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Earthquake Early Warning is intended to give users up to tens-of-seconds of notice
warning before potentially damaging ground shaking takes place.” “A fully developed earthquake early warning system would provide Californians critical seconds to take cover, assist loved ones pull to the side of the road, or exit stop a train or power
Shortly before 2:30 a.m. Sunday the Arcadia Police Department received a call of a subject playing loud music while on the front lawn of a home located in the 2500 block of South Santa Anita Avenue. An Arcadia police officer was dispatched and arrived to find a lone male to the front of the residence. The male subject was asked to turn the music down and he said he would comply. About an hour later, after learning the residence in question was reported to be abandoned, officers went back to the location and again contacted the lone male, still to the front of the home. While talking with the officers, the male said the home belonged to a friend and that he had permission to stay at the location, although he could not remember the
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Arcadia residence used for indoor pot operation Alhambra man arrested
Council will conduct business with four members only until then The Monrovia City Council held a special meeting Thursday evening, January 24 to discuss the resignation of Council Member Clarence Shaw and the possibility of cancelling the April 9 election. After tabling the issue of filling the vacancy on the council, and after hearing from a large number of members of the public, the Monrovia City Council voted to take no action on the option to appoint the nominees to office. Shaw, who had been on active duty in the Army Reserves for more than a year,
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Dr. Lucy Jones, Senior Advisor for Risk Reduction, U.S. Geological Survey points the earthquake early warning system as Senator Alex Padilla looks on Monday at a press conference at Caltech. -Photo by Terry Miller
BY TERRY MILLER Senator Alex Padilla Monday announced legislation to help create an earthquake early warning system similar to that which is in place and currently in use in Japan. Padilla’s announcement comes after a joint study with Caltech and Japan Agency
for Marine Earth-science and Technology published describing for the first time a statewide California earthquake involving the Los Angeles area and San Francisco. Padilla, who was joined by a panel of seismologists representing Caltech, UC Berkeley and the US Geological Survey said, "California is going to have an earthquake
Pasadena detectives arrest more Monrovia reviews suspects in its status and works connection on plans for its future with Jan. 15 BY SUSAN MOTANDER On two successive evemurder nings Monrovia reviewed Pasadena Police Detectives arrested the final suspects involved in the murder of Zane Goldstein on January 15, 2013. The shooting of the victim was precipitated by Zane Goldstein and his brother arranging to meet one of the suspects to sell a nominal amount of marijuana. During the contact, the suspects attempted to rob the victims and a shooting ultimately oc-
its current situation and then worked on plans for its future. First on Monday, Monrovia’s mayor Mary Ann Lutz delivered the State of the City address. On Tuesday, the council held its first study session on PlanMonrovia, a goal setting process for the future of the city. At the Krikorian Theatre on Monday, the mayor reviewed the accomplishments of the city in the recent past.
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early warning system, the question is whether we have one before or after the next big quake." Building upon the California Integrated Seismic Network, seismol process data from an array of sensors throughout the state. The system strength and the progression of earthquakes, alert the public within advanced
Attempted murder/suicide at Santa Anita Dam
Suspect holed-up at the dam house – SWAT called On Saturday January 26, 2013, around 6:30 p.m., Arcadia Police Officers responded to a stretch of Chantry Flats regarding a traffic collision involving a solo vehicle into a guardrail. The male driver had reportedly fled on foot before police arrived on scene, leaving behind a single female occupant. Nobody had been hurt in the accident. Further investigation revealed the driver of the vehicle intentionally hit the guardrail in an attempt to kill both himself and his pasPlease see page 9
-Photo by Terry Miller