Mountain Views News          Saturday, April 25, 2015

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Mountain View News Saturday, April 25, 2015

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Following are the weekend’s highlighted issues and 
events. To see a complete listing of crimes reported, 
go to the City of Monrovia website and click on the 
crime mapping link. Sign up to follow us on Twitter 
for police notifications.

Residential Burglary

April 17 at 12:15 p.m., a residential burglary was 
reported in the 200 block of West Lemon. The 
victim left his residence, locked and secured, 
at approximately 8:00 a.m. When he returned 
at around 12:15 p.m., he noticed the front glass 
sliding door had been shattered. The house had 
been ransacked and property was stolen.

Stolen Semi-trailer Recovered

April 17 at 5:45 p.m., an officer was dispatched to 
the 1000 block of Wildrose regarding a stolen semi-
trailer. The trailer was taken sometime on April 11 
or 12. When entered into the computer system, a 
recent inquiry by Arcadia Police Department was 
found. The trailer had been tagged as abandoned 
in their city. The registered owner was notified that 
the trailer was located.

Petty Theft / Delaying a Peace Officer / Warrants 
– Suspects Arrested

April 17 at 6:00 p.m., police responded to a 
business in the 700 block of West Huntington 
regarding a theft of merchandise by a female and 
a male subject. The female subject was observed 
concealing store merchandise in her purse. The 
subjects purchased other merchandise from the 
store, but did not pay for the merchandise inside 
the purse. Officers arrived and detained both 
subjects outside the location.

 The female subject was confrontational 
with officers and would not comply with their 
commands. Stolen items were located in the 
female’s purse and a stolen box cutter was found in 
the male subjects back pocket. The female subject 
also had several warrants for her arrest. She was 
arrested for petty theft, delaying a peace officer 
and the warrants. The male subject was arrested 
for petty theft.

Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – Suspect 
Arrested

April 18 at 2:03 a.m., officers saw a vehicle driving 
erratically in the 400 block of West Huntington 
and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, 
officers determined the driver was intoxicated, 
and after investigation, the driver was arrested for 
driving under the influence.

Petty Theft / Warrants – Suspect Arrested

April 18 at 5:14 p.m., police responded to a business 
in the 500 block of West Huntington regarding a 
theft. A male subject left the store with stolen 
jewelry and had entered a car that was now leaving 
the location. Officers were in the area and observed 
the vehicle. They conducted a traffic stop and 
detained the female driver and the male suspect. 
The female had a suspended license and was cited. 
There was no evidence that she was involved in the 
theft. The vehicle was released to a family member. 
The male suspect admitted to stealing the jewelry. 
He also had several warrants for his arrest. He was 
arrested for petty theft and the warrants.

Robbery

April 18 at 12:28 p.m., officers were dispatched to 
the area of Myrtle and Foothill on the report of 
a robbery that had just occurred. The two male 
victims were walking south in the 100 block of 
North Myrtle. They noticed a white vehicle parked 
along the west curb with a female Black subject 
sitting behind the wheel as the passed by it. They 
suddenly heard foot steps quickly approaching 
from behind and were confronted by two male 
Black suspects. One of the suspects pointed a 
black handgun at the victims and demanded their 
wallets. Both victims threw their wallets on the 
ground. The suspects picked up one of the wallets 
and fled, getting into the white vehicle. The vehicle 
was driven away by the female subject. The vehicle 
was last seen traveling south on Myrtle out of sight. 
The investigation is continuing.

Warrant – Suspect Arrested

April 18 at 12:29 p.m., officers were dispatched on 
the report of a suspicious vehicle in the 300 block 
of West Colorado. They responded and found two 
subjects sleeping inside the vehicle, one of which 
was a female juvenile who was in violation of the 
curfew ordinance. A computer check revealed the 
juvenile had a no-bail warrant for her arrest. She 
was arrested and taken into custody.

Injury Traffic Collision

April 20 at 7:15 a.m., a traffic collision involving 
injuries was reported at Mountain and Royal 
Oaks. A vehicle traveling southbound failed to 
stop for a red light. The vehicle struck a westbound 
vehicle traveling through on green light. There 
were six passengers between the two vehicles. All 
of the passengers were taken to local hospitals for 
treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Non-Injury Traffic Collision

April 22 at 7:30 a.m., a non-injury traffic collision 
was reported in the 200 block of South Ivy in front 
of a school. A driver stepped on the gas pedal 
instead of the brake, causing a minor dent to the 
vehicle and a minor scrape to school property.

Battery

April 22 at 4:00 p.m., a battery incident was 
reported in the 400 block of Genoa. The victim 
was struck in the face by her ex-boyfriend’s new 
girlfriend. The suspect struck the victim and fled 
the location. The investigation is continuing.

Driving Under the Influence – Suspect Arrested

April 22 at 8:24 p.m., two officers were driving 
south on Myrtle when they observed a vehicle 
making a left turn onto east Central, against 
traffic. The vehicle hit the southeast curb of the 
intersection and continued east on Central. After 
stopping the vehicle, the officers found that the 
female driver displayed signs of being under the 
influence of alcohol. She was arrested for driving 
under the influence and taken into custody. The 
driver was extremely intoxicated. Fearing possible 
alcohol poisoning, she was cited for DUI and taken 
to a hospital for treatment.

Kristine Hesse is a 24 year veteran of the US Air 
Force. After her retirement, she found it very 
difficult to reintegrate into the community. After 
returning to school, she was able to tap into National 
Veterans Foundation - and has now become their 
Director of Women’s Veterans Outreach. Female 
veterans have special needs that may not always be 
visible. Kristine works to help those vets through 
the many programs NVF provides through their 
own organization and the many organizations 
they partner with. Kristine recently shared her 
story with the Duarte Kiwanis Club. 

 The founder of the National Veterans 
Foundation, Floyd ‘Shad’ Meshad has been 
working with Veterans since 1970. Meshad was 
a Medical Service Officer during the Vietnam 
War, where he counseled soldiers in the field who 
were suffering from a multitude of psychological 
and emotional problems resulting from their 
experiences in combat, including what would later 
become known as ‘Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,’ 
or PTSD.

 Staffed by a team of veterans (from Vietnam, 
the Cold War, Iraq, and Afghanistan) who 
are specially trained in the delivery of crisis 
information and referral services, as well as a 
team of licensed volunteer counselors to whom all 
crisis calls are routed, more than 350,000 veterans 
in need of medical treatment, substance abuse or 
PTSD Counseling, VA benefits advocacy, food, 
shelter, employment training, legal aid, or suicide 
intervention, have now been served by this unique, 
one-of-a-kind resource. Also, as a recognized 
leader within the community of organizations that 
specialize in providing human service programs to 
veterans and their families, NVF frequently plays 
a key role as advisor, partner, and collaborator. 
Pictured (from left) Duarte Kiwanis President, 
Mirna de Lira Lopez, Director of Women Veterans 
Outreach, National Veterans Foundation, Kristine 
Hesse. For further information on speaking or 
joining the club, contact Dr. Diane Hernandez at 
drdiane@drhernandezoptometry.com

THE FOOTHILL UNITY 35TH BIRTHDAY 
CELEBRATION HAS BEGUN.

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 You can create a fabulous weekend getaway 
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road trip that begins in Laguna Hills with a photo 
shoot at Lorin Backe Photography, then stroll into 
history at Mission San Juan Capistrano before 
capping it off with a luxurious evening at Fairfield 
Inn by Marriott in Anaheim. 

 These items and more are available until 
April 26th at our online auction www.
foothillunitycenter.org/auction/

 Be a part of Foothill Unity Center’s grand 
35th birthday celebration! We are dedicating our 
birthday to helping improve and stabilize the lives 
of some of our area’s most vulnerable children, 
individuals and families.

 Let’s make our 35th birthday gifts count for 
years to come.

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AIR QUALITY 
OPEN HOUSE 
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the City of 
Duarte invite you to an open house on the Duarte Monitoring Station and its 
air quality .ndings on air quality. Representatives from SCAQMD will also be 
available to answer additional questions on the air we breathe and what we 
can do to make it better. !
When: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm 
6:00 pm Presentation by AQMD Staff 
Where: Duarte City Hall 
1600 Huntington Drive, Duarte 
Co-sponsored by: 
South Coast Air Quality Management District 
City of Duarte; The City of Health !For more information please call Karen Herrera at 626-357-7931 ext. 221 or visit our 
homepage at www.accessduarte.com. Follow us on Twitter @CityofDuarte 
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHTS IN DUARTE 

SET FOR MAY 7, 15, AND 29TH

DUARTE, CA, March 23, 2015 – Duarte Movie 
Nights under the stars is making an encore this 
spring with three free fun movie nights.

 The Duarte Teen Center and Mayor’s Youth 
Council will kick off the series with a special Teen 
Movie Night on Thursday, May 7 for all youth 
6th to 12th grade at Duarte Park adjacent to the 
Teen Center on 1400 Buena Vista Ave. Teens can 
enjoy the global blockbuster The Hunger Games: 
Mockingjay – Part 1, based on the award-winning 
and bestselling futuristic book trilogy. Youth can 
also showcase their talents and win prizes by 
entering a dance contest held at 5:00 p.m. 

 Disney’s blockbuster animated feature Big Hero 
6 is set for Friday, May 15 at Beardslee Park, 2000 
Buena Vista St. On Friday, May 29th, families can 
enjoy a Warner Brothers feature, Dolphin Tale 2 
at Maxwell Elementary School, 733 Euclid Ave. 

 Spring Movie Night is a Duarte Cal-Grip event, 
sponsored by the City of Duarte Public Safety 
Department. Each movie evening will include a 
complimentary BBQ dinner served by nonprofit 
Marvell West starting at 6 p.m. plus and an 
opportunity to connect with Duarte City Council 
members, City staff, and representatives of many 
community non-profit organizations that will be 
on site with information on their programs, and 
activities. All movie nights featured films begin 
at sunset.

For more information, call Aida Torres at (626) 
359-5671, ext. 316.

About the City of Duarte

The City of Duarte was incorporated on August 
22, 1957. With integrity and transparency, the 
City provides exemplary public services in a 
caring and fiscally responsible manner with a 
commitment to our community’s future. For 
more information visit www.accessduarte.com or 
call (626) 357-7931. Follow the City of Duarte on 
Twitter @CityofDuarte.


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