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SIERRA MADRE 

Calendar Page 2 
Sierra Madre News Page 3 


PASADENA/ALTADENA 
Twelve Arrests At Week-Pg. 4end Concert 

AROUND SGV Pg. 5 

A Day At The Beach and
What Does An Assemblyman Do? 


ARCADIA NEWS Pg. 6 

Street Closures 

MONROVIA/DUARTEStudent’s Appointed Pg. 7To Mayor’s Council 

EDUCATION & YOUTHTalk About Bullying Pg. 8 

FOOD & DRINK Pg.9 

SPORTS Pg. 10 

SM Colts No. 1 In Southern Cal! 

BEST FRIENDS Pg. 11 

THE GOOD LIFE Pg. 12 

Savvy Senior
Senior Happenings 


BUSINESS Pg. 13 

HEALTHY LIVING 
Pg. 14 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 
Pg. 15 

Left Turn/Right Turn/ 
Opinon Pg. 16 

LEGAL NOTICES Pg. 17 

PUBLIC NOTICES 
Pg. 21 

FYI Pg. 22 

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2013 
BURGLARS CAUGHT! 


Quick Action By SMPD Lead To Arrests

 In Sierra Madre, Neighborhood 
Watch works effectively. According 
to a report by the SMPD, an alert 
neighbor noticed two ‘strangers’ 
parked in a vehicle on Sierra 
Woods and called the police when 
she noticed them walking towards 
her neighbor’s home. She noted 
that the men had put on hoodies to 
hide their faces, but she was able to 
tell police exactly which house they 
went into. When SMPD entered 
the home, they found the burglars 
inside, but were unable to stop 
them from escaping on foot in 
separate directions.

 The SMPD immediately 
contacted cooperating agencies, 
the Pasadena PD, the Arcadia 
PD’s Canine Unit and they called 
for the services of the joint use 
helicopter. The Monterey Park 
and Alhambra Police departments 
also participated in the mutual aid 
effort. 

According to Captain Larry 
Gianonne in his press release, 
“One suspect managed to run 
through yards almost a mile away 
but was unable to escape the police 
helicopter above him.

 Lavon Fuller a 23 yr. old San 
Bernardino resident and Marquice 
Garrett a 20 year old Pasadena 
resident were arrested and booked 
for residential burglary. Lavon 
Fuller was additionally charged 
with Assault on a Police Officer. 
While being treated for a police dog 
bite injury at Arcadia Methodist 
Hospital he attempted to escape 
and was involved in a fight with a 
Sierra Madre Police Officer and a 
nurse at the location. He managed 
to escape for a short time but was 
eventually was caught by Arcadia 
Police Officers who responded 
to assist the officer. Officers later 
learned he attempted to car-jack 
a women in the parking lot of the 
hospital but was unsuccessful.”

 Fuller, who is 6’9” tall, is being 
without bail due to a hold from the San 
Bernardino authorities, indicating that 
he is on parole. 

 Garrett posted a $50,000 bond Friday 
evening. 
There were four burglaries in the 
month of July in Sierra Madre and a 


Sierra Madre Detectives believe Fuller 
(above) and Garrett (below) may be 
responsible for several other residential 
burglaries and thefts in the City of Sierra 
Madre and neighboring cities. Anyone 
with any information should contact Sierra 
Madre Police Detectives at 626.355.1414. 


fifth burglary took place on Thursday 
evening at a home in the 400 block of N. 
Michillinda. In that incident according 
to SMPD, there was someone asleep in 
the home. The police are asking that 
anyone with information regarding 
this incident call the SMPD Detective 
Bureau at (626) 355-1414. 

S. Henderson/MVNews 
VOLUME 7 NO. 31 

WATER SITUATION TAKES 
AN EXPECTED TURN FOR 
THE WORSE 

Despite Conservation Efforts, City Must 
Purchase Water From Arcadia/MWD

 Any day now, Sierra Madre residents 
may notice something very 
disturbing. When they have that 
nice tall glass of water it may seem 
a little different, and it probably will 
be. That’s because with two wells 
out of service, the city has had to 
purchased water from Arcadia via 
the Metropolitan Water District 
(MWD). As a result, what will be 
running through our faucets will 
not be the pristine well water that 
we have come to take for granted.

 The city applied for permission 
to open the recently completed 
MWD connection along Grand 
View Avenue and, once the permit 
is approved, we will purchase the 
authorized 1,468 gallons of water 
at a cost of $101,500.00. To cover 
the cost fundsswill be taken from 
the Water Department’s reserve.

 This past Tuesday, Mayor Nancy 
Walsh and Public Works Director 
Bruce Inman presemted to the 
Sierra Madre Rotary and Kiwanis 
Clubs to discuss that current status 
of the city’s water situation. The 
presentation was very detailed 
and explained the necessity of the 
mandatory water conservation effort. 
Inman did disclose that since 
residents have been asked to conserve 
water, our consumption has 
dropped significantly. 

As of the end of July, residents had 
saved 12.6 million gallons of water, 
18.6% less consumption over the 
same period last year, according to 
the presentation made by Inman. 
And while that is good, our supply 
is still woefully short. 

But one of the most disconcerting 
statements made at the Kiwanis 
presentation was when Inman 
pointed out that water from the 
MWD would ne noticeably different. 
as the MWD uses chloramine 
to disenfect water which causes the 
water to be “harder and taste differently.” 
Sierra Madre uses chlorine 
to disenfect our well water. 

At one point, a resident asked why 
this crisis seemed to develop rather 
suddenly and it was pointed out 
that Inman had been warning the 
council and citizens of our diminishing 
water supply and the aging 
water delivery system for years. 

Not only does the city face a crisis 
in terms of the water in our wells 
and our use of it, the next challenge 
for City Officials will be figuring 
out how to pay for it. A rate 
increase appears to be inevitable 
said one city official. 

Unlike the attempt to raise rates 
in 2010 that failed, this time the 
city is being proactive by scheduling 
informative community meetings 
leading up to the Council’s 
consideration of new water and 
sewer rates in October, 2013. Each 
meeting will cover different aspects 
of the city’s water operations 
including the Water Department’s 
financial structure and status, the 
Capital and Long Term Master 
Plan and a review of the proposed 
revised rate structure. A chart of 
the dates is below. 

For the entire presentation, go to the 
city’s website: www.cityofsierramadre.
com. Related story on page 3 

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