Mountain Views News          Saturday, May 14, 2011

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Mountain Views News Saturday, May 14, 2011

Duarte Pledges to Promote Green Practices as 

Part of Regional CleanLA Campaign

DAUGHTER OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND SPEAKS AT 
MAYFIELD SENIOR SCHOOL


DUARTE, CA May 11, 2011 – The Duarte City 
Council has adopted a proclamation pledging 
to promote a cleaner, safer, and healthier 
environment for its residents. The pledge is part 
of a joint campaign with numerous cities and 
the County of Los Angeles to promote green 
practices throughout the region. 

The purpose of the pledge is to get people 
thinking about how we impact the environment at 
home, school, work, and in our communities and 
to make commitments to change our everyday 
habits to lessen these impacts. This means doing 
everything possible to reduce, reuse, recycle and 
rethink on a regular basis. 

Residents can show support for their 
community and environment by visiting www.
CleanLA.com and joining other residents 
throughout the County of Los Angeles who have 
taken the pledge. The site is a free resource to 
residents and is intended to raise awareness and 
increase sustainability for future generations.

Through this pledge, Los Angeles County 
strives to encourage and bring together the efforts 
of residents, community leaders, businesses, 
nonprofit organizations and schools in protecting 
and conserving our natural resources and 
bringing about a cleaner, safer, and healthier 
environment. The programs and resources 
available to all residents through the Clean LA 
website to help realize these goals include waste 
reduction programs, education on resource 
conservation and recycling, and safe hazardous 
waste disposal.

As a part of the campaign, each resident who 
takes the pledge will be entered in a free drawing 
to win tickets for the Los Angeles Dodgers game 
on May 15 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. 
For more information on the CleanLA campaign, 
call 1(800) CLEAN LA or visit www.CleanLA.
com.

Opportunities for Teens to Serve on 
Duarte Mayor’s Youth Council

DUARTE, CA, May 11, 2011 – The City of 
Duarte is currently accepting applications from 
teens in grades 7 to 11 to serve on the Duarte 
Mayor’s Youth Council, a leadership development 
program in which teens have the opportunity 
to advise, recommend, and assist with activities 
and issues affecting young people in Duarte.

Successful applicants will be appointed to serve 
a one-year term on the Mayor’s Youth Council 
beginning July 1, 2011, Youth Council members 
are required to attend all meetings and events, be 
a City of Duarte resident, or attend school in the 
Duarte Unified School District, and be motivated 
and committed to represent the teens of Duarte.

Applications must be submitted to the Duarte 
Teen Center no later than 7 p.m., Friday, June 3. 

For more information, contact Teen Center 
Supervisor, Marilyn Mays at (626) 303-0863.

Members of the Student Advising Council were 
excited to host author and speaker Donzaleigh 
Abernathy, the daughter of Civil Rights Movement 
co-founder Ralph David Abernathy, who 
was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s closest friend and 
ally during the turbulent years from 1955 to King’s 
death in 1968.

Ms. Abernathy’s “Uncle Martin” Martin Luther 
King, Jr. christened her as a baby and she went on 
to experience first-hand many of the extraordinary 
events that changed the course of American 
history in the 1960s.

At an all-school assembly on April 12, Ms. Abernathy 
shared her personal experiences as a child 
in the segregated South, and went on to offer a 
unique insider’s perspective of the Civil Rights 
Movement as she witnessed it unfold. 

Abernathy’s book, http://www.amazon.com/
Partners-History-Martin-Abernathy-Movement/
dp/0609609149” \o “\”Partners To History\”” 
\t “_blank” Partners to History, chronicles the 
crucial events of the movement from a bird’s-eye 
view, from the early strategy sessions in the homes 
of integrationists and the Montgomery Bus Boycott 
to Birmingham, the Freedom Riders, and the 
March on Washington. 

Ms. Abernathy’s presentation also served to 
highlight the thousands of unsung heroes who 
were part of the struggle for civil rights, particularly 
the women activists who played key roles 
in the movement across the country. After Rosa 
Parks was arrested for refusing to relinquish her 
seat on a bus in Alabama, college teacher JoAnne 
Gibson Robinson helped organize the now famous 
Alabama bus boycott. Ms. Abernathy also 
told students how Viola Gregg Liuzzo lost her life 
at the hands of Ku Klux Clan members as she was 
shuttling protesters to Montgomery to join a major 
voting rights protest. 

These stories took on a very intimate note as 
Ms. Abernathy recounted history as she personally 
saw it unfold during her childhood. According 
to Ms. Abernathy, “We hate 
because we fear, we fear because we 
don’t know, we don’t know because 
we never talk about it.”

She encouraged the students to 
be women of action and to create 
“her”story (vs. “his”tory), and she 
also reminded them what a powerful 
voice women have in shaping 
social change. Mayfield students 
were enthralled by Ms. Abernathy’s 
passionate presentation, and they 
all agreed that her personal stories 
of women’s heroism brought the 
Civil Rights Movement to life for 
them.

“I think Ms. Abernathy’s visit to Mayfield was 
very beneficial to the students and staff because 
it reinforced pivotal values such as tolerance and 
respect to others despite different cultures and experiences. 
By Ms. Abernathy’ sharing her story to 
the Mayfield Community, I am able to appreciate 
the struggle for human rights even more deeply 
and makes me realize how truly lucky I am to live 
during a time where women have the right to vote 
in the United States.” 

Veronica Anorve

Ms. Abernathy is a powerful, eloquent speaker 
who shared with the students a personal account 
of the work of her father Reverend Abernathy, 
Martin Luther King, Jr., and other leaders of the 
civil rights movement, both male and female, and 
black and white. She inspired Mayfield to look 
more deeply into the issues of racial discrimination 
and injustice that still persist around the 
world today. She shared a powerful message of 
perseverance and dedication with her moving stories 
of individuals who never gave up during their 
efforts to end discrimination in America.

-charlotte anderson

“My immediate impression of Ms. Abernathy 
was the confidence and passion she had when 
speaking to us. As she related the familiar routines 
and aspects of what her childhood was like 
experiencing the dangers of the civil rights movement, 
I could tell that she had become a woman of 
strength, a role model for all of us young women 
in the Mayfield community.”

On that note, I would like to say again how wonderful 
it was to have her come back to Mayfield for 
that brief D Block period that I was lucky enough 
to have witnessed, because the visuals she provided 
were another way for us to truly visualize the 
goings-on of that time. Even during her original 
visit I really did enjoy having her as a speaker and 
several people afterward said they did too! :)

Thanks! Giselle Dizon

Monrovia Police Blotter

During the last seven day period, the Police 
Department handled 578 service events, resulting 
in 101 investigations. Following are the last week’s 
highlighted issues and events:

Grand Theft Auto

On April 22 at 9:09 a.m., an officer was 
dispatched to a parking lot in the 1600 block 
of South Myrtle regarding a stolen vehicle. The 
victim reported that he parked his vehicle in 
the lot at approximately 5 a.m. on April 21. He 
returned to his vehicle that same day at 6 p.m. 
and found it missing. No broken glass was found 
on the ground where it was parked. He waited a 
day to make the report as he did not know the 
license plate number of his vehicle.

Grand Theft Auto

On April 22 at 12:11 a.m., an officer responded 
to the parking lot of a business in the 3300 block 
of South Peck regarding a stolen vehicle report. 
The victim parked his vehicle in the parking 
lot at 11:30 a.m. and went into the business. He 
returned to his car at 12 p.m. and found it missing. 
There was no broken glass on the ground where 
it was parked. The vehicle is a red, 1989 Toyota 
Cressida with over-wide tires, spoke rims and 
tinted windows.

Petty Theft - Suspects Arrested

On April 22 at 1:01 p.m., police responded 
to the report of a petty theft at a business in the 
500 block of West Huntington. Loss prevention 
officers saw a male subject grab and conceal 
cologne and perfume on his person. The suspect 
walked outside where he met with a female 
subject. Loss prevention officers followed at a 
distance and provided the direction of travel to 
police. Officers located and detained the suspect. 
The female did not take part in the theft, but 
was arrested for two outstanding no-bail felony 
warrants. The male suspect, who was found to be 
on parole, was identified by loss prevention and 
arrested for theft.

Medical Assist

On April 22 at 10:57 p.m., officers were 
dispatched to a residence in the 800 block of 
Naples regarding a male subject having a heart 
attack. Upon arrival, officers found the subject 
unconscious. The officers examined the subject 
and discovered he was not breathing and had no 
pulse. The officers administered the defibrillator 
and revived the subject. He was taken to a 
hospital for treatment. At last check, the subject 
was recovering in the hospital.

Burglary

On April 23 at 10:48 a.m., an officer was sent 
to an apartment complex in the 400 block of 
West Duarte on the report of a burglary. The 
apartment complex is under construction and 
some windows were left open for ventilation. 
The suspect(s) entered an apartment through 
a kitchen window and removed a dish washer. 
They left the location unnoticed.

Vehicle Burglary

On April 25 at 5:31 p.m., an officer went to 
the 300 block of West Lemon regarding a vehicle 
burglary. The victim parked and secured her 
vehicle in the alley behind her residence. She 
returned to the vehicle and saw the interior had 
been ransacked. She checked her vehicle but 
could not determine if anything had been taken. 
There were no obvious signs of forced entry.

Attempted Grand Theft Auto

On April 26 at 12:35 a.m., a resident in the 700 
block of South Fifth heard his car engine start. 
The victim looked outside and saw someone 
backing his car out of the driveway. The vehicle 
became stuck when it hit a wall. A male suspect 
exited the vehicle and fled on foot. An area search 
was conducted by officers, but the suspect was 
not located. The victim had left his keys in the 
unlocked car.

Probation Sweep - Two Subjects Arrested

On April 26, Monrovia Special Enforcement 
Team officers and Los Angeles County Probation 
officers conducted probation checks at two 
locations in Monrovia. The first was in the 300 
block of East Altern. The subject was home and 
put up some resistance to being arrested. He 
was charged with delaying officers, probation 
violation, and possession of a controlled 
substance. The second location was in the 2100 
block of Redell. The subject was home, but hiding 
in the residence. He was located and arrested. He 
was charged with probation violation and several 
no-bail warrants.

Grand Theft

On April 26 at 10:10 a.m., an officer responded 
to an apartment complex in the 700 block of 
South Myrtle. The victim reported two expensive 
bicycles were taken from the public garage. Both 
bicycles were secured with the same chain and 
lock. The chain was cut and the suspect(s) took 
the bicycles.

Grand Theft Auto

On April 27 at 12:39 p.m., an officer responded 
to a business parking lot in the 1600 block of 
South Mountain. The victim is an employee of 
the business and had parked his truck in the lot 
and secured it. He was away from his vehicle 
between 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. The vehicle is a 
white, 2000, extended-cab Chevy Silverado with 
a camper shell.

Attempt Burglary

On April 27 at 2:46 p.m., an officer went to 
the 100 block of East Cypress on the report of a 
burglary. Two windows had been broken to the 
rear of the residence. One of the windows is to 
the kitchen and the other is to the living room. 
There were pry marks on the window frame. 
Fortunately, entry was not made and there was 
no loss.

Commercial Burglary

On April 27 at 3:32 p.m., a business in the 600 
block of West Huntington reported a burglary. 
An employee doing inventory had discovered 
numerous items of store merchandise missing. 
He reviewed surveillance video and saw four 
women, early 20s to approximately 60 years old, 
working in concert stealing merchandise on 
April 17, 2011. Investigation continuing.

Residential Burglary

On April 27 at 4:44 p.m., a resident in the 300 
block of West Lime reported that someone had 
broken into their home. The victim was away 
from the residence from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. When 
she returned, she went inside and discovered 
items missing. She then noticed the east facing 
kitchen window had been broken. The suspect(s) 
used a piece of red brick to break the window 
and made entry; they exited through the same 
window.


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