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Churches Lead March on Monrovia PD … In Support and Love, Rather Than Protest
COMPLIMENTARY COPY VOLUME 20, NO. 28
BY SUSAN MOTANDER
(Left to Right): Agent Alex Galindo, Jailer Adriana Garcia, Lieutenant Roberto Wilken, Officer Taylor Anaya, and Sergeant Bill Burkhalter (shown kneeling).
Home Invasion Robbery in East Monrovia BY SUSAN MOTANDER At almost 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 12, four men broke into a home in the 1000 block of Lemon Avenue in east Monrovia. Wearing hoodies with the drawstrings pulled tight around their faces, they forced the home owner to open his safe from which they stole a handgun, three rifles, and a shotgun. The robbers also took cash and a laptop computer. SEE PAGE 15
According to Monrovia Police Chief Jim Hunt, a full investigation is currently underway. - Courtesy photo
– Courtesy Photo
Two churches joined forces last weekend to March on the Monrovia Police Department, but they marched carrying signs that read, in part, “You are Loved” and “Loving Monrovia!” After the tragedy in Dallas, the show of support for the officers was greatly appreciated, according to Jim Hunt, Monrovia’s police chief. Sergeant William Burkhalter reported that members of All Nations Church and Vineyard Church marched to the police department on Saturday, July 9, to pray with the officers on duty and to say “thank you.” According to the sergeant, they also stopped along the way at Myrtle and Maple - and then again in Library Park to pray and show support for the community and the police department. He also said that the pastors expressed gratitude and support for law enforcement and told the member of the police department that they were they for them, if they
Old Town Report BY PAM FITZPATRICK
It’s so easy to take the good in our lives for granted and so easy to focus on what’s irritating us. But there are times, and this is one of those times, we have to stop, take a collective breath, and say “Thank You” where it’s due. So I’ll start this column with a huge “Thank You” to both our wonderful Monrovia Police Department and to our amazing Monrovia Fire Department. It can’t be easy to both “Serve and Protect,” especially in today’s world. We love you. I was thinking a lot
about “Thank You’s” this week, so here’s another round of thanks to everyone who loves Old Town. I do believe our town is rather unique: it has a “feel” of friendliness that I have never experienced anywhere else. I actually suspect that the fact that we are very different in so many ways – our tastes, our backgrounds, our political opinions – is one of the biggest reasons we are so congenial. No one gets to be the big cheese around here SEE PAGE 15
SEE PAGE 15