Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 13, 2013

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, April 13, 2013 


Fire Captain Saves Man 
during Gruesome Incident

Burglar, 
Identity 
Theft 
Suspect 
Arrested

 Pasadena Fire Captain Art 
Hurtado describe Thursday 
morning the scene at a hardware 
store the day before in which he 
saved the life of an unidentified 
man who deliberately picked up 
saws and cut his own arms to 
the bone. 

The incident happened inside 
a Home Depot store in West 
Covina. 

 “I walked in, there was 
pandemonium in the store, a lot 
of chaos, people were running 
all different directions,” 
Hurtado said. “I made a beeline 
towards the police officers that I 
saw there trying to render care 
to a person on the ground.”

Hurtado said there was blood 
down many aisles. The man 
was face down in a large pool of 
blood.

 “I didn’t have any equipment 
like I would at work so I just 
improvised,” he said. “I knew 
we had to stop the bleeding. I 
didn’t know if he was or wasn’t 
going to make it.”

 Hurtado said he then yelled 
out for some rope and made a 
tourniquet for one arm. West 
Covina paramedics took over 
Hurtado said.

 According to West Covina 
police around 12:30 p.m. 
Wednesday a man, only 
described as in this 50s, picked 
up saws normally used for 
drywall and cut both his arms 
near the elbows to the bone. 

 The incident is being 
investigated as an attempted 
suicide. At press time, the man 
was in critical condition at a 
local hospital. 

 

 
Altadena Detectives 
investigating a burglary 
and identity theft case 
served search warrants at 
three separate locations 
in Pasadena over the last 
month leading to the arrest 
of a woman last week 
wanted in connection with 
the crimes. 

 Police say the suspect 
Aqualina Jaime had gained 
access to a victim’s credit 
accounts and fraudulently 
obtained thousands of 
dollars in cash advances on 
their credit cards. Jaime also 
made several purchases at 
stores in Pasadena, Duarte, 
and Los Angeles. 

 According to police, the 
first location was searched 
on March 11 and the 
other two locations were 
searched on April 4. The 
investigation started Jan. 
31 when a resident of 
Altadena noticed several 
unauthorized, high-dollar, 
transactions on her credit 
card. The ensuing complex 
investigation led detectives 
to the suspect’s identity 
police said.

 Detectives located Jaime 
on April 4, and arrested her 
for burglary, identity theft, 
and grand theft. 

 The Los Angeles County 
District Attorney’s Office 
filed 14 felony counts 
against the suspect Tuesday. 
She is being held in lieu of 
$345,000 bail.

City Bans New Recycling Facilities

 The city council unanimously 
approved Monday night the 
extension of urgency ordinance 
prohibiting the approval of 
new recycling facilities, the 
expansion or modification 
of existing facilities citing 
concerns of secondary impacts 
of recycling centers including 
transient activity, drunkenness, 
loitering and trash.

 “We’re all familiar with the 
issue, Just as an update, we did 
have a large recycling center that 
closed at Lake Ave. and Orange 
Grove Blvd. that is now gone,” 
Councilmember Victor Gordo 
said. “I think that gives us 
another basis for continuing the 
interim ordinance in order to 
ensure that our new regulations 
are in place if in fact that 
property owner were to allow a 
new operator.” 

 A security guard working at 
rePLANET Recycling located 
at Lake Ave and Walnut Street 
said he thought Gordo may 
have been mistaken explaining 
that rePLANET had just shut 
down a facility at Lake Ave. and 
Washington Blvd.

 He also attributed recent long 
lines and implementing security 
guards to the ordinance. 

City Manager Michael Beck 
said the ordinance would last 12 
months.

 “The reason for the continuation 
of time is really based on the 
fact that we would, one, like to 
study alternatives that other 
cities have looked at in regard to 
recycling ordinance regulations 
and then the reality, in Pasadena 
we would like to have a number 
of community meetings.” Beck 
said.

 A number of resident asked 
that they shorten the ordinance 
time saying recycling should be 
a main priority in the city,

Captain Hurtado and his wife

Llama Lady Turned Pirate 
Chosen Doo Dah Queen

Avast, me hearties, the 
queen has been chosen!

Hours of Doo Dah madness 
ended Sunday with a royal 
nod to this year’s parade 
queen, Susann Edmonds, an 
enthusiastic signing woman o’ 
pirate that wowed judges with 
her wit, dress and well thought 
out routine —including 
homemade cocktail elixirs 
given to the 50 judges. 

 “She [Edmonds] just does 
a million stuff and so full of 
energy,” Doo Dah organizer 
Tom Coston said. “She’s a really 
cool local person and will make 
a great Doo Dah representative.” 

 Edmonds plans to walk 
a Llama down the parade 
route during this year’s 36th 
Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah 
Parade April 27. She said she is 
best known in Altadena as the 
Llama Lady.

 “I was the one who changed 
the laws in LA County so that 
Llamas were no longer exotic 
animals and now livestock,” 
Edmonds said explaining that 
the law was changed in 2001 
after a 22 month fight to keep 
Llamas on her property. 

 “Shortly after that, Llamas 
went down the Rose Parade 
route,” she said with a sneer.

 The Doo Dah Parade is often 
referred to as the twisted sister 
of the conventional Rose 
Parade.

 Edmonds said that although 
she no longer owns Llamas 
herself; she plans to borrow one 
from a friend. 

 Edmonds also said she owns 
the Llama Lounge in Altadena, 
“We turned the corral into a 
pub,”

 Most recently, she is known 
for her gardening, which she 
said will be featured in the 
upcoming month’s Country 
Living magazine. She is also 
outspoken against a new 
Walmart neighborhood market 
in Altadena.

 “Support small businesses,” she 
said. “Not ones that suck money 
from the economy.” 

 Edmonds said the cocktail 
elixirs are part of a small 
business she owns, Jabberwocky 
Foods. They are a 15th century 
maritime recipe. The elixirs 
will be for sale, she said, with 
all the proceeds going to the 
Light Bringer Project, the 
nonprofit, Pasadena-based arts 
organization that also oversees 
Doo Dah.

 The judges, most of whom 
themselves are former 
queens, said Edmonds had 
stiff competition from Mia 
Bonadonna, third runner up, 
who incorporated four large 
pizzas into her performance 
and Tanya Piana, second runner 
up, who danced in burlesque 
style with pasties set to a punk 
rock tune; and the belly dancer 
extraordinaire, Narayana, who 
was first runner up.

 The 36th Occasional Doo Dah 
Parade steps off at 11am along 
Colorado Boulevard in East 
Pasadena. 

Council Approves 
Glenarm Power Plant EIR

 
Pasadena City Council, late 
Monday night, approved the 
Environmental Impact Report 
for the Glenarm Power Plant 
Repowering Project; a move 
city staff said will secure a more 
reliable and environmentally 
responsible energy future for 
the city and Pasadena Water 
and Power customers.

 “This is an important 
undertaking by Pasadena Water 
and Power to meet our City’s 
energy needs with modern, 
efficient and environmentally 
friendly equipment that will 
serve our residents and provide 
power for new and existing 
businesses as our local economy 
continues to grow,” Pasadena 
Mayor Bill Bogaard said. 

 The Glenarm Power Plant 
Repowering Project will replace 
an antiquated, steam-generating 
power plant with a new, state-
of-the-art, 71-megawatt natural 
gas powered generator and 
the best available air pollution 
control systems. The new 
power plant will generate 
power about 30 percent more 
efficiently and will augment the 
reliability of the City’s electrical 
system when conditions are 
unfavorable for wind and solar 
energy production. 

 “By generating power locally, 
we can continue to provide 
uninterrupted power to our 
customers when the City’s 
electrical demand exceeds 
its import capacity and also 
help integrate solar and wind 
renewable energy resources 
into our portfolio,” said Phyllis 
Currie, General Manager of 
Pasadena Water and Power. 
“It will reduce the City’s 
dependence on purchases of 
energy from the market, the 
cost of which can spike when 
demand for power is high.” 

 Plans for the project, which 
is expected to be operating 
by the end of 2015, have been 
included in the City’s capital 
improvement program for a 
number of years. Cost estimates 
of $115.6 million, first projected 
in 2010, are under review by 
expert utility consultants. 
With the EIR now approved, 
next steps include developing 
a financing plan and securing 
the required building and air-
quality permits. 

 The Glenarm Power Plant, first 
built in 1907, is a block south of 
the Metro Gold Line’s Fillmore 
Station on East Glenarm Street, 
between Fair Oaks Boulevard 
and the 110 Freeway. The 
facility includes the landmark 
Glenarm building and its 
iconic, Art Deco fountain.

Altadena 
Sheriff’s 
Inaugural 
Car Show

Pet of the 
Week

 
The Altadena Sheriff’s Station 
and Los Angeles County Parks 
and Recreation will be hosting 
the first ever Altadena Sheriff’s 
Car Show. 

 Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 
9:00am - 5:00pm. Car Show 
Entrants arriving between 
7:30am - 8:30am Farnsworth 
Park, 568 Mount Curve 
Avenue, Altadena 

 Categories: Antiques, Street 
Rods, Classics, Trucks, and 
Motorcycles Stock or Modified 

 Registration Fee is $25.00 
before April 12, 2013 and $30 
after. So hurry and get your car 
registred for this event! Goodie 
Bags for first 50 Entrants. 

 Judging will start at10:30am 
and trophy presentations at 
2:30pm. 

 Awards, Vendors, Art Walk, 
Crafts Featuring Live Band 
THE ANSWER 

 This is fun filled day for the 
entire family. Even if you’re 
not entering a car for the 
show, stop on by and enjoy the 
festivites, it’s gonna be a great 
event! 

 If you’re interested in entering 
your car or participating 
as a vendor, please contact 
Sergeant Matthew Bossier, 
Deputy Michael Spina, or 
Deputy Greg Gabriel at 626-
296-2107.

 
Big Momma is a nine-
year-old black cat. She 
enjoys being petted and 
loves attention. She’s eligible 
for the Lucky 13 Black 
Cat Adoption event this 
Saturday, April 13 in which 
her adoption fee is reduced 
to $13. 

 Big Momma’s regular 
adoption fee is $70, which 
includes her spay surgery, 
a microchip, the first set 
of vaccinations, as well 
as a free follow-up health 
check at a participating vet. 
New adopters will receive 
complimentary health and 
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as well 
as a goody bag filled with 
information on how to care 
for your pet. Big Momma 
also qualifies for our 
Seniors for Seniors program 
in which her adoption fee 
is waived for adopters 60 
years old and up. Ask an 
adoptions counselor for 
more information during 
your visit 

 Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA at 
626.792.7151 to ask about 
A239878, or visit at 361 S. 
Raymond Ave. in Pasadena. 
Adoption hours are 11-4 
Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday –
Friday, 9-4 Saturday. Pets 
may not be available for 
adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adopters 
from phone calls or email. 
Directions and photos of all 
pets can be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org.

Edmonds is lifted into the air after being chosen Doo Dah Queen 

Police Launch Mobile 
Curbside Coffee & Chat

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

 
Pasadena Media offers 
a free television-training 
program for volunteers. 
Various Areas of training 
are available to Pasadena 
residents. Plan to attend 
an orientation to discover 
the right classes for you. 
Producers’ Training teaches 
citizens how to produce their 
own show for The Arroyo 
Channel. Studio Production/
Equipment training is 
also offered for volunteer 
crewmembers. In addition, 
on-going training and 
memberships are available in 
our citizen journalism and 
digital film groups. Call the 
office (626) 794-8585 or go 
to PASADENAMEDIA.ORG 
explore all that Pasadena 
Media has to offer.


NASA Holds 
Science4girls 

 Be on the lookout for the 
Pasadena Police Department’s 
Mobile Command Post Curbside 
Coffee & Chat. Pasadena 
Police Officers assigned to the 
Community Services Section - 
Neighborhood Outreach Unit 
have taken to the streets in a 
concerted effort to meet and 
chat with community members 
in their neighborhoods. 

 The Mobile Command Post is 
being utilized as a highly visible 
and recognizable platform from 
which to host informal curbside 
coffee & chats with residents 
in neighborhoods throughout 
Pasadena. These informal 
meetings allow for neighbors 
and their children to step out of 
their homes and to be greeted 
at the curbside by uniformed 
officers operating the Mobile 
Command Post. It’s an excellent 
opportunity for neighbors to 
socialize and meet with officers 
and our police volunteers while 
sharing information that can 
drive enforcement efforts and 
deter crime. 

 The Mobile Command Post 
has been deployed into many 
neighborhoods thus far and has 
been enthusiastically received 
by the community. If you would 
like the Mobile Command Post 
Curbside Coffee & Chat to visit 
your neighborhood, please 
call: Officer Ralph Ordonez 
at 661-744-7651 or email: 
ralphordonez@cityofpasadena.
net

 Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s 
Karen Yuen and Carla J. 
Johns offer a fascinating 
look at space and earth 
science using hands-on 
astronomy events, field-
tested educational activities, 
and local science resources 
for girls and their families 
on Saturday, April 20, 11 
a.m. at Pasadena Central 
Library’s Donald R. Wright 
Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut 
St.

 For more information 
contact Pat Smith at (626) 
744-4045 or psmith@
cityofpasadena.net.

Class Offerings 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Nightly

Orientation: 1st & 3rd Monday

Producers’ Training 2nd & 4th Monday

Camera 1st & 3rd Tuesday

Character Generator 2nd & 4th Tuesday

Lighting 1st & 3rd Wednesday

Audio 2nd & 4th Wednesday

Video Tape Operator 1st & 3rd Thursday

Technical Director 2nd & 4th Thursday

Stage Manager 1st & 3rd Friday

Teleprompter 2nd & 4th Friday

Citizen Journalism Every Tuesday

Digital Film Group Every Thursday