY HALL -- Eight Glendale streets will get a new look this summer and fall in the latest round of resurfacing projects announced by the city. Excel Paving Co. of Long Beach has been awarded a contract for $1.44 million to asphalt streets, repair broken curbs and gutters and reconstruct sidewalks and wheelchair ramps. Loop detectors in the pavement will be installed to trigger traffic lights. The traffic signal system at Harvey Drive and the Ventura (134)

Buck Wargo CITY HALL -- Wilson and Glendale avenues will be resurfaced Thursday, limiting the traffic on those streets through Friday morning. The resurfacing next to the Fashion Center retail project will affect traffic on Wilson Avenue between Isabel Street and the Civic Center parking garage and on Glendale Avenue between California Avenue and Broadway. The Fashion Center is paying for the work, which is needed because the streets were cut up to install utilities.

A 58-year-old Glendale woman received only cuts to her hands in a rollover crash Wednesday morning in the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Orange Street. The woman, who was not identified by police, was apparently driving her Honda Passport north on Orange Street when she collided with another woman driving a Volvo sedan west on Wilson Avenue. The Honda flipped over and the woman was trapped for about 15 minutes until Glendale firefighters cut her out with the Jaws of Life.

Passersby trying to walk down Orange Street or use the alley connecting Wilson and California avenues Thursday were stopped by large white movie trailers, lighting and camera equipment blocking the way. Train Wreck Productions partially closed off Orange Street between Wilson and California avenues from 7 a.m. to midnight to film a new television show called "Lucky" that will air on FX Network in the spring. The show, a comedy about a compulsive gambler trying to change his ways, stars actor John Corbett.

About 100 police officers and city officials attended the site dedication of the new Glendale Police Officer's Memorial Tuesday. The memorial will be on the east side of the new police headquarters, which is under construction across Wilson Avenue from the current police headquarters. The purpose of the memorial is to honor the four Glendale Police officers who have died in the line of duty, and the ongoing police work in the city. Last year in America, 158 police officers died while on duty.

The following information was taken from police reports: 1100 block of Allen Avenue: A 28-year-old Glendale man reported Wednesday that a stereo worth $200 was stolen from his 1993 Jeep Cherokee. Adams Street and Wilson Avenue: A 22-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possessing cocaine and driving without a license. 500 block of Fischer Street: A 23-year-old Glendale man reported Wednesday that photo accessories and a stereo worth a combined $920 were stolen from his 1995 Honda Civic.

Glendale police arrested two men and continued to search for a third Wednesday morning who fled on foot after allegedly robbing two residents inside their home at gunpoint. Officials locked down a small neighborhood in West Glendale where the third suspect fled after the car he was in with the other two crashed during a short police pursuit. Glendale police were called to the 700 block of Patterson Avenue at about 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after two male residents reported being robbed at gunpoint.

The Glendale City Council this week signed off on plans for a six-story, 166-unit apartment building on the southwest corner of Orange Street and Wilson Avenue, where Jo-Ann Fabrics currently is located. The project is being developed by Washington state-based Holland Partners Group, which is also developing a similar project across the street on the corner of Brand Boulevard and Wilson. Tom Warren, president of Holland Partners, said the favorable experience his company had with city officials on the Brand and Wilson project led to the decision to launch this new project in downtown Glendale.

A 24-year-old man was arrested Monday after he allegedly siphoned gas from seven vehicles at a park-and-ride lot in Glendale, police said. The man, George Zammar, was allegedly spotted under a truck by police officers about 9:43 p.m. near Wilson Avenue and Harvey Drive. Hoses were allegedly running from the gas tanks of a California Department of Transportation truck and an Enterprise van to a separate 10-gallon tank, police said. When confronted by officers, Zammar allegedly told them he ran out of gas and “was just trying to get home.” Police detected a strong odor of gasoline coming from a U-Haul truck that Zammar allegedly was living in. Inside the moving truck, officers found three large empty barrels, a TV, electrical tools, a make-shift bed and a generator.

Police arrested a 17-year-old Eagle Rock boy Sunday when they found him hiding on a rooftop after he allegedly stole electronic gaming equipment and a marijuana plant. The boy, whose name wasn't released because he's a minor, was taken into custody on suspicion of obstructing justice, receiving stolen property and burglary, according to Glendale police reports. He was later released to his parents. The owner of the stolen valuables, who lives in Illinois, was visiting a friend for a couple of weeks and wanted to meet some locals, so he headed to downtown Glendale, according to police reports.

The following were taken from daily booking reports from the Glendale Police Department:   AREA 1   300 block of West Wilson Avenue Edmond Gallegos, 18, was arrested Jan. 15 on suspicion of providing false identification to a police officer, vandalism and failing to appear in court or pay a fine.   South Central and West Lomita avenues Ruben Celaya, 32, was arrested Jan. 16 on suspicion of violating protection orders.   AREA 2   Victory Boulevard and Winchester Avenue Arman Arakelyan, 28, was arrested Jan. 14 on suspicion of being drunk in public.

TODAY The Glendale Farmers Market is from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Thursday on Brand Boulevard between Wilson Avenue and Broadway. Farmers sell fruits and vegetables, including citrus, apples, grapes, plums, sprouts, mushrooms, eggs, herbs and nuts that are in season. Parking is available for two hours for free at the Exchange parking, south of Wilson Avenue on Maryland. For more information, call Mary Rodriguez at City Hall at (818) 548-2005 or market Manager Christopher Nyerges at (626)

This year’s presidential election is drawing the attention of voters across the nation. The election of 100 years ago took place in a climate similar to this year’s. A Republican had been in office for two terms, and the country had just endured the Panic of 1907, when the stock market fell drastically and financial institutions were threatened, and people began withdrawing their money from banks. In 1908, people were talking about the Navy’s Great White Fleet (with 16 ships, it was one of the world’s largest)

Genevieve Berman Fisher has the distinction of being born in one of Glendale’s first hotels. She was born on March 13, 1914, in the midst of a flood that prevented her mother, Lizzie, from getting to the hospital. Instead, Dr. Smith delivered her at the Woods Hotel on Brand Boulevard, next door to her father’s tailor shop. Her father, Mike S. Berman, who was born in Lithuania, came to the United States and settled in Connecticut where he met a young woman named Lizzie.