Crime

Thursday, March 13, 2014

How Target ignored early warnings and got hacked

You would think if a company went to the trouble and money to install a security procedure it would be followed,  but apparently, that was not the case with Target. The giant retailer got hacked last fall, during the kick-off to the holiday season, and data for40 million customer credit cards were stolen. But it didn’t have to happen. Months […]
Saturday, March 1, 2014

Two explosive devices discovered in Burbank

A suspect has been identified in connection with the discovery of two explosive devices in Burbank late yesterday. Burbank Police detectives reportedly found the first device while carrying out a search warrant at a residence in the 1900 block of North Rose Street at around 4:50 p.m. on Friday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s bomb squad was called in and […]
Friday, February 28, 2014

Secret Service investigating possible hacker attack at Sears

Another major U.S. retailers may have been the target of hackers. The U.S. Secret Service is reportedly investigating a possible security breach at Sears, according to Bloomberg. The website quotes an anonymous source “… familiar with the investigation.” The government agency is already looking into major hack attacks on Target and Neiman Marcus. This latest development comes as struggling Sears has […]
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Human remains found in Burbank hills today

Human skeletal remains discovered in the Burbank hills were removed today by Los Angeles County Coroner’s investigators. A short while ago, Burbank Police tweeted out “We have cleared the area. Awaiting identification by LA coroners office.” A city worker reportedly found the remains in brush near the Stough Canyon Nature Center yesterday afternoon. This morning, BPD officers with cadaver dogs […]
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Web Buzz: Tuesday February 11, 2014

Mega Millions jackpot stands at $122 million for tonight’s draw. Sure the odds of winning are long, but folks do get wealthy scoring a lesser prize. Last Tuesday, 27 year-old Carlos Cardenas of Whittier bought $5 in Mega Millions lottery tickets. Today, he’s nearly a million dollars richer — after picking all the winning numbers except the Mega Ball  in the […]
Monday, February 10, 2014

Web Buzz: Interesting reads

“The Lego Movie” is the number one film in the country, after earning an estimated $69 million at the domestic box office. The animated  film got made on a $60 million budget. George Clooney’s new film, “The Monuments Men” opened in second with around $22.7 million. More on the box office here. Aaron Sorkin talks about Philip Seymour Hoffman — how […]
Sunday, January 26, 2014

Burbank Police investigating an attempted murder

A 22-year-old man is being held in the Burbank City Jail today after being arrested for attempted murder . Burbank Police respond to an emergency call of an assault in the 16oo block of West Alameda Avenue last night at around 7:30 p.m.  They found a male victim, on the sidewalk, with severe injuries to the upper body and head described […]
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Murder charge filed against Burbank suspect

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has file one count of murder against a Burbank man in connection with the death of his mother. Moises Diaz was arrested last Monday, following the discovery of the body of  77 year-old Maria Diaz in an alley in the 4000 block of West Victory Boulevard. Diaz, 40, is being held on $1, 000,000 […]
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Burbank Police investigating first homicide of the new year

A 40 year-old Burbank man is being held on $1, 000, 000 bail today, on suspicion of murdering his mother. Yesterday morning at around 10:40, police were called to the 4000 block of West Victory Boulevard, following a report of a person sleeping in an alley. Once at the scene, they discovered the body of a deceased female whom police […]