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Glendale family member arrested for murder of grandfather At approximately 5:31 a.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013, the Glendale Police Department received a 911 call from a family member that their grandfather was assaulted within in his apartment. Upon the officers arrival at the apartment located in the 1800 block West Glenoaks, they found a male victim who was severely beaten. He has since been identified as Ruben Sanchez, 84 yearsold. The male was treated and transported by the Glendale Fire Department to LA County USC. The male victim was pronounced dead Please see page 3

210 fwy accidents Thursday morning kill two Rain may have been a contributing factor in two separate accidents early Thursday morning according to California Highway Patrol reports. The two drivers were killed in separate crashes on the eastbound 210 Freeway which brought rush hour traffic to a standstill and closed several lanes while authorities investigated and cleaned up the debris as a result of overturned big rigs. The earliest crash at 12:01 a.m. involved three big rigs and four vehicles occurred near the tunnel connecting the eastbound 210 Freeway to the eastbound 210 Freeway near the 134 Freeway junction, Please see page 2

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Temple Grandin visits Glendale at Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome Conference Exceptional Minds student Noah Schneider broke for lunch at Friday’s Autism & Asperger’s Syndrome Conference at Embassy Suites in Glendale and found himself seated next to Dr. Temple Grandin, the worldfamous speaker with autism who was the keynote at the conference. Grandin’s insights into the visually-gifted autism brain has inspired a generation of young men and women with autism like Noah, who is high-functioning and has a consuming interest in art. “I couldn’t believe she was sitting next to me and looking at my work,” said Noah, who hopes to turn his advantage as a visual thinker into a career in animation, post-production or other visual arts field. Noah was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old and showed an early interest in building life-size sculptures. Throughout his school years, Noah’s teachers quickly found they could engage him using art. By senior year of high school, he had won numerous animation awards, including prizes at the International Student Film Festival Hollywood, Reflections Competition, and the

To provide Common Core resources to parents State education officials are working with the California State PTA to get information on the Common Core State Standards into the hands of parents across California, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today. As part of this effort, the organizations are distributing the Parents’ Guide to Student Success—a series of resources designed to help parents understand what their children will be learning at each grade level in English-language arts and -Photo by Terry Miller

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Low cost Thanksgiving & Winter Break Day Camps for kids in Glendale The City of Glendale Community Services & Parks Department is offering low cost childcare during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday breaks. Enroll your children in the KOOL DAYZ Thanksgiving Camp to spend the day making fun crafts, playing sports and games, competing in contests and making new friends. The camp is for children ages 6-12 and will be hosted at the Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific Ave. Monday-Wednesday, November 25-27, 2013 Before Care: 7:00 - 9:00 am $12 for 3 days

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson partners with California PTA

Full Day: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm $45 for 3 days After Care: 4:00 - 6:00 pm $12 for 3 days To register, please call 818-548-2184 or walk in to Pacific Community Center. Winter Day Camps will also be available at the Pacific Community Center and Sparr Heights Community Center. Learn more about times, cost, and location of the camp in the winter edition of the Leisure Guide. Be sure to check out all of the other kid and adult friendly activities offered by the City of Glendale in the winter edition of the Leisure Guide.

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FBI arrests Lennox man suspected in series of bank robberies linked to the “make it quick” bandit

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A man suspected in a series of bank robberies linked to the “Make it Quick” Bandit was arrested and is expected to appear before a federal magistrate this afternoon. Julio Cesar Porres, 40, of Lennox, and former resident of Gardena, was charged with bank robbery

in a criminal complaint filed in United States District Court in Los Angeles. Multiple police departments in the South Bay region of Los Angeles and FBI agents have investigated the “Make it Quick” series of bank robberies over approximately four years to determine the identity of the

suspect which, until recently, was unknown. The robber was known as the “Make it Quick” Bandit, based on the instructions provided to tellers while presenting a note demanding cash. During his robberies, the Make it Quick BanPlease see page 4


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