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Sierra Madre Police Blotter 


For the period April 13 to April 29, 2014 

During the week of Sunday, April 13, to Sunday April 20, the Sierra 
Madre Police Department responded to approximately 283 calls for 
service. 

Tuesday April 15, 2014 

At 8:45 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to Bailey Canyon 
regarding a vehicle burglary. Victim stated that around 7:30 am, 
he parked his Dodge pickup truck in the parking lot of Bailey 
Canyon. At around 8:30 am, the victim returned to his vehicle, and 
found his rear side window smashed, with his property missing 
from the backseat. Unknown suspect(s) smashed a rear window, 
reached inside the vehicle and stole a laptop computer and Tablet. 
The stolen property was valued at approximately $1,100.00. 

At 10:07 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 500 blk. of 
Ramona Ave. regarding a residential alarm. While on scene, the 
officer noticed that the rear door was ajar and the door latches 
broken off. Officers made entry into the residence and discovered 
that the house was ransacked. Officers made contact with the 
residence, and they were able to confirm that miscellaneous items 
were missing from their home. Suspect(s) made entry into the 
residence using a screwdriver, and possibly fled the location over 
a rear wall. This case has been forwarded to the Detective Bureau 
for further investigation. 

At 7:45 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 300 blk. of 
Sturtevant Dr. regarding a verbal disturbance. Officers made 
contact with a male and female at location, both parties advised 
and were willing to comply. 

At 8:26 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to Sierra Madre Police 
Department lobby, regarding a hit and run that occurred in the 
100 blk. of W. Highland Ave. Reporting party advised she was a 
victim of a hit and run. Victim advised, she parked her vehicle 
parked in a parking lot in the 100 blk. of W. Highland. Victim 
stated she returned to her vehicle approximately fifteen minutes 
later where she noticed that there was damage to the rear of her 
vehicle. 

Friday April 18, 2014 

At 1:51 am, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 200 blk. of 
Auburn regarding two males fighting in the street. Police went 
on scene, spoke to four witnesses, which advised officers that the 
subjects fighting left the area. 

Saturday April 19, 2014 

At 3:32 pm, Sierra Madre Police responded to the 100 blk. of 

E. Grandview regarding a suspicious subject. Resident arrived 
home, and noticed a male subject standing in the front yard of 
her home. When subject saw the resident, he left west bound on 
foot towards Baldwin. 
If you have been the victim of a property crime within the last 
two years, please visit the following link: http://cityofsierramadre. 
com/departments/police-department. The link will take you to 
the City Of Sierra Madre web page, which has pictures of items 
that were recovered/seized during two investigations. 

Furthermore, if anyone knows of someone who may have been 
a victim of a property crime in the surrounding area, please pass 
the word around. The photos will not be available after April 30th, 
2014. Thank you. 


WALKING SIERRA MADRE……THE SOCIAL SIDE 

By Deanne Davis 

“A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer.” 
“A Father is his son’s first hero and his daughter’s first love.” 
Anonymous


 A couple of pictures arrived on my phone the other day from our 
daughter, Crissy, in Texas. As always, they gripped my heart 
and made me smile. My son-in-law, Christopher, is holding 
the hands of his two little girls; Emily who is three and Jessie, 
who is six and doing splendidly in Kindergarten. Emily looks 
like she’s about to giggle, and Jessie is looking up adoringly, 
dressed to the teeth in black velvet, hair-bows and a beatific 
smile. 


 I asked their mommy what was happening and she said 
that Chris and Jessie were off to the Daddy-Daughter Dance 
at school. I immediately thought back a number of years to 
when their mommy, our daughter, dressed to the teeth with an 
equally beatific smile, was off to the Father-Daughter Dinner 
Dance at Alverno High School, just down the road from us. In 
those days, Crissy was driving a Dodge Dart which, I think, 


Another mother, a dear friend of mine, reported this 

was older than she was, but was made, apparently, of solid steel 

conversation, “Mom, I think you should know… I don’t believe 

as she drove it into all sorts of things but the Dart always came 

in God.” My friend’s answer, “That’s OK, honey, God believes 

out the winner. Being a teen-ager’s first car is fraught with 

in you.”

peril for the car. Our son was driving my Oldsmobile station 
wagon, delivering pizza, when the rear axle broke. Something I’m not exactly sure what Christopher and Jessie talked 
I never knew could happen. But I digress! No, the Dodge Dart about at the Daddy-Daughter Dance, but he went and she 

did not take them to the dance!was thrilled. He went to the one they had for pre-school, too. 
Crissy’s Dad went to the Father-Daughter Dance, he also went 

 The relationship between fathers and daughters is a beautiful 

to move her back home when things went wrong for her. The 

thing. Mothers and daughters, especially in those teen years, 

Fathers, most of them, are amazing guys who will go to a dance 

not so much. We’re the ones who are always having to say, 

with a six year old, attend every game they play in, ballet recital 

“clean your room,” and “why isn’t your homework done,” and 

they dance in, pick them up in the middle of the night when 

“I’ve asked you 35 times to finish the dishes,” well, all you 

their cars fail, or drive to Buttonwillow to bring them home 

moms out there, you remember. On the other hand, I have 

when they run out of gas and money. 

the distinction of being the only mother I’ve ever heard of who 
told a 13-year old seventh grader to “Go put some blush on, I realize it’s nowhere near Father’s Day, but the Daddy-
for pity’s sake!”Daughter Dance and the look on Jessie’s face when she and her 
Daddy stood still so her mommy could take their picture has 

 We have three daughters, all of whom are grown with children 

made me want to celebrate Dads. So! If you haven’t talked to 

of their own and one of our greatest pleasures is hearing them 

yours lately, pick up the phone! 

say and watching them do all the things they said they’d never 
say or do because we, terrible parents that we were, did and “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” 
said them. Yes indeed, the Parent’s Curse – May you have 


Antoine Francois Prevost – Manon Lescaut

children just like you – still works! 

 “I believe that what we become depends on what our 

 Classic mother-daughter conversations:

fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying 
“Are you up?” this to a daughter who was still nowhere near to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” 
up, she knew it, I knew it, but the rhetorical question is the Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum 
parent’s friend. Her answer, “Almost!”

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 “Do you know what time it is!!” Of course she knew what 

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time it was. It was about 2:30 a.m. and, while the father slept 

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peacefully, the mother stood by the window waiting for a car to 

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drive down the driveway, alternating between terror and rage. 

And at the bookstore at Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene 

Her answer, “Well, yeah, but I knew you wouldn’t mind. I 

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knew I was OK.” The mother, “You couldn’t call!!” Her answer, 
“No, I didn’t want to wake up Dad!” 


Emily, Christopher, Jessie Brown 


SIERRA MADRE BUSINESS WATCH 
Business owners are invited to joining the Police Department for a Business 
Watch Meeting on Wednesday April 30th at 7:30 AM in the City 
Council Chambers. 
JOIN THE CITY TEAM – APPLY TO BE A CITY COMMISSIONER 
TODAY -We want you to be a part of our City Team! 

The Sierra Madre City Council encourages citizen participation in its decision-making process through 
the use of citizen commissions. Currently, there are five citizen commissions established by the Council 
to advise and assist them in dealing with specific problems. 

Applications to serve on a commission may be obtained at City Hall or the City website at http:// 
cityofsierramadre.com/commissions-boards-committees. Applications will be accepted until all positions 
are filled; however, it is recommended that applications for appointment for the beginning of the 20142015 
fiscal year be submitted by Friday, May 23, 2014 to the City Manager’s Office. There are currently 
vacancies on the following commissions: 

COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION 
The Community Services Commission is responsible for overseeing the City’s recreation and community 
services programs. The Commission oversees the general use of park facilities and matters relating 
to the community’s arts and recreational service needs. The Commission provides information and 
recommendations to the City Council in these areas. Meets the 3rd Monday at 6:30 pm, in the City Hall 
Council Chambers 

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
The responsibilities of the Library Board include the following: establishing Library policies and programs 
to ensure that quality programs are provided to the community, recommending an annual budget to the 
City Council for approval, and ensuring that efficient and effective services are provided at the Library. 
Meets the 4th Wednesday at 7:00 pm, in the City Hall Council Chambers 

PLANNING COMMISSION 
The responsibilities of the Planning Commission fall into two broad categories: consideration of current 
land-use (i.e. applications for General Plan amendments, zone changes, specific plans, conditional use 
permits, tract maps, variances, and appeals of staff land-use decisions); and advising the City Council on 
City initiated amendments to the City’s General Plan. Meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm, in the 
City Hall Council Chambers 

The advisory bodies study a variety of topics in detail. After gathering all pertinent information, hearing 
arguments, and weighing values, they recommend to the Council what they consider the best action to 
take. In certain situations, commissions are empowered to make specific decisions, subject to appeal to 
the Council. Public notices on all commissions are prepared in compliance of the Maddy Act. 

For more information please visit www.cityofsierramadre.com or call 626.355.7135. 

2014 SIERRA MADRE PLEASE NOTE - the process for signing up as a 


free agent has changed this year. 

ADULT CO-ED SOFTBALL 

Registration Now Open 1. Signing up does not guarantee a spot in 
Grab your friends and neighbors 

the league; free agents will be added to teams as 
and sign a team up for the City of 

needed and space permitting.

Sierra Madre’s 2014 Summer Adult Softball League! 2. Free agents will not pay a fee at the time of 
The season begins mid-June and runs through the 

registration. If a free agent is placed on a team, the 
end of August with an anticipated start date of 

fee will be collected by the City of Sierra Madre at 
Wednesday, June 18. Games are held Wednesday 

that time. 
evenings from 6:00-10:00pm, and Sundays from 3. Team managers will be notified of available 
12:00pm-10:00pm (due to a regional little league 

free agents once they sign up. Team managers will 
tournament games may fall on days other than the 

have access to selecting a free agent from the roster 
regularly scheduled). Games are played at Heasley 

on a first come first serve basis. 
Field, 611 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. The Sierra Madre 4. Team managers can select from the roster 
Adult Co-Ed Softball League is divided into an “A” 

based on their team level and gender needed; 
league geared towards the competitive participants, 

however, they must add the first available free 
and a “B” league for recreational competition. All 

agent that meets these requirements. 
players must be over 18 to play. The champions of 5. The last day to add a player is by the first 
each league receive t-shirts. 

game. No players will be added after this point. 

6. Free agents not added to a team for the 
Registration can be done as a team or as a free 
season will be kept on the free agent roster for the 
agent. The cost to participate is $458 for a team and 

following year or until the free agent asks to be 
$46 for a free agent. Teams must register in person 

removed from the roster. 
at the Community Services Office, 611 E. Sierra 
Madre Blvd. Deadline to register is Thursday, 

Due to limited field space, registration is limited. 
May 15. Free agents can register online, www.Be sure to sign up early and don’t miss out on the 
cityofsierramadre.com/onlineregistration, or in 

2014 season! For more information please contact 
person. Deadline to register is Monday, June 2. 

the Community Services Department at 626-3555278.